Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads  —  White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration used federal funds from the Department …

Sen. Eric Schmitt pins down Jack Smith — as a Caitlin Clark fan  —  Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he caught Jack Smith in a lie.  Instead, he outed him as a fan of former Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark.  In a quest to frame former special counsel Jack Smith as a liar during his testimony …

“Brace for losing everything”: Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa  —  Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge.

Supreme Court allows Trump's ‘third country’ deportation policy  —  This is the second time the court has rejected lower court rulings that immigrants must be able to object before being sent to countries to which they have no previous connection.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday …

The Beclowning of Scott Bessent  —  One iron law of current politics is that nobody who associates themselves with Donald Trump emerges with a shred of credibility.  For some, that's not a big loss — it's not as if anyone respected Pete Hegseth even before he decided that the key …

Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.

It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News.  Now It's a Joke.  What Happened?  —  Earlier this month, SCOTUSblog hosted its annual Supreme Court “summit” in Washington.  For nearly a quarter century, SCOTUSblog has been the go-to outlet for information about the court and its docket …

Navarro Tells Canadian Lobbyists to ‘Get the Hell Out’ of US  —  Peter Navarro, a longtime trade adviser to President Donald Trump, on Tuesday excoriated Canadian lobbyists, telling them during a conference in Washington to leave the US.  —  Navarro, discussing national security concerns arising …

Sen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028  —  First-term Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) — who was a tough-on-crime state attorney general, and now is vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee — has grown close to Vice President Vance and is seen as a top prospect to become a potential 2028 running mate.

Trump's Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies  —  Trump's envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.  —  A few months ago, Donald Trump's envoy to Eastern Europe came …

Fox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again  —  President Donald Trump's extreme unpopularity has the Republican Party seemingly on course for a midterm elections drubbing — which means it's once again time for Fox News to try to scare its viewers to the polls with frantic coverage of a …

Treasury Will Auto-Enroll 60 Million Children in Trump Accounts  —  New rules also ease path for wealthy donors to contribute stock  —  The Treasury Department will automatically enroll tens of millions of children in the government's new Trump Accounts as soon as this week …

A Kansas Democrat's red-state pitch: A two-term limit and no Trump trials  —  Megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton is courting Republicans and independents by promising not to govern like a typical politician.  —  WICHITA, Kan. — Adam Hamilton doesn't plan to stay in Washington long if he gets there …

A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization  —  Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military's war colleges.  He has called to bar childless adults from voting.

Huckabee Sanders slammed for ad featuring white man on welfare  —  Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders's (R-AR) new campaign advertisement has been the subject of backlash on the Right after she released a new ad portraying an unemployed white man as a welfare recipient.

Lone Republican Senator Derails a Bill to Prevent Demolition of the Kennedy Center  —  Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) blocked a bipartisan bill that would have prohibited the destruction of any national memorial honoring a U.S. president — a measure meant to protect the Kennedy Center from a full demolition — without congressional approval.

Trump touts America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers undercut many of his statements  —  The Trump administration has lauded its revamped website America.gov as a way to simplify Americans' access to information and services scattered across a plethora of agency sites …

Trump Says Billionaire AI Execs Want ‘Tremendous Self-Regulation’ In White House Meeting  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump said billionaire artificial intelligence executives agreed at a White House meeting Tuesday that the industry needs “tremendous self-regulation,” …

Hegseth freezes hiring of civilian tenured faculty at US military academies  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed departments on Tuesday to halt appointments of civilian staff to tenured positions at U.S. military service academies and develop hiring plans that prioritize …

Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026  —  Democrats Lead in Ohio's Senate & Gubernatorial Contests... Impressions of Trump Loom Large  — Brown (51%) leads Husted (43%) among registered voters statewide in the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio.  Independents break for Brown (58% to 33% for Husted).

Yes, the Iran War Has Destroyed Trump's Presidency … No one would claim that the Iran War has been a political godsend for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.  But some Israel-First conservatives are willing to say—and lately have been incessantly saying—that the Iran War hasn't been a political scourge.

Generic Ballot For Control Of U.S. House: Dems 51%, GOP 39%, Dem Party Ahead On Key Issues, Boosted By Independents, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 71% Prefer Candidates Who Support Stricter AI Guardrails  — mail_outline  —  Five weeks until Election Day …

US Tightens Cuba Travel Rules, Restricts Private-Sector Banking  —  The US is further restricting travel to Cuba and barring banks from working with the island's nascent private sector, as Donald Trump's administration presses to end nearly seven decades of one-party rule in the country.