Democrats add six more targets, two in districts Trump carried by 20 points  —  Democrats' House campaign arm is expanding its targets even further into Trump country, as the party grows increasingly bullish they will not just win, but win big next month.  —  The Democratic Congressional …

Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic on artificial intelligence regulation, arguing in an exclusive interview …

U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats  —  The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.  —  The United States rushed over the weekend to withdraw all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers …

FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China  —  The FBI arrested a suspected Chinese agent at Los Angeles International Airport after she allegedly surveilled the Taiwanese president's U.S.-based son, law enforcement sources told CBS News.

Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia  —  The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and a related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. … - Shipilova was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 29 with symptoms …

The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice  —  Walking across the gritty New Jersey ball field for the first time since he played here as a boy, Samuel Alito couldn't help but stop to analyze the playing surface.  —  The pebbles were bigger back then, he said, the field more uneven.

Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula as Brazil heads to a runoff  —  SAO PAULO — Brazilian conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro emerged in pole position from a first round of voting Sunday, spelling a pro-Washington turn in the country.  —  The general vote in Brazil …

A Death.  A Funeral.  And the Trump Rally Down the Block.  —  Let's get into it.  Happy Monday.  —  Join Will Sommer and Sam Stein for MAGA Mondays today at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Substack and YouTube.  —  Grief and Fear in Two Ohios … They buried Pierre Damas Bel on Saturday.

As election looms, Supreme Court reconvenes to new wave of Trump cases  —  Climate change, guns and religion in schools are among cases headed to SCOTUS.  —  A general view of the Supreme Court., June 18, 2026.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes Monday on the eve of the midterm elections …

Letitia James is turning the ‘Cornell Seven’ case into Duke lacrosse 2.0  —  To a hammer, everything is a nail.  And a special prosecutor is a very dangerous hammer.  —  On Thursday night, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced that she was appointing New York Attorney General Letitia James …

A Prediction Market About the Past?  Sure, Why Not!  —  As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”  —  Would you put money on whether Covid-19 originated from a lab?

Latinos swing back toward Democrats  —  Latino voters, whose dramatic shift toward President Trump helped power his 2024 victory, are moving sharply back toward Democrats ahead of the midterms, two new national polls show. … A reversal is complicating that bet in key races.

The Key Point Being Overlooked  —  The Russian escalation talk proves one key thing  —  Before I get to this piece, I have a little announcement for history readers.  My book: The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler—How War Made Them and How They Made War …

James Talarico and the Art of the Walk-Back  —  Plus, the U.S. pulls its B-1 bombers from U.K. air base, and there is plenty of friction as the Supreme Court begins a new term  —  Good morning.  Republican Ken Paxton had one thing going for him early on in his Senate race against Democrat James Talarico: Talarico's own words.

U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4  —  The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday …

Troy Jackson is scrambling to defeat Maine Sen. Susan Collins.  Time is not on his side  —  It's a Monday night, and Troy Jackson has drawn about 250 people into a converted church to hear him talk about healthcare and labor in Maine.  The event is notably different from the rallies held earlier …

Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems  —  CONCORD, New Hampshire— Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms, boosting candidates in battlegrounds and even areas traditionally hostile to Democrats.  And it's helping him look beyond November.

State Officials Are Trying to Get Ahead of Federal Agents at the Polls  —  Democratic state officials and organizations across the country are preparing for a scenario in which the Trump administration deploys federal agents to the polls in November.  —  The administration has said it has no plans …

White House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirt  —  Beni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House says  —  The White House has defended a newly hired press aide who posed for a holiday photograph …

Kash Patel Gets Engaged to Country Singer Alexis Wilkins  —  The pair have been dating since before Patel took over as head of the FBI in 2025.  — Copy  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is engaged to his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the pair announced in a post to X on Sunday evening.