Zelenskyy says land nonnegotiable after Trump mentions territory swap

Why the Pentagon instituted a Golden Dome gag order

FBI Arrests Boston Sheriff Accused of Extorting $50,000 From Cannabis Business Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tomkins has feuded with the Trump administration over deportation operations and ended a contract with ICE in 2019.

Big Win for Trump: Appeals Court Denies Judge Boasberg’s Effort To Punish White House for Refusing To Turn Around Migrant Planes The D.C. Circuit votes to vacate contempt proceedings against the 47th president’s administration.

Trump Plan To ‘Stop Violent Crime’ in Washington D.C. Will Be Unveiled on Monday The president’s concern was aroused after the beating of a young administration staffer during an attempted carjacking.

DOJ Offers $50 Million Bounty for Maduro, Twice the Reward Once Offered for Osama bin Laden ‘Maduro will not escape justice and will be held accountable,’ Bondi says.

Golden Dome center of discussion at Space & Missile Defense Symposium, despite Hegseth’s gag order

'I'm gonna watch him bleed out': Trump assassination threat suspect armed with explosives offered detailed information about plans to kill POTUS at rally, feds say

'Need not spend much time on this': Judge sarcastically blocks Trump admin from using 'gender ideology' executive order to cut domestic violence prevention funds

'Simply too late': 2nd Circuit explains why it rejected Trump request to put taxpayers on the hook in E. Jean Carroll case

Arizona State Senator’s Alerts to Community About ICE Activity Prompt Calls for Federal Investigation ‘No one is illegal on stolen land,’ Analise Ortiz says.

Ohio marriage equality, LGBTQ+ equal rights amendments 1 step closer to being put on ballot

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal could get U.S. rights to transit corridor

Former Cleveland Browns player Billy Howton dies at 95 Believed to have been the oldest living NFL player

After Trump’s Push, Florida House Speaker Signals State’s Interest in Joining Ongoing National Redistricting Battle Governor DeSantis supports redistricting despite his own office drafting the current congressional map.

ASEAN’s Crisis of Relevance: Why Southeast Asia’s Premier Bloc Is Struggling To Stay Afloat The 10-member bloc ‘faces difficult challenges within a dangerous neighborhood — unstable governments, regional security tensions, uneven and unpredictable economic growth,’ says one expert.

Trump’s Emergency Census The Constitution’s language establishing the census reflects the logic of federal legislators representing not just voters but all persons in their districts.

CDC report finds Americans get most of their calories from ultra-processed junk food

Trump turns tables on banks that cancel customers for political reasons

Cleveland Heights mayor's wife indicted for allegedly trespassing

First lady Melania Trump forces media retractions over wild Epstein claims

Stevens bets against a Democratic shakeup in Michigan

Let the Feds Take Over the Capital District If Washington, D.C., were a state, it would have the highest homicide rate of any state in the country.

The Nevada Democrat pushing against her party’s progressive pull

Who’s Footing the Bill While Texas Lawmakers Hide Out To Prevent Vote on Redistricting? With monthly salaries of just $600, the runaway state legislators must rely on donations from PACs and private donors to sustain their walkout.

Judge halts new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention camp amid ecological concerns

Remains of Three World Trade Center Victims Identified Nearly 24 Years After September 11 Attack Of the 2,753 people killed at the World Trade Center, 40 percent, or some 1,000 victims, have yet to be identified.

Tribes rise, tunnels fall: Who is shaping Gaza’s next phase?

Trump expands Fed chair search, appoints adviser Miran as governor

A ‘Sickening Shrine to Hezbollah’: AP Draws Criticism for Story About the ‘Path to Recovery’ of Injured Terrorists ‘It’s an utter disgrace that this ‘news’ agency is writing puff-piece articles designed to garner sympathy for terrorists,’ Congresswoman Claudia Tenney writes.

