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Democrats must answer for Jack Smith’s politically charged prosecutorial abuses

Smith and his former masters must be held accountable for the sake of their party’s future — and America’s.

Trump rallies in Ohio to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race against Sherrod Brown

After a few days campaigning in safe conservative territory, President Donald Trump on Saturday takes his midterm tour into Ohio, a battleground state that's home to one of the top-tier Senate races this cycle.

Hegseth indicates some US troops could be redeployed from Europe to Western Hemisphere

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated on Saturday that some U.S. service members could be redeployed from Europe to the Western Hemisphere as the Trump administration ramps up its deadly campaign against drug cartels in South America. “Well, we're definitely expanding our presence and our footprint in Central and South America with partners, and because of...

Federal judge rules warrantless Flock camera searches may violate 4th Amendment

An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data, such as what Flock Safety's hallmark technology collects, may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign concept in our society, and it is a reasonable expectation that society...

Head Start fight reaches tipping point as advocates push back against proposed Trump changes

The Trump administration is moving ahead with big changes to Head Start, the federal early childhood education program that serves low-income families, to the outcry of advocates who say the proposals will limit access to the program, currently serving 700,000 students. Interested parties have until Tuesday to submit their thoughts to the federal government on...

Fox News’s Tomi Lahren: GOP an ‘utter embarrassment’

Fox News host Tomi Lahren ripped the Republican Party on Monday, arguing the GOP has failed working Americans so badly that socialism has become increasingly appealing to those struggling with the cost of living. “Let’s be frank about it, some Americans are turning to socialism because Republicans have failed us so dismally that even the...

Three cheers for trying to end birth tourism

An opinion piece argues that President Trump's executive order targeting birth tourism is a necessary step to curb immigration system abuses and potentially advance broader immigration reform.

ACLU targets Trump’s new birthright citizenship order in court 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday launched its first effort to challenge President Trump’s new attempt at restricting birthright citizenship. The group wants a federal judge to rule that Trump can’t use a new executive order to deny citizenship to babies who would’ve been covered under his Day 1 attempt that the Supreme Court...

Robocalls are spiking — especially for phone numbers with these area codes

Is your phone getting lots of random calls lately? You're not alone. Americans received an estimated 4.4 billion robocalls in July — the highest robocall volume in a year, according to tracking by YouMail.

Missing in the US Senate: Manliness!

Republican Sens. Thom Tillis, John Cornyn, and Bill Cassidy faced criticism for confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general despite his lack of qualifications and previous betrayals by Donald Trump.

O’Reilly on Trump pressuring Iran toward a deal: ‘I don’t think he’s flailing’

Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Monday said Trump is not "flailing" as he seeks to pressure Iran to accept a deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while also addressing the regime's nuclear program. When asked about Trump's policy, O'Reilly advised that the president needs to inflict "more pain on Iran...

DOJ sues NY to block in-state tuition for undocumented students

The federal government has sued New York, Connecticut, and Vermont to block undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition and financial assistance, alleging the state policies violate federal law.

The Blanche appointment is another Trump win that’s America’s loss

He will serve only Donald Trump, not our precious rule of law. 

Indonesia and India are jointly planning a hydrocarbon-powered future

Hydrocarbons are still the future of energy.

Perseid meteor shower: When is the best time to watch the summer light show?

The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere.

The Movement: A $20 burrito and a fight over affordability

A personal note to readers from Emily Brooks: I have welcomed my second child! I’ll be out on maternity leave for the next few months, and Helen, our Senate reporter, will take over writing of The Movement in the meantime. Please continue to share your insights, events, scoops and announcements with her. I look forward...

Trump secretly departed Turkey on third plane: Report

President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies...

Trump, threatened by Iran, used ruse to fly home from Turkey on jet

In today's issue: ▪ Republicans to choose Graham replacement ▪ Trump rolls back vaccine guidance ▪ Blanche sworn in as attorney general ▪ Record heat in contiguous U.S. President Trump engaged in an elaborate ruse last month as he faced a threat against his life from Iran, leaving a summit in Turkey via military jet while making...

Hacks by runaway AI are foreseeable. We’re letting them happen.

There is a point of no return ahead: a point where we can’t simply turn the AIs off because they’d escape and turn us off instead.

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