Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing  —  Rufo often gets treated as a “respectable” conservative.  His latest podcast episode — framing Indian-Americans as a problem in need of solving — is more evidence that he shouldn't be.

Top GOP group pauses Senate spending in N.C., goes up in Kansas  —  Senate Republicans' top super PAC is making a tactical change, pausing its ad campaign in North Carolina's Senate race and launching a new one in Kansas.  —  Senate Leadership Fund is plowing seven figures into Kansas …

US adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September  —  U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections …

White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms  —  The White House has instructed the Justice Department to move slowly on any abortion-related actions ahead of the midterm elections, The Washington Sun has learned.  —  In a series of discussions …

MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’  —  Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media.

Georgia board asks Trump administration to investigate voting machines … The State Election Board's Executive Director James Mills has asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines that are deployed statewide and prohibit QR-code vote counting, according to letters obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The GOP's Culture-War Hail Mary  —  Last week, as the war with Iran dragged into its seventh month, gas prices shot up to an average of $4.50 a gallon, and polling showed President Trump about twice as far underwater with American voters as he was at this point in 2018, Republican senators determined …

Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has commissioned a classified report examining purported past FBI shortcomings, in what current and former bureau officials see as the Trump administration's latest effort to rewrite history in the president's favor.

Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon  —  Pentagon officials warn that Pete Hegseth's plan for a pair of billionaire defense contractors to help steer the military's future will produce conflicts of interest that threaten the long-term integrity of the department.

Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?  —  Last year, a super PAC supporting Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton received a $250,000 donation from a man calling himself “Paul McLaren,” a supposed “entrepreneur” living in Plano, Texas.

G7 Leaders' Statement on global energy security and market stability.  —  Today, We, the Leaders of the G7, convened a virtual meeting to address the deepening challenges to our energy security.  Facing unprecedented volatility in oil markets - with surging prices threatening economic stability …

This Mistake Doomed Biden.  Trump Is Falling Into the Same Trap.  —  When I served in President Joe Biden's White House, we had good economic news to report: robust job creation, rising wages, low unemployment and a manufacturing jobs revival.  Yes, inflation spiked early in his term …

Trump Tourism Effects  —  In the past day or two on social media I kept seeing this graph from a Semafor story on the declining volume of international visitors to the United States.  —  It seems to show, and was being remarked on as showing, that the second Trump administration …

Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress  —  The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation's primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.  —  The National Science Foundation …

Not To Alarm You, But Trump's Brain Is Melted  —  Just how bad has Donald Trump's leadership been for the Kennedy Center's financial health?  CNN reports that, after Trump slapped his name on the building late last year, donation pledges plunged more than 100 percent compared to the previous three-month period.

Trump administration is paying $1.6 million a week to keep Voice of America staff on leave  —  Hundreds of VOA staffers have been on paid leave since the agency sidelined them in March 2025.  —  SummaryLoading...  More than a year after the Trump administration attempted to dismantle Voice of America …

Bill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated Him  —  Cuts Would Put IG Office Out of Business  —  In a move that smacks of retaliation, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte is moving to slash next year's budget for the agency's inspector general's office by more than 60% …

Trump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost Town  —  In Doral, there are empty tables, shuttered businesses, and families struggling to survive after their loved ones have been thrown in detention.  —  Doral, Florida  —  THE ICONIC EL AREPAZO RESTAURANT IN DORAL is so central …

Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot  —  An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.  —  FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (WABC) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani held hands with his one-time political rival, Curtis Sliwa …

The Postal Service is slowing delivery.  Will your mail ballot be affected?  —  The Postal Service is implementing broad cost-saving measures that will slow pick-up and delivery times that now cover more than 42% of the continental United States.  —  That puts tens of thousands …

Voters can stop MAGA from running elections in more than a dozen states  —  Our complete guide every race for secretary of state (and more!) this year  —  As Donald Trump once again seeks to subvert America's elections, voters in three dozen states will have the opportunity next month …

Amid rising diesel prices, Republicans turn against Trump for first time on handling inflation  —  It's election season.  Here's my pitch to you to support this work with a paid subscription.  —  The next four weeks are like an extended Super Bowl for election analysts.

Judge Throws Out Another Confession in Sept. 11 Case  —  Prosecutors have long considered the defendants' admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence.  —  In a new setback to prosecutors in the Sept. 11 case, a military judge on Friday excluded the confessions …

Senate crushes House on congressional work days  —  The Senate is well on its way to claiming the congressional attendance trophy this year, spending 32 more weekdays in session so far than the House. … - The Senate left town late Wednesday — two weeks after its House counterparts …

Justice Department finds UCLA law school illegally used race in admissions  —  The Justice Department found Thursday that the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, illegally considered race in admissions.  —  The announcement follows a similar finding …

Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine  —  Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.  —  For months, Ukrainian officials have warned people to brace for what could be their hardest winter at war.

Time magazine's big interview with Trump was a huge missed opportunity  —  If you're a journalist about to interview President Donald Trump and ask the kind of questions you'd ask a normal president, you ought to know what you're going to get.  You're going to get lies, nonsense, fantasies and insults.

Who's making money on the government's new name for AI?  —  This recording was made using enhanced software.  —  A terminology change by the Trump administration has resulted in a windfall for a surprising group of people: anyone who owns a Slovenian web address.