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AOC joins Macklemore frenzy in bizarre fundraising memo targeting pro-Trump billionaire

Rapper Macklemore gained a new ally in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who blasted Robert Kraft for allegedly forcing Ed Sheeran to drop him from tour.

Spanberger sparks outrage after sneakily ending Youngkin-era women’s sports protections

Abigail Spanberger's administration quietly ended Glenn Youngkin's rulemaking process to protect girls sports along sex-based lines in Virginia.

Dem lawmakers scoff at Trump’s $5K ‘fantasy land’ promise: ‘Ain’t happening’

President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge faces bipartisan pushback, with Democrats calling it a "bribe" and Republicans questioning its feasibility.

Trump, Mamdani set to meet again on mayor’s home turf after months of political whiplash

President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani meet at Gracie Mansion amid fierce clashes over immigration enforcement and the public charge rule.

MN Dem Senate candidate’s viral hijab video takes new turn as woman beside her faces major state investigation

Peggy Flanagan faces new scrutiny after a longtime friend's autism center, Milestone Development Centers, is investigated for Medicaid fraud.

Trump plans ‘AI force’ as pressure for action rises

In today's issue: ▪ New AI czar to be named ▪ Outlets sue over White House ban ▪ Trump adds security angle to arch ▪ Russia holds wartime elections President Trump is responding to the rising demands to impose guardrails on AI with the creation of an "AI Force," even as he argues the broader concerns...

Support for press freedom now depends entirely on who is in office

It would be useful right about now if we had an dedicated to sorting fact from fiction. Sadly, no such thing exists in the U.S. today.

Flight delayed, canceled? Rule coming in October could impact your compensation

The changes, which are set to take effect next month, could impact your chances at being compensated if your flight is delayed or canceled for one of several reasons.

Senate GOP sees battleground map widen amid voter anger over economy

Senators in both parties say the Senate midterm election battleground map has expanded significantly six months before Election Day, putting the GOP majority in greater jeopardy. Several solidly Republican-leaning states — including Kansas and Nebraska — are now seen as being in play, the senators say. Democrats can also add New Hampshire to the list...

DC Courts pleads with Congress for funding as system reaches tipping point

Years of flat funding are stretching the District of Columbia Courts thin, placing a system relied on by thousands each day under what officials describe as unsustainable pressure. It's left administrators, judges and clerks to juggle an ever-growing caseload and heightened security needs with a budget that hasn't kept pace. "We have certainly reached a critical inflection point," said...

College sports bill faces uphill battle in post-midterms House

Bipartisan legislation to regulate the growing business behind college sports appears primed to clear the Senate this week, but it faces a much tougher road in the House when lawmakers return in the fall. The Protect College Sports Act, championed by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), cleared its first major congressional tests...

EPA launches drinking water study looking for traces of abortion pills

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a drinking water quality study that will for the first time look for traces of abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol — something anti-abortion activists, attorneys general and lawmakers have been lobbying the agency to do for years.   The agency stopped short of making mifepristone an official water contaminant...

Tafoya blames Kristi Noem, Minnesota leadership for ICE rollout

Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Taforya on Sunday slammed her state’s leadership as well as former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in the North Star State. “I've already said very publicly that I thought the ICE rollout here in Minnesota was very poorly handled, and Kristi Noem...

Majority of voters say Trump’s policies worsened the economy: Poll

Most voters believe that President Trump’s policies have weakened the economy, according to a new poll. In the NBC News poll, 55 percent said that economic conditions have been worsened by Trump’s policies, while 26 percent said the opposite. Eighteen percent in the poll said economic conditions haven’t been really affected by the president’s policies,...

ICE agent shoots and injures man in Austin, officials say

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a man in Austin on Sunday, according to local officials. “ICE shot a man in Austin today. I’m demanding transparency, accountability, and safety. Release the footage and records. Hold any officer who broke the law responsible. And get ICE out of our city,” Rep. Greg...

Grassley urges Trump to place embargo on diesel exports amid high prices

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday pressed President Trump for an embargo on diesel exports amid high prices for the fuel. “why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag[riculture] products bc [because] food prices were inflated,” Grassley wrote on social media Saturday night....

This week on the Hill: Senate eyes final passage on college sports bill 

With the House out of session for the final two weeks of September, the legislative spotlight is squarely on the Senate, where lawmakers face a packed stretch of work on several of the GOP’s remaining priorities. On top of their agenda is legislation that would create national rules for compensating college athletes, limiting transfers and...

AI fears burst onto Trump-Xi agenda, but challenges abound

Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for next week. Trump has dismissed AI’s existential threats as a “hoax” — a view that analysts say aligns with China’s general perspective. Intense competition for primacy and mutual distrust have...

Zelensky to meet with Trump in New York this week

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in New York City this week, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday. “I just spoke with President Trump @POTUS. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” Zelensky...

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