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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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

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 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 …

Democrats running for office turn sharply against their own party  —  Democrats are adopting a drastically more negative tone toward their own party in the 2026 midterm elections, swapping promises of bipartisan collaboration with vows to “take on corruption in both parties.”

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 …

James Comey seashells case delayed until early 2027  —  The former FBI director's team has moved to dismiss the case for a variety of reasons, including their claim that it is driven by Donald Trump's animus. … U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan declined to set a trial date in the case against Comey …

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.

Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play … Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and chief of staff to President Barack Obama, has been recruiting Democratic House candidates and helping to guide their campaigns.Lexi Parra/The New York Times  —  At a private dinner of branzino and salad at Centrolina …

Antiwar Veterans Group Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms  —  The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year's elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle East.

Democratic senators accuse Kennedy of not adhering to ethics agreement in vaccine lawsuit  —  A group of Senate Democrats questioned whether Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. potentially concealed an agreement to collect money from a settlement with a vaccine manufacturer …