This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel  —  What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours  —  With the major story breaking yesterday of the US announcing the purchase of diesel fuel from Russia, followed by a Treasury Department announcement of sanctions relief on Russia (see details below), I am sending out this overview.

The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary  —  DONALD TRUMP'S NEW PRESS SECRETARY has had a sordid online history of spreading vaccine conspiracy theories, calling for the upending of constitutional norms, and encouraging the president to run for a third term in office …

Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go  —  Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers.  It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

Trump: I ‘should have won’ Nobel Peace Prize, award is ‘forever discredited’  —  President Trump argued Friday that he should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize over this year's Nobel laureate, former International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Navi Pillay.

Mike Ditka tributes pour in from President Trump, former President Obama, Chicago and the NFL  —  Mike Ditka was “Iron Mike” as a player who revolutionized the tight end position and later became the easily recognizable and often imitated fiery, mustached and sweater vest-wearing “Da Coach” …

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review.  Experts are alarmed  —  Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they're not carcinogenic  —  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand …

Army caught off guard by Hegseth's order to make firing squad execution public  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military Media  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's announcement that the execution of the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter would be shown in public caught people across …

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary Clinton  —  US elections Donald Trump Supreme Court Trump legal cases  —  President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to wade into his years long legal battle with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton …

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website  —  The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip.  The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.  —  Artificial intelligence agents created …

Trump's collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent  —  “This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump.”  —  ∙ Paid … You never want to count your Senate seats before they're hatched, but if the polls are anything close to correct …

Elon Musk's PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say  —  The texts from Elon Musk's super PAC arrived last week, all with the same message to a group of Colorado voters: “Your ballot request is in,” they read.  “Confirm now where and when to return it.”

As Trump's Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones  —  Reporting Highlights  — Promising Cooperation: The Tohono O'odham Nation sued to stop a wall from being built on their land.  In court, DHS gave assurances that the government would engage with the tribe in good faith.

Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6?  Defeat These Republicans.  —  The stakes in November's midterms aren't merely about who will hold power over the next two years.  Some of this year's elections will also determine who oversees the presidential election in 2028.

Will Voters Punish Politicians for Data Centers?  Ask Ohio and Michigan  —  Local anger over energy bills and lost farmland reaching top-of-the-ticket battleground races  —  PATASKALA, Ohio—In the midterm campaign's final weeks, political signs are sprouting on front lawns across this city of 18,500.

Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say  — 4 min Click here to listen to this article  —  An off-duty ICE agent was shot in Fresno after he was found sleeping on a lawn, then allegedly assaulted a 72-year-old man, authorities said.

The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real.  This ABC lawyer just admitted it.  —  President Donald Trump's sustained assault on the First Amendment reached a new level this week.  According to ABC's legal counsel, the network's news division has been tempering its editorial decisions …

Trump Hypes Megaprojects to Voters Who Lament Gas, Food Costs  —  Presidents have long made bombastic pledges to voters in last-minute electoral appeals.  —  Now, that playbook is in full force ahead of November's midterm election, as President Donald Trump crisscrosses …

Why Francesca Hong is still on the campaign trail  —  The Wisconsin gubernatorial race was one of the most closely watched Democratic primaries in the country this year, pitting a democratic socialist, state Rep. Francesca Hong, against Milwaukee Democrat David Crowley, who received the endorsement …