“South Korea is reviewing a possible military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, as the country comes under pressure from Donald Trump’s White House to contribute to security in the Middle East,” the Financial Times reports. “South Korea’s presidential Blue House said it was considering various options including dispatching a warship to the strait. Trump […]

“William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee in one of the country’s most competitive House races in Michigan, deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a ‘fundamental overhaul’ of the Constitution,” CNN reports. “Other […]

“Germany’s anti-immigration, nationalist AfD looks set to emerge as the dominant party in key state elections this weekend, cementing its rise and reshaping of the country’s politics. Recent polling published by Die Zeit showed, however, that the party will fall short of winning an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt,” Semafor reports. “Sunday’s vote kicks off a […]

“President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week aboard the Boeing 747 gifted to him by Qatar, a senior White House official said, marking his first international trip on the jet since a security threat in July prompted him to leave Turkey secretly aboard an alternate aircraft,” the Washington Post reports. ”The trip […]

“Ukraine is planning to step up the presence of its drones near Russian airports to compel their closure, while warning international airlines to re-evaluate the safety of flying there, as part of its effort to disrupt Russia’s economy and pressure Moscow to end the war,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Nigel Farage lost two of his closest advisers after they were caught in an undercover sting investigating party financing,” Politico reports.

“President Donald Trump wants to be heavily involved in Republicans’ midterm push. They’re not all thrilled,” Politico reports. ”As Trump begins to unveil his midterm campaign plans, many Republicans facing tough elections — even in areas the president carried by double digits in 2024 — are wary of tying themselves too closely to Trump as […]

“Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated department policy repeatedly, a report released on Thursday by the department’s internal watchdog said, including tolerating harassment, spending public money on personal travel and conducting an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with a member of her security detail,” the New York Times reports. “The 40-page report revealed new details of the dysfunction […]

“The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday, spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA,” Axios reports. “Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been absorbing higher diesel costs since the Iran war began. The ballooning price threatens to further raise shipping costs while compounding a growing political problem for President Trump.”

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“President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games – but with a ‘Maga’ twist, in which players can deport migrants and build a border wall,”AFP reports. “One game called Rio Run – an updated version of the game Snake – features a digital version of U.S. border tsar Tom […]

“A Montana Democrat running for Congress in the red state has picked up what once would have seemed like an unlikely backer: a former GOP governor who was once chairman of the Republican National Committee,” MS NOW reports. “Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during […]

“The median net compensation for Americans in 2023 was $43,222.81, just enough to buy the $41,600 Hublot watch (taxes and tariffs not included) that eagle-eyed internet users believe Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton was wearing on the campaign trail earlier this week,” the Washington Post reports.

“The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what’s truly getting through becomes clear,” Axios reports. “How much oil exits the waterway sways the price of gasoline and other consumer products.” ”The […]

Oliver Darcy: “Bartiromo’s termination stems from an incident, which has not previously been reported, that occurred in July. After Trump delivered his unhinged prime time speech in which he pushed more conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, this time making a number of allegations against China, I am told that Fox issued guidance to senior […]

“The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state can’t use redrawn congressional districts that could have benefited Republicans in November’s midterm elections, and voters must decide if they should be used in future elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The unanimous decision was a blow to Republicans who were hoping to gain one U.S. […]

Wall Street Journal: “Behind closed doors, the first-term senator shows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel, according to interviews with more than a dozen former staffers and lawmakers, as well as text messages and other internal records.” “With a pivotal election looming in November […]

“The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Democrats’ much-debated redistricting amendment to appear on ballots in November,” NOTUS reports. “Voters will decide whether to change the state constitution to allow lawmakers to draw legislative and congressional districts without facing stringent compactness standards in the future — marking a win for state Democrats who passed the […]

“President Trump said on Thursday that he was appointing Adam R. Telle, the official overseeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to take over as the acting Army secretary, following the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll earlier this week,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Driscoll, formerly the civilian leader of the Army, resigned on […]

“Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he couldn’t predict when the fighting with Iran would end or when gas would return to $3 a gallon,” the Washington Post reports. “President Donald Trump originally said the war, which began Feb. 28, would last four to six weeks. In July, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he hoped […]

“Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he is ‘looking forward’ to meeting with former President Joe Biden while in New York City next week for the 25th anniversary of 9/11,” Fox News reports. Said Vance: “I’m really looking forward to hanging out with Joe Biden. I’m sure that we’ll have many, many intense intellectual conversations […]

“Pentagon official Emil Michael on Thursday said that Anthropic is still considered a ‘supply chain risk,’ a day after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the company is ‘back on the right side,'” Axios reports. “The Trump administration is not entirely aligned on one of the world’s leading AI labs following months of fighting over how […]

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries could be on a collision course with progressives and grassroots activists who are demanding Congress pass legislation to pause the construction of new data centers. Jeffries, who is set to become speaker if his party wins the House majority in November, hasn’t weighed in on whether he will push a […]

“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced new legislation Thursday calling for a permanent ban on superintelligence alongside a renewed demand for a pause on advanced AI development,” Axios reports. “Sanders is the first prominent American politician to call for an outright ban on superintelligence as Big Tech companies release increasingly powerful AI models that they themselves […]

“Minnesota congressional candidate Matt Little (D) is eyeing an ambitious goal this week: More than 13,000 handshakes in eight hours, which would be a new world record,” NOTUS reports. “He said it’s been on his mind for more than a decade: a record so untouched it has only been held by two other people, an […]

“Administration officials Thursday announced they would soon begin work to build President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot-tall triumphal arch, his most significant change to Washington’s skyline,” the Washington Post reports.

“America has fought a lot of wars since I’ve been alive. Forty-two years. And we have won almost none of them until Donald J. Trump became the president.” — JD Vance, speaking to reporters.

“House Republicans’ national campaign arm is joining with embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller to buy TV airtime as allegations of domestic abuse against him put the previously safe north Ohio seat into play,” Politico reports.

Vice President JD Vance said advice from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “is what got him on his weight loss journey,” Fox News reports. “He said he called Kennedy and told him he was thinking of giving up sugar.” Said Vance: “Bobby Kennedy says, ‘No, no, no, no, I’ve got something that’s way better […]

“As legal battles over the U.S. Postal Service’s new regulations for mail ballots move forward, state and local election officials are raising concerns about the logistical hurdles they will have to surmount to implement the requirements just weeks before the November elections,” CBS News reports.