‘We are hemorrhaging’: Cracks emerge in GOP's Florida firewall  —  President Donald Trump is not making it easy for Republicans in Florida to keep their firewall.  —  The same forces undercutting the GOP in other states — including Trump's war in Iran and ensuing high gas prices …

The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump  —  Here's a thought experiment: try listening to the speech that Donald Trump gave, earlier this week, at the United Nations General Assembly as if you'd never heard Trump before—or, at least, not for a long while.

Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms  —  Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration …

Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’  —  The agency responsible for the commercial was not immediately clear.  —  SummaryLoading...  A television ad promoting President Donald Trump began airing on cable Wednesday saying it was paid for by the U.S. government …

White House TV Pool Is Operating Again After Days of Outlets Being Banned  —  When the White House booted CNN and two other outlets from the grounds, the other four networks in the pool declined to participate in a show of solidarity.  — Copy  —  The U.S. network video pool for the White House …

A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer  —  A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.  —  The most effective escalation of President Trump's mass deportation campaign happened quietly.

MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data  —  Iowa radio host Steve Deace just unleashed an extraordinary social media screed.  He confided that GOP pollsters have informed House Republicans that GOP +15 districts are now straight toss-ups, and GOP +10 districts are now “underwater.”

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court's use of emergency docket  —  In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court's use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.  —  SummaryLoading...

Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances  —  Witnesses also report being deceived by Tesla lawyers.  —  Whatever special kind of brain worms have established themselves in Elon Musk's noggin appear to be spreading throughout his companies.

Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday  —  The professor became a flashpoint in debates over diversity efforts in higher education.  —  The University of Cambridge has abandoned plans to fully investigate its hiring of Jason Arday, the professor who became …

It's Not That Xi Insults Trump Once...  It's that the Chinese are actively destroying the US global position while the US president bows and scrapes  —  OK, I have that piece on Ukrainian concepts of ending the war ready to go.  However, what we saw yesterday was so extreme in the history …

Trump to Appear at Events in Oklahoma and Alabama  —  The president announced plans to rally in deep-red states as his party makes a push for close races in battleground states.  —  President Trump is planning to rally in heavily Republican states over the next week as his party works …

Iran offers US new seven-day ceasefire proposal  —  Foreign minister says plan could see Strait of Hormuz reopen within a week  —  Tehran has offered Washington a new seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to restart broader talks to find a final resolution to the war …

The West thinks Iran is winning the Red Sea.  Trump is  —  The Houthis' advance doesn't mean Iran is winning.  It means President Donald Trump is.  —  This might sound crazy compared to the popular Western narrative.  In fact, the escalation exposes a decaying regime.

U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba  —  Washington — The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military's Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

Trump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schools  —  For decades, a key principle underpinned civil rights enforcement in American schools: Not all discrimination was intentional.  Even if a school policy was written without overt racial bias, it might unfairly hurt …

Inside NBC News' polling averages: Democrats enjoy biggest lead yet in the race for Congress  —  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's approval rating is at a low point for his second term.  —  Democrats are heading into the final stretch of the 2026 midterms with their largest lead yet …

‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms … It's no secret that AI has become an explosive factor in American politics.  Even before the latest concerns that AI poses existential risks to humanity, many people had soured on the rapid growth of data centers used to support the technology.

58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it's better  —  “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”  —  This old line from Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign for president encapsulates a surprising breadth of political science on American elections.

Intelligence from Chinese groups aiding in Iran's increasingly effective targeting of US sites, sources say  —  The Middle East Asia China National security  —  Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups has helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz …

There's one guy to blame for Americans' economic discontent  —  Hint: it ain't Biden.  —  ∙ Paid … At a campaign rally in Arizona almost exactly two years ago, Donald Trump promised that interest rates on home mortgages would fall if he was again elected president.

We Need To Talk About Democrats  —  People who celebrate political violence cannot be trusted.  —  Pixabay  —  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...  Fifteen years ago, a dark movie called We Need to Talk about Kevin told the story of a mother struggling to understand …

Finland and Sweden scramble Quick Reaction Alert jets to intercept Russian aircraft  —  European countries have been on high alert for any Russian interference, with fears that Moscow could target Kyiv's Western backers as the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine drags on into its fifth year.

Internal DOJ charts show agency bleeding staff as caseloads surge  —  A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network.

‘Shove it with your culture wars’: Hinojosa urges Democrats to focus on economy ahead of November and 2028  —  Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa chided her party for having “taken the bait” in the debate over culture war issues, leaving voters unsure of “what else we stood for.”

Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died  —  James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday.  He was 76.

With Republicans under pressure, Trump's White House starts bending  —  The White House is in triage mode.  —  Six weeks until the midterm elections, administration officials are pulling policy levers they otherwise might not to help vulnerable Republicans in key congressional races.