Federal agents smash huge voter fraud ring in California — days after state issued ultimatum  —  Federal agents collared suspects in a slew of voter fraud cases Monday morning, chasing targets across California drawn from a list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens in the state …

To Russia With Love, Signed Donald  —  Trump waives sanctions and tariffs under the Lindsey Graham law.  —  President Trump's assistance to Vladimir Putin keeps growing by the day, and in the latest example he stuck a shiv in the back of the legacy of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections.  Officials Fear It's Been Compromised by Trump.  —  A few months into President Donald Trump's second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity …

Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House … - “Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy Centre [sic], and you'll be joining the VIP events and get close with the administration, even with POTUS,” the May 3, 2025, text says.

Judge tees off on DOJ official over Trump golf course  —  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes does not play golf.  “A good walk ruined,” she calls it.  —  But President Donald Trump's obsession with converting a Washington, D.C. golf course into a PGA-level venue has drawn the Biden-appointed judge …

The Alito Book Hides the Real History Of Originalism  —  In his new book, Alito says that Brown v. Board was consistent with an originalist view of the Constitution.  This would be news to the people who created originalism.  —  Earlier this month, Justice Samuel Alito published So Ordered …

James Carville Says He'd Rather GOP Win House by 5 Seats Than Dems Win by 5: They'd Be ‘Hostage to DSA’  —  Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said he would rather see Republicans keep control of the House by five seats than watch Democrats win the chamber by the same margin …

Republicans already know who they want to blame if they suffer big midterm losses  —  Republicans are already starting to blame each other as the midterm election spirals further out of their control.  —  Everyone is bracing for President Donald Trump's ire if the party loses big in November.

Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June  —  CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network's chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June.  —  “After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!”

How CBS News' Middle East war spread to the Upper Midwest  —  The News  —  Control of the US Senate for the next two years could come down to how much the news media chooses to focus in the final weeks of the midterms on a tweet sent years ago by the younger half-sister of Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate.

Trump Aides Are Getting Ready to Penalize Defaulting Student Loan Borrowers  —  Trump administration officials are preparing to impose financial penalties on millions of Americans in default on their federal student loans next year, according to five sources familiar with the matter.

Meta shuts down “No Kings” account during major anti-Trump protest  —  On Saturday, thousands of “No Kings” events were held around the country.  It was a critical day for the anti-Trump protest group, which has attracted millions of participants since 2025.

Trump Gives Wiles an Additional Role, Further Squashing Rumors He Wants Her Gone  —  Three days after responding to reports that he'd discussed replacing the White House chief of staff by telling reporters there was “zero chance” of that, President Donald Trump tasked Susie Wiles with leading a new initiative.

Welcome to JD Vance 6.0  —  Everything is going great.  And if it isn't great, he has no idea how we got here.  —  1. Frontier Models  —  Back during the 2024 campaign I wrote about the 4.0 operating system upgrade which had been loaded onto the JD Vance platform.

Transgender Euphoria star Hunter Schafer reveals she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery: ‘I love it so much’  —  Transgender actress Hunter Schafer has revealed she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery.  —  Schafer, 27, who transitioned to female as a teenager …

I Have Never Seen the Online Right So Happy  —  The online right has that old spring to its step.  The infighting brought on by Donald Trump's chaotic second-term agenda has settled down and the anonymous accounts have been posting at a furious clip.  What is the source of this newfound unity?

As Election Day nears, Russia steps up efforts to boost Republicans  —  What do the last six U.S. election cycles have in common?  They've featured Russian operations intended to help GOP candidates.  —  It was about a month ago when MS NOW reported on a Russian disinformation campaign targeting …

Donald Trump is Politically Bankrupt.  Be Very Afraid  —  What will he do when he has nothing left to lose?  —  According to CNN, all-out war with Iran may be about to resume: … Trump says that he won't order a strike before the midterms.  But Robert Pape, author of the Substack Escalation Trap …

Trump's Golf Empire Is A Billion-Dollar Tax Shelter  —  This voice experience is generated by AI.  Learn more.  —  For decades, the president has claimed charitable deductions on golf courses he never gave away.  Now, facing one of the most significant tax bills of his life …

Exclusive / Manchin to campaign with Collins in Maine  —  Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., is traveling to Maine this week to campaign with Republican Sen. Susan Collins, according to details shared first with Semafor.  —  The moderate West Virginian said his visit is motivated by the attacks …

Take 23% off to celebrate The Downballot's 23rd anniversary!  —  Twenty-three years is a long time in any human lifetime.  On the internet, it's practically an eternity.  —  On this day in 2003, as a first-year law student, I fired up a brand-new blog that—little did I know—would change my life and touch many others.

Two Epstein survivors enter the battle for Congress with ads against GOP senators  —  For six years, Marina Lacerda was known publicly only as “Minor Victim 1,” the name federal prosecutors gave her in their 2019 sex-trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein.

The weird rise and spectacular fall of Katie Zacharia  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism.  Our coverage is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✅ Subscribe to PN ✅  —  On October 9, Newsmax commentator …

Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on distilling liquor at home  —  Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the constitutionality of a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on distilling liquor at home.  —  Arguments in the case, known as Department of Justice v. McNutt …