Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed  —  Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president's decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.

TikTok “Permanently Bans” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)  —  Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens.  Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.  —  TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies.

Protests erupt across France against rising living costs and in support of students  —  Cars were set on fire and shops were looted in Paris on Saturday as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent protesters who joined nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs …

Trump: California officials will ‘go to jail’ if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit  —  President Trump reupped the Justice Department's (DOJ) warning that California officials could face criminal charges if they include the mail-in ballots of the over 200,000 people the federal government identified …

Zelensky says Musk-owned satellite system still restricted in Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's use of the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX satellite system remains partially restricted, despite earlier signs this week that it had been fully restored.

Democratic governors' group pours $4.3 million to boost Hochul in re-election bid, releases new anti-Blakeman ads  —  A Democratic Governors Association-backed Super PAC is pouring more than $4 million into boosting Gov. Kathy Hochul's re-election bid as she desperately tries …

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's lawyers say authorities ignored judge's restrictions on home search  —  In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, attorneys for the Minnesota Democrat condemned a Justice Department inquiry into her immigration history as a politically motivated attack.  —  SummaryLoading...

U.S. Floats Another Lifeline to Russia: Allowing It to Sell More Gas to Europe  —  The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.  —  A key element in the Trump administration's broad plan …

Retiring GOP congressmember will ‘absolutely not’ vote for successor in at-risk seat  —  Retiring Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei said he won't vote for the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate vying to replace him amid a string of stolen valor and other accusations — and warned …

Exclusive: Musk tells Isaacson “AI and robots” will need to fix deficit  —  Elon Musk tells biographer Walter Isaacson in a new podcast interview that the fizzled DOGE experiment, which the SpaceX and Tesla CEO once headed, proved there's “no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government.”

Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon  —  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has made a point of investing in Republican-leaning states.  He rallied in Tampa for Ms. Nixon, the underdog Democratic nominee for Florida Senate.  —  Senator Bernie Sanders looked …

Dolly Parton's nephew, former lawmaker struck arms deal in Haiti.  Millions are missing  —  A private security firm founded by two people close to late country music legend Dolly Parton is at the center of an unusually complex arms deal in Haiti that several sources with knowledge of the matter …

US Interest Costs Hit Record $1 Trillion, Risking Debt Snowball  —  The US government's debt interest burden reached a record high for fiscal 2026, eating up a growing share of federal revenue and risking a snowballing of borrowing that could leave the country more vulnerable to economic shocks.

In Kentucky midterm campaign stop, Trump says he “can do stuff that is unbelievable”  —  President Trump touted his power in his second go-around in the White House Saturday while rallying in Kentucky to bolster Republican turnout as his party struggles in the midterms, saying, “I can do stuff that is unbelievable.”

The Senate Race Republicans Never Expected to Sweat  —  With Trump's help, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall scrambles to fend off a surprisingly strong Democratic challenger  —  Sen. Roger Marshall was in no rush to leave Washington.  As some colleagues insisted the chamber recess early in August …

Netanyahu fires back at Obama after he accuses Israel of stealing land, defends Palestinian terror  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at former President Obama after he claimed Israel had stolen Palestinian land.  —  “The Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in the land …

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo  —  The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

No Kings turns its focus to voting this weekend.  Here's what we know  —  No Kings, the coalition known for organizing anti-Trump protests, is trying a different democratic tactic: increasing voter turnout.  —  On Saturday, grassroot groups across the country will hold over 3,000 “No Kings: Vote Early” marches and other events.

Ilhan Omar should be jailed, deported if citizenship fraud proven, Top House Republican says  —  Omar is under federal investigation over whether she lied on paperwork to obtain US citizenship, which she denies  —  EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking House lawmaker from Rep. Ilhan Omar's home state …