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.

Lawmakers slam Trump's move to cancel $810M in funding approved by Congress  —  The White House announced plans to cancel funding for refugee services and other domestic programs.  Lawmakers say it infringes on their spending authority.  —  SummaryLoading...

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.

‘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 …

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 …

FBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller's Family  —  FBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller's wife, said three people familiar with the matter.

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 …

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 …

How the Trump Administration's Election Plan Is Falling Into Place  —  A Supreme Court decision on Friday allowed the use of an immigration database to check voter eligibility, but federal strategy spans multiple fronts  —  The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal government to deploy …

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 …

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.

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.”

Cruz says winning AI race against China is ‘single most important economic question’ for America  —  America's AI race against China, which has become a major point of debate as midterms approach, is a race filled with “coordinated” propaganda, warned Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

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 …