Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year's term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.

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 …

Democrats May Have Found the Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats  —  New Times/Siena polls continue a run of strong results for the party in states that President Trump won easily in 2024.  —  On paper, the Democrats' path to winning the Senate in November is daunting.

Judge Slows Border Wall Construction in Big Bend Sector  —  The order prevents the Trump administration from waiving environmental protections that would allow it to quickly build across a national and state park.  — Copy  —  A judge on Friday slowed the Trump administration's plans …

Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency  —  The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.  —  President Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising …

Trump says ‘Cornell Seven’ won't get a fair shake under Letitia James  —  President Donald Trump denounced New York Attorney General Letitia James's ability to serve as special prosecutor for the reopened case surrounding gang rape allegations at Cornell University on Friday.

How a Provocative Ad on Trump and Immigration Stirred a Florida House Race  —  Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration.  It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.

Scoop: Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen  —  President Trump's top cabinet members huddled for hours at Camp David on Friday to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen, three U.S. officials told Axios.

FlyDubai Attacker Had Been Banned From Flying by Oman for Radical Views  —  The U.A.E. airline later hired the co-pilot who stabbed the captain of Flight 1073 and nearly crashed the plane  —  The FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain and sent Flight 1073 diving toward the ground …

DOJ Not Reopening Criminal Probe Into Powell, Blanche Says  —  The US Justice Department isn't reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank's building renovation project.  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche …

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database  —  DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.  —  An explosive and newly partially …

As Prospects Dim, G.O.P. Pulls Money Out of North Carolina Senate Race  —  The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.  —  The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads …

Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional  —  In a possible blow to the Trump administration's efforts to charge noncitizens with voting in U.S. elections, a judge has dismissed a federal case against a Jamaican national accused of illegally voting, finding the law she was charged under is unconstitutional.

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.

Senior House Republican says Trump's ‘lack of favorability’ creating ‘tough’ politics  —  House Financial Services Chair French Hill said he has “no concerns” about winning back his Arkansas seat in the upcoming midterm elections, but the six-term House member acknowledged the political headwinds for his party.

With Christa Pike Unconscious, Another Execution Attempt Is in Doubt  —  Her condition raises questions about whether Tennessee could attempt to execute her again if she is incapable of understanding what is happening.  —  Christa Pike was unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator …

Mayor Mamdani holds hands with onetime rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot in Fort Greene  —  Mayor Mamdani held hands with Curtis Sliwa as they received flu shots.  —  FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (WABC) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani held hands with his one-time political rival, Curtis Sliwa …

‘Blackmail’: Europe fumes against White House demand for more diesel  —  The Trump administration's full-court pressure campaign on Europe to release diesel supplies or face a U.S. export ban heading into the winter has split and angered European leaders, entangled oil companies and raised private charges of “blackmail.”

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.