Trump says planned arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipers  —  The president's post about the arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday …

California Cracks Down on Influencers' Undisclosed Political Ads  —  Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don't disclose that they were paid to make political content.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday that will penalize …

Trump Faced Loss After Loss.  He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.  —  The president's ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.  —  President Trump's grabs for power kept falling short …

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign …

Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown  —  Trump's decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's sprawling …

MAGA Star, 39, Addresses Explosive Lesbian Sex Claims  —  ‘UTTERLY FALSE’  —  A sworn House Ethics complaint accuses Lauren Boebert of having inappropriate relationships with three staffers—and paying one of them $200,000 to keep quiet.  —  Lauren Boebert has long cast herself as a “family values” crusader.

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? … Najya Hannah-Jones, 16, the writer's daughter.  —  I could feel her looking at me.  Her body slung in adolescent impertinence against the front passenger seat door, shoulders turned so she could face me fully.

Russian election, cast as test of support for Ukraine war, enters final day  —  Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center  —  Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.  —  Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside …

RFK Jr.'s ‘Medical Freedom’ Comes With a Body Count  —  Measles showed up at a children's hospital.  The health secretary showed up at an anti-vax conference.  —  EVERY DAY THERE ARE YOUNG, sometimes tiny human beings who leave the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia—each one of them living …

Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her  —  South Dakota's Republican secretary of state urged voters to cast their ballots for a Democrat in the November election, arguing she could not back the GOP nominee — and drawing the ire of party leadership.

Even in Reliably Red Kansas, Republican Enthusiasm Is Fading  —  'If we're having to spend resources in Kansas...that tells you what the national environment is like.'  —  HUTCHINSON, Kan.—At the Kansas State Fair's Senate debate, incumbent Republican Roger Marshall was on home turf.

What Exactly Is a Wave Election?  And Should Republicans Be on High Alert?  —  How today's polling numbers compare with the results of some previous midterms.  —  We've seen a surge of post-Labor Day polls over the last two weeks.  If there's any term to describe their findings, it's that Democrats seem poised for a wave election.

Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party  —  The president said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had decided to return the money, but defended the gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as “totally allowed.”  —  President Trump on Friday said his eldest son …

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours  —  North Korea launched two missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of military drills.