'There's enormous frustration': Trump forces Republicans off-script... again  —  The investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified national security records is forcing Republicans into a strained defense during a pre-midterm sprint in which they'd much rather be talking about Joe Biden.

Trump hires former Florida solicitor general in criminal probe of Mar-a-Lago documents  —  Chris Kise, Florida's former solicitor general who served on Gov. Ron DeSantis's transition team, inked a contract to represent Donald Trump in the criminal case that resulted in the FBI search …

Trump Woke Up and Went on a 60-Post, QAnon-Fueled Social Media Spree  —  You can take the man off of Twitter, but you can't take the urge to post out of the man  —  FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD Trump spent Tuesday morning feverishly sharing content from supporters on his social media platform Truth Social …

‘Do Not Drink The Water’: Jackson Water System Failing For 180,000 People  —  Jackson's water system is failing and water across the city is entirely unsafe to drink, officials said at an emergency briefing Monday night.  State leadership have warned all residents of Mississippi's capital city …

Why I Changed My Mind on Student Debt Forgiveness  —  As an economist who studies education, I long thought that forgiving student loans was a crude and inequitable tool for fixing student aid.  College graduates, after all, are the winners in our society.  College certainly changed my life …

Georgia 2022: Walker Holds Two-Point Lead Over Warnock in Tight Senate Race; Kemp Leads Abrams by Four  —  Home Polls Georgia 2022: Walker Holds Two-Point Lead Over Warnock in Tight Senate Race; Kemp Leads Abrams by Four  —  The latest Emerson College Polling survey of the Georgia general …

Frustrations Mount at Washington Post as Its Business Struggles  —  With digital subscriptions and digital advertising revenue stagnating, the company is on pace to lose money this year.  —  In the years after Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, business boomed.

Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine may be outgunned but in the latest sign it is not yet outfoxed, a fleet of decoys resembling advanced U.S. rocket systems has tricked Russian forces into wasting expensive long-range cruise missiles on dummy targets …

More Republicans back Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania governor  —  The ranks of Republicans rejecting State Sen. Doug Mastriano, their party's nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, grew this week as a former national security Cabinet member and a former Trump administration lawyer endorsed …

U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions.  Although statistically similar to last year's 68%, it is up from 64% before the pandemic and is the highest Gallup has recorded on this measure since 1965.

Bill Barr Made the Decision to Clear Trump, and That Should Still Frighten Us  —  The memo released last week by the Justice Department closing the book on the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election is a frightening document.

Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron's Sex Life … For Trump, that has been a subject of intense — and tawdry — interest for years.  —  Specifically, Trump has bragged to some of his closest associates — both during and after his time in the White House …

Top-level FBI agent under fire for role in Hunter Biden investigation resigns  —  Timothy Thibault, a top-level FBI agent who had been under fire for his role in investigations regarding President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, resigned late last week and was walked out of the FBI, two U.S. officials confirmed.

Ted Cruz says FBI needs ‘complete housecleaning’ due to its ‘horrific’ abuse of power  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the comments at a ‘conservative activist summit’ in Atlanta, where he was campaigning for Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

How Twitter's child porn problem ruined its plans for an OnlyFans competitor  —  Internal documents and Twitter employees reveal the need for massive investment to remove illegal content — but executives haven't listened  —  In the spring of 2022, Twitter considered making a radical change to the platform.

Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs  —  The elite force's selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics.  —  CORONADO, Calif. — Kyle Mullen always had the natural drive and talent that made success look easy.

From a Republican ‘tsunami’ to a ‘puddle’: Why the forecast for November is changing  —  It was a referendum.  Now it's a choice.  —  For political professionals in both parties, that's the capsule explanation for why the Democratic position in the midterm elections appears to have improved so much since summer began.

What's Behind Trump's Private War With the Intelligence Community?  —  The former president is serially criminal, loves dictators, and hates being held accountable.  No wonder he despises the U.S. intelligence community. … When you are at war with the truth, you attack the truth tellers.

Republicans fight abortion backlash with ads — and stealth website edits  —  Democrats have been hammering GOP candidates on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade.  That's left some Republicans scrambling to try to figure out how to soften the blow.  —  A number of Republicans are trying …

His emotional support animal is an alligator.  They sleep in the same bed.  —  ‘When he turns his nose toward you, that means he expects a kiss,’ Joie Henney said  —  Joseph Henney's emotional support animal WallyGator goes with him almost everywhere, from the grocery store to walks in the park.

U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf … The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.

First Solar announces new U.S. panel factory following the Inflation Reduction Act  — First Solar, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will build a new panel factory in the U.S.  — CEO Mark Widmar told CNBC the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act …

An ‘annoyed’ Melania Trump stays mum on Mar-a-Lago search as she promotes NFT business  —  Shortly after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, former President Donald Trump fumed on social media about agents rummaging through his wife's clothing and personal items.

Dems warm to Biden again  —  As President Biden's political fortunes improve, some swing-state Democrats are acting more comfortable about appearing with the president. … But that's beginning to change.  — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro and Rep. Matt Cartwright will appear …