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 …

“You Should Not Be Here Covering Me”: Trump Surprised By Presence Of Kaitlan Collins After CNN Gets Credentialed By UN Despite White House Ban  —  Services to share this page. … The CNN anchor and correspondent was there via a UN credential, despite the president's ban on the network from the White House and the TV pool.

'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms  —  There are just six weeks to go until the midterm elections.  The national average for a gallon of gas is just a couple cents short of $4.50.  Diesel has climbed above $6.50.  And Republicans are officially freaking out.

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 …

Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud  —  Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force concluded that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program.  —  Summary  —  Vice President JD Vance and administration officials on Tuesday announced …

Trump rejects global entity for AI oversight  —  President Donald Trump condemned the idea of a global entity to oversee artificial intelligence in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.  —  He said the United States “rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control” …

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.

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

The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn't Wearing a Body Cam  —  The officer who shot a Venezuelan man was hired last year from another federal law-enforcement agency.  —  The ice officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wearing his body camera …

Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says  —  The Venezuelan man who spent Sunday night in an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back after being shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, has been taken back to a hospital …

Lip reader reveals Trump's surprising offer to Mamdani after their NYC meeting  —  President Trump invited lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani to visit him at the White House to “see how I work” after a meeting at Gracie Mansion Monday, a lip reader revealed.  —  “What I will say, we'll look after you …

GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for Trump Jr., Hunter Biden investigations  —  Republican Sen. John Curtis (Utah) has sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to investigate President Trump's and former President Biden's business dealings and to subpoena Donald Trump Jr …

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 …

The art and science we deserve?  —  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.  This Leatherface golden calf is supposed to be Elon Musk.  —  Can We Still Govern? is a reader-supported publication.

‘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.

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

Ohio stations ignore Max Miller's legal threat, run Democratic challenger's ad  —  Ohio television stations are so far choosing to ignore a legal threat from GOP Rep. Max Miller and broadcast an ad from his Democratic challenger centered on the allegations of domestic abuse Miller faces from his ex-wife.

An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content  —  Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.