Rep. Stephanie Murphy: We need infrastructure funding now  —  Those of us who call Central Florida home know — and the census just confirmed — that our region is growing rapidly.  It makes me proud that so many people want to live here.  But the dramatic population increase is outpacing efforts …

Proud Boys' ‘Summer of Love’ Rally Ended in Blood, Beatings, and Gunfire  —  For years, Portland has been a hotbed for political violence.  Sunday's clashes mark some of the worst yet.  —  TO  —  Gunfire erupted in Portland on Sunday amid what may have been the most chaotic display …

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine  —  Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.  The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine …

Afghanistan: Taliban warns there will be ‘consequences’ if Biden delays withdrawal of US troops  —  The Taliban meets Sky News in Doha to discuss what happens next - and issues a stark warning about the withdrawal of troops from the country.  —  Created with Sketch.

Cuomo's dog Captain left at mansion after governor departed  —  ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County in the final days of his third term, recently has asked staff members at the Executive Mansion if anyone would like to keep his dog …

Mark Sanford calls Graham ‘a canary in the coalmine’ on GOP's relationship with Trump  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is a “canary in the coalmine” when it comes to the GOP's relationship with former President Trump, contending that the senator “has a good political nose for his base.”

Torrance police find 300 unopened recall ballots, with gun, drugs and mail, in sleeping man's car  —  Torrance police recover over 300 recall ballots  —  TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) — Authorities are investigating why 300 unopened vote-by-mail ballots for the upcoming recall election were found …

Devin Nunes lawsuit against GOP strategist dismissed in VA |  The Fresno Bee  —  A Virginia judge has dismissed the second of two lawsuits California Rep. Devin Nunes filed against a Republican political strategist who he claimed spread defamatory information about him leading up to his 2018 reelection campaign.

Revealed: how California police chased a nonexistent ‘antifa bus’  —  Authorities in rural northern counties spread misinformation and launched aircraft surveillance in response to false rumors about antifa ‘infiltrators’, according to records obtained by the Guardian

Giuliani associate Igor Fruman expected to plead guilty on Wednesday  —  New York (CNN)Igor Fruman, a Rudy Giuliani associate charged in a campaign finance case, is scheduled to plead guilty during an appearance in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, according to a court filing.

Why Dems Have to Win the CA Recall  —  Losing the California recall election would have disastrous consequences for the Democratic Party in California and beyond.  —  If you were sick and tired of high-stakes elections against Trumpists, I have some bad news for you.

COVID-19 outbreak among Cyber Ninjas staff delays delivery of full Arizona Senate audit  —  Senate President Karen Fann said the Senate will get just a partial report on the 2020 election audit Monday, due to a COVID-19 outbreak that has left three members of the Cyber Ninjas team “quite sick.”

As Democrats run away from Biden over Afghanistan, one senator gets it right  —  Let's keep two ideas in our heads at the same time.  The first is that President Biden deserves serious scrutiny over the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and congressional hearings should examine it.

House committee plans to seek phone records in probe of January 6, including from members of Congress  —  Washington (CNN)The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot is poised to send notices to various telecommunications companies requesting that they preserve …

Herschel Walker registers to vote in Georgia as he weighs Senate run  —  Herschel Walker has apparently moved back to Georgia in what could be a prelude to a run for the U.S. Senate.  —  The former University of Georgia football star registered to vote in Georgia on Aug. 17 after decades of living in Texas, state records show.

Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6  —  Over the course of the past year, congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has engaged in a systematic effort to cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Here are two sentences of truth about the US and Afghanistan |  The Kansas City Star  —  What we are seeing in Afghanistan right now shouldn't shock you.  It only seems that way because our institutions are steeped in systematic dishonesty.  It doesn't require a dissertation to explain what you're seeing.

Why Some Socially Liberal Gen-Z Voters Aren't Leaving The GOP  —  Welcome to Political Outliers, a column that explores groups often portrayed as all voting the same way.  In today's climate, it's easy to focus on how a group identifies politically, but that's never the full story.

The CEO Trying to Build a White, Christian, Secessionist Tech Industry  —  “It's time for us to resist,” Rand Paul says, railing against vaccine and mask mandates, “lockdown measures,” and other pandemic interventions, in a new video making the rounds on social media.  “They can't arrest all of us.”

The Latest: 16 US citizens retrieved outside Kabul airport  —  BOCA RATON, Florida — Senior U.S. military officials in Afghanistan say U.S. Special Operations retrieved 16 American citizens from outside the Kabul airport early Monday morning.  —  The military officials would not detail …

Felon voting rights law unconstitutional, NC court rules  —  Judges have restored voting rights to an estimated 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony, according to a lawyer for the people who challenged the law that has kept them from voting.

Former Gov. Rick Perry wades into mask debate in Texas schools, with a product pitch  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday jumped into the middle of the debate over mask mandates in public schools by trying to sell state officials on a product from a company in which he has a financial interest.

Infowars host in custody to face charges in Jan. 6 riot  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars, Owen Shroyer, is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, officials said Monday.  —  Shroyer, who hosts “The War Room With Owen Shroyer” …

US military gives Biden a deadline to decide on extending Afghanistan evacuations  —  (CNN)The US military is advising President Joe Biden that he must decide by Tuesday whether to extend the evacuation in Afghanistan beyond August 31, according to a defense official directly familiar with the discussions.