White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee  —  The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet's duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.

Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms  —  The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands  —  President Trump has rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said.

Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress  —  President Donald Trump informed congressional leaders Friday that he has unilaterally canceled almost $1 billion in federal funding without Congress' consent — employing a budget maneuver many lawmakers consider illegal.

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission  —  The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.  —  For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

OpenAI's Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue  —  The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.  —  OpenAI's artificial intelligence went rogue …

GOP election outlook goes from bad to “craptastic”  —  President Trump told voters to pretend he's on the ballot.  Apparently they're listening: Republicans coast to coast are getting pulled under by a violent undertow fueled by Trump's unpopularity.

The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)  —  Its U.S. distributor has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer.  The studio is appealing.  —  So much for free speech. … YouTube, TikTok along with Instagram …

Supreme Court Ruling Could Have Limited Impact on Voter Screening in Midterms  —  Federal law requires a 90-day “quiet period” before elections, likely restricting the immediate scope of a decision that allows the use of a citizenship database to examine voter rolls.

The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe  —  Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle was a long way from Mar-a-Lago.  —  The U.S. ambassador to Greece …

Trump heads to Texas-Tennessee football game as midterm rallies slide  —  He will also attend the President's Cup golf tournament this weekend.  Officials say Trump's GOP campaign push will ramp up in October.  —  SummaryLoading...  President Donald Trump has vowed to go all-out campaigning …

Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that's ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AI  —  Congress' slow pace and inexperience with AI are colliding with a fast-moving technology.  Though one Democrat countered: “We don't have to be biologists or chemists to set up the FDA.”

Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war  —  With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, database shows.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Pentagon's public tally …

Supreme Court Blocks GOP Missouri Map Again in Blistering Appeals Court Rebuke  —  The justices said the Eighth Circuit should have seen this coming after it tried to revive Missouri's 2025 congressional map in the middle of an election.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch

I'm the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip.  Let Me Tell You About My Husband.  —  Millions of people have watched me carry my daughter and food back to my seat at a San Francisco Giants game.  They have praised me as “mom of the year” and called my husband too many names to list.

Pro-Trump TV ad paid for by US government continues airing with higher spend  —  The Trump administration on Friday appeared to ramp up its use of U.S. government-funded political advertisements promoting President Donald Trump, airing its second TV ad in three days while expanding its spending on the first to at least $443,000.

Trump Promised the Truth About UFOs.  These Scientists Are Waiting. … Loeb's meeting at the headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, an unremarkable building that could easily pass for a suburban insurance company office, was the kind where a mysterious person introduces themself …

Poland to Pay Up to $4.4 Billion for Fort Trump, Report Says  —  The proposed permanent US military base in Poland, dubbed Fort Trump, will cost as much as 17 billion zloty ($4.4 billion) and could open as early as in 2029, according to a report from newspaper Rzeczpospolita.