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 …

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Patty Murray demands White House stop airing taxpayer-funded Trump ad  —  orionds@spokesman.com  —  (202) 853-2524  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the top Democrat on the Senate committee responsible for federal spending, demanded Thursday that the White House stop airing …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

‘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.

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.

House Republicans on track to lose majority  —  House Republicans are on track to lose their majority just a little over one month out from the midterm elections, according to a nonpartisan election forecaster. … - Democrats only nee a net gain of three seats to take the majority.

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.