George W. Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates  —  The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates.  Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way  —  In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C.  —  For the first time in her two-decade Senate career …

After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation  —  A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time.  But he is still finding ways to get on the air.  —  For President Trump …

2026 Midterm Elections in Iowa, September 2026  —  Democrats Up in Iowa... Elections Underscored by Negative Views of Trump  —  In the contest for U.S. Senate in Iowa, eight points separate Democrat Josh Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson among registered voters statewide.

‘MBS will not forget’: Donald Trump's reluctance to fight Houthis rattles Saudi Arabia  —  US hesitation has amplified doubts in Riyadh about Washington's reliability as its prime defence partner  —  Donald Trump's reluctance to join Saudi Arabia's conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen …

Lukashenko says Belarus doesn't have enough potash for Trump  —  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer.  —  “Everyone keeps saying: Ah, potash!

SCOOP: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Charged With Criminal Rape, Drugging  —  The manosphere celeb faces three counts stemming from an alleged encounter with a minor.  —  FAMOUSLY HANDSOME RIGHT-WING LIVESTREAMER Clavicular has been on the rise.  His business connection to an Israeli mafia associate has ended …

Trump is checking out of his presidency  —  With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself  —  “Constructive strategic stability” is China and America's unpoetic bilateral goal.  It must be getting harder by the day for the Chinese to recite it with a straight face.

Vance-Led Task Force Set to Remove 760,000 Allegedly Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments  —  Trump administration to impose stricter eligibility requirements for ACA subsidies as part of antifraud campaign  —  WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is set to remove hundreds …

Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028?  Here's What She Said.  —  In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run.  —  TIMES EXCLUSIVE

With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump  —  Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China's leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while he shores up a fragile economy at home.  —  When China's top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump meet …

Susan Collins's Luck May Be Running Out  —  “I deliver for the state of Maine.”  —  These seven words, uttered by Senator Susan Collins in a recent sit-down with Politico, are the heart of her re-election pitch this election.  Every election, really.  —  The sole Republican senator still hanging …

How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk  —  The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election  —  Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to.  That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters.  —  Call it the distrust election.

Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart dies by suicide at 36, six years after she accused network's former anchor Ed Henry of raping her  —  A former Fox News producer has died by suicide at her Florida home, six years after suing one of the network's former anchors and accusing him of rape.

The art and science we deserve?  —  Both the Kennedy Center and NIH are crumbling under the weight of Trump's ego  —  The Kennedy Center is an arts center.  This is the kind of art you can enjoy there now.  —  Ok, I realize now I should have included a trigger warning.  NSFW.

Italian Far-Right Disruptor Stokes Outrage with Views on Women  —  Roberto Vannacci, the former Italian general turned politician, may have opened a new front in the culture wars.  The far-right provocateur said he prefers women “without skirts.”  —  Vannacci was asked about Foreign Minister …

Appeals court reinstates GOP House map in Missouri for November election  —  A federal appeals court reinstated Missouri Republicans' 7-1 House map to be used in time for the November elections, delivering a boost for several GOP candidates who wanted a more favorable map for the party to be used in the midterm elections.

Trump must serve the United Nations its eviction notice  —  European Union spokesman Anouar el Anouni recently demanded that the United States lift its visa ban on Palestinian Authority Dictator Mahmoud Abbas and allow him to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Drug cartels are making alarming drone advances, U.S. assessment warns  —  The technological shift in Latin America, fueled by fighters returning from the Russia-Ukraine war, complicates President Donald Trump's war on drugs, officials say.  —  Summary  —  The rapidly accelerating use …

US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say  —  The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol, under a deal to be signed with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.