During a press conference this week, Kristi Noem brazenly claimed no US citizens have been detained or arrested by ICE. But she's ignoring the facts.

In August, we reported the VA lost more than 600 doctors and nearly 2,000 nurses this year, with the number of doctors still in the agency dropping each month since Trump took office. If you recently left the VA, here's how you can share your story with us:

A Virginia couple is suing to stop Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom, calling it unlawful and historically reckless.

⚡️Ukraine liberates 2 villages in Donetsk Oblast near Dobropillia, military says

“The more people know about scientists…the more they’ll like [science] and respect it.” Neil Shubin explains his approach to defeating mistrust in science, on “Babbage”

A middle finger to erasure. More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter!

Michael Wolff Vows to Open ‘Dark Curtain’ and Put Trumps ‘Under Oath’ With Epstein Suit: ‘I’d Like Nothing Better’

Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize, said she was confident the opposition would succeed in securing a peaceful transition to democracy in her country. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

A president's communications director said they had "placed politics over peace".

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, we look back on a 2024 interview with this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado. Plus, how does Trump’s ceasefire plan look from Tel Aviv?

SCOTUS is another bunch of unAmerican wackadoos who say they are Christians; they don’t follow Christ, they just follow the money ☠️

After a 2013 Supreme Court ruling weakened the most powerful part of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark law will face ANOTHER test before the court in two weeks. This time, it will decide whether to gut the law’s ability to prevent racial discrimination in voting. https://bit.ly/42SuDh6

“He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian,” a neighbor told Mother Jones. “Pretty despicable.”

The Repubs and Project 2025 want to get rid of Democrats, the rule of law and make this Country into a dictatorship☠️. Repubs and their manosphere wants to militarise the streets of America, Putin and other authoritarians are ecstatic ☠️

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked FEMA Funds for Naples After Donor Intervened

⚡️Russia using 'shadow fleet' tankers to launch drones towards European cities, Zelensky says. Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers are being used to "launch and control" Russian drones over European cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 28, citing intelligence reports.

In an interview with NPR to be aired in October, Kennedy said he is "very worried" about America today.

Maine has long been one of the most food insecure states in New England. In March, the Trump administration cut more than $1 billion from two U.S. food programs.