Former GOP rep: Trump gave Democrats ‘major gift’ with speech in Pennsylvania  —  Former Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent on Saturday said former President Trump's speech at a rally on Saturday night in the Keystone state was a “major gift” for Democrats.

Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home  —  Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, one of Nevada's most accomplished and trusted journalists, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning.

Chile Says ‘No’ to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate  —  The rejected Constitution would have legalized abortion, adopted universal health care and enshrined more than 100 constitutional rights, a global record.  —  SANTIAGO, Chile — For the past three years …

Amazon's putting a three-day pause on reviews for The Rings of Power  —  The new policy applies to all of Amazon's shows and movies  —  Amazon is reportedly putting a three-day delay on user reviews for all of its content on Prime Video, including the newly-released The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Living in a city with no water: ‘This is unbearable’  —  JACKSON, Miss. — What stood out this week was the calm.  The streets were quiet, and residents queued expectantly for resources.  —  The entire city of more than 150,000 was without safe drinking water, with no end in sight.

The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse  —  Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences

Free Staters seek to undo New Hampshire government from within  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The doormat outside Carla Gericke's house carries the warning “Come back with a warrant.”  It's a stark reflection of her broad distrust of government bureaucracy, an attitude that is the driving force behind …

U.S. ambassador to Russia leaving post as Ukraine war drags on  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, ended his tenure as America's top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, and will retire from a lengthy career …

China Threatens Reaction After U.S. Announces Arms Sales to Taiwan  —  A $1.1 billion package would “severely jeopardize” ties, Chinese officials say in demanding that Washington revoke the deal.  —  HONG KONG — China threatened over the weekend to take countermeasures …

J.D. Vance largely avoids pivot to center in Ohio's U.S. Senate race after culture-war heavy Republican primary  —  LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio - J.D. Vance hit more than a few right-wing notes in the lead-up to his victory in the Republican U.S. primary earlier this year.

Biden's use of Marines during Philadelphia speech adds to debate over politicization of the military  —  As President Joe Biden stood outside Philadelphia's Independence Hall on Thursday night, making the case ahead of the midterm elections that “equality and democracy are under assault,” he wasn't standing alone.

Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut  —  Local residents and elected officials are seeking to block large housing projects, warning that increased density could change the character of their towns.  —  In the town of Fairfield, Conn. …

Florida let them vote.  Then DeSantis's election police arrested them.  —  BELLE GLADE, Fla. — When Leo Grant Jr. cast his ballot in the 2020 election, it was the first time the 53-year-old had ever voted — an act that made him feel like he was setting a good example for his three sons and fulfilling his role as a citizen.

Biden's Student-Debt Rescue Plan Is a Legal Mess  —  The good news is that there's still time to fix it.  —  About the author: Jed Shugerman is a professor at Fordham Law, a visiting professor at Boston University School of Law, and the author of The People's Courts and shugerblog.com.

Transcript: Rep. Jamie Raskin on “Face the Nation,” Sept. 4, 2022  —  The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland that aired Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MAJOR GARRETT: We're joined now by Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin …

Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series  —  Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT.  The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys.  —  Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”