Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine's Fate  —  The Russian leader is trying to capitalize on warming ties with the president to unlock a favorable resolution to the war with Kyiv  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump …

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.

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.

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.

Judge refuses DOJ's demand to step aside from golf course hearing  —  A federal judge refused the Justice Department's (DOJ) demand to step aside from a key hearing on Monday over the future of East Potomac Park, which President Trump wants to renovate into a championship-style golf course.

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 …

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 …

Take 23% off to celebrate The Downballot's 23rd anniversary!  —  Our special sale is available for a limited time  —  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 …

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.

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 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.

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?

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 …

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle attack  —  Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne, police and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

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 …

Polls Show Democrats Ahead.  Are They ‘Right’ This Time?  —  Polls are inherently imprecise, but they don't have a record of systematically overestimating Democrats in recent nonpresidential elections.  —  Are the midterm polls overestimating the Democrats?  —  It's hard not to wonder.

Albertans vote on path to independence as Carney fights to keep Canada united  —  Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province will decide Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats to make Canada …

Greg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center-related donors as he called for regulations  —  About $4.9 million of the haul came from donors who develop, own or operate data centers, a Tribune analysis found.  The other share of the donations came from people and groups with indirect financial ties.

Supreme Court to hear a new case on race and school admissions, this time in Maryland  —  Plaintiffs allege that the admissions policy for magnet middle schools in Montgomery County, Md., is unlawfully aimed at boosting Asian and Latino enrolment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Tehran seeks to punish Trump in midterms with oil price pain, Iranian officials say  —  “They're obsessed,” according to an Arab diplomat.  “They think they can bring down a presidency.”  —  SummaryLoading...  For Iran's leadership, the next few weeks are a critical window.

The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source  —  Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.  —  “Woodward, Darman,” he said.  It was how every phone call from him began over two decades.  Richard G. Darman was what I call a “hide in plain sight” …