Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening  —  Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can deploy …

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.

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 …

White House allows CNN back into TV pool after blocking some journalists hours earlier  —  The restoration of access followed a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to temporarily lift its ban on the network, MS NOW and Politico.  —  The Trump administration allowed CNN to resume …

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.”

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.

Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases  —  Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.”  Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.  —  The Justice Department said on Thursday it had ended …

ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, GAO finds  —  ICE has received more than $75 billion to expand operations since President Trump returned to office — and wasted millions on scaled-back and mismanaged projects, a new GAO report found. … - The report concluded that “[i] …

Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among anti-Netanyahu protesters detained  —  Several politicians and celebrities, including actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder, were taken into police custody while protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the U.N. in Midtown Manhattan, police said on Friday.

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.

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 …

Saudis have not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence assesses  —  The sobering outlook has compounded concerns from some U.S. lawmakers about President Donald Trump's agreement to assist the kingdom with establishing a civilian nuclear program.  —  SummaryLoading...

This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming  —  There are lots of reasons to believe Democrats are about to crush the midterm elections.  Donald Trump's average job approval is below 40 percent, about 5 points lower than it was in the 2018 midterms, which were deemed a “Blue Wave.”

Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7  —  The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel's security establishment, Israeli officials said.

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 …

Trump Administration's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Legal, Judges Rule  —  The Pentagon had “ample support for its conclusion” that the A.I. company's products could pose a national security risk, according to a Washington appeals court ruling.  —  The Trump administration acted legally …

BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute's $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”  —  By Lucas Amin, Peter Geoghegan, May Bulman and Riccardo Coluccini  —  Tony Blair's think tank has been accused of running a scheme that “looks and smells like cash for access” after our investigation found …

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 …

Here's the latest.  —  The presidents visited the National Archives to cap a trip full of ceremony and symbolism but no major announcements on artificial intelligence, trade or Taiwan.  —  Here's the latest.  —  President Xi Jinping of China concluded a three-day visit to Washington …

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.

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.