Ohio ER docs warn of more ‘patient boarding.’ It’s already getting worse, study says Harmful practice is expected to be worsened by Trump Medicaid cuts

Misuse of ‘Massive,’Promiscuous Proliferation of‘Vibes’Among Lowlights in Survey of Damage to the King’s English Shakespeare manages to omit ‘vibe’ among 28,827 different words in his oeuvre,failing,say,to report that Lear gave off a bad vibe while raging on the heath,&that Falstaff’s vibe was fun.

Opposition by America’s Tenacious Outdoorsmen, Underestimated by Liberal Press, Thwarts Planned Sale of Public Lands An organic, raw, and impactful wall of opposition forces Senator Lee of Utah to back down, explains writer and outdoorsman Steven Rinella.

Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Narrowly Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. The nomination of Trump’s initial choice, Ed Martin, Jr. was withdrawn after backlash over his public support of January 6 rioters.

‘GO TO HELL’: Trump Fumes as Senate Blocks His Recess Appointments and Skips Town for August Break The Senate Republican leader says he will find a new way forward to speed up the confirmation process for nominees.

Hamas Leaders Cite October 7 Massacre as Impetus for International Support for Palestinian Nation, Vow To Never Lay Down Arms Speaking to Al Jazeera, Hamas’ political bureau chief said that victory over Israel is possible with the support of western nations.

Trump’s Office of Special Counsel Launches Investigation of Jack Smith for Election Interference President Biden’s special counsel conducted two probes against President Trump in an attempt to influence the 2024 election, claims Cotton.

‘Not Acceptable’: Stephen Miller Accuses India of Financing Russian War in Ukraine With Oil Purchases ‘What he [Trump] said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia,’ Stephen Miller says.

'Their presence is not a crime': Judge rebukes Kristi Noem for 'stereotyping' immigrants, bars Trump admin from revoking legal status for 3 countries

'Usurping a core state police power': Trump admin 'improperly weaponized' federal laws to attack transgender youth and 'lifesaving' medical providers, states say

Third Suspect Arrested in Connection With Viral Cincinnati Assault as FBI Assists in Case One victim has been to the hospital three times and was ‘significantly harmed by the incident,’ prosecutors say.

Cincinnati Councilwoman Faces Calls for Her Resignation After Saying Man Injured in Wild Brawl ‘Begged’ for It The lawmaker says the man ‘was in a crowded theater, and he screamed fire’ before the fight broke out.

Florida Man Who Murdered His Family Thanks State for Executing Him Humanely The execution of Edward Zakrzewski for murdering his family marks a new record in the state for number carried out in a single year.

Ghislaine Maxwell Is Moved to Minimum Security Prison in Texas After Meeting with Justice Department About Epstein The quiet transfer comes as her attorneys are seeking for her to receive a pardon or commutation from President Trump in exchange for her cooperation in the JeffreyEpstein investigation

‘Great Strategy, Guys’: J.D. Vance Mocks Democrats Over Their Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad Backlash The vice president says the outrage on the left over the sultry American Eagle campaign suggests the party learned ‘nothing’ from its 2024 election loss.

Trump Nominee To Lead Special Counsel’s Office Languishes in Senate Following Scrutiny of Incendiary Social Media History ‘I think he’s one of these people that’s checked all the boxes and they’re all the wrong boxes,’ one senator says of the nominee.

New Poll Suggests Democrats Regaining Edge in Party Affiliation but Struggling With Record-Low Favorability Ratings ‘The partisan shifts this year are primarily seen in the partisan leanings of political independents,’ Gallup finds.

North Carolina Republicans Override Democratic Governor’s Vetoes of Several Bills, Including One Defining Biological Sex The senate president says he looks forward to ‘overriding these harmful vetoes and putting North Carolina families first.’

‘Is This Guy for Real?’: Massachusetts Voters React to Geoffrey Epstein Mayoral Run ‘No one locally cares about that at all. He’s a dead American, and I’m an alive Australian,’ the candidate says.