‘Deeply Problematic’: Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry  —  A ruling by a judge appointed by former President Donald J. Trump surprised specialists and could slow the documents investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge's extraordinary decision on Monday to interject …

Russia Is Buying North Korean Artillery, According to U.S. Intelligence  —  Moscow's purchase of millions of shells and rockets from North Korea is a sign that global sanctions have hampered the Russian military's supply lines.  —  WASHINGTON — Russia is buying millions of artillery shells …

Red wave crashing?  GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins  —  The possibility of a great red wave still looms.  But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two-month sprint, leading Republicans concede that their party's advantage may be slipping even as Democrats confront …

‘Fat Leonard,’ set to finally be sentenced in long-running Navy bribery scheme, is on the lam  —  Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet on Sunday  —  The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who has been under house arrest …

Meta Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children's Data on Instagram  —  Irish regulators said Instagram violated European data protection rules.  It was the latest move by authorities in Europe and the U.S. related to child protection online.  —  LONDON — Meta was fined roughly $400 million …

‘Privatization Is On The Table’: Gov. Reeves Gives Jackson Water Crisis Update  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced “significant” improvements in the Jackson water system on Labor Day while telling reporters he is open to numerous long-term solutions, including leasing its management to a private company.

Russia switches off Europe's main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted  —  Gazprom previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault  —  Russia's gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” …

Israeli Military Admits ‘Highly Probable’ Soldier Mistakenly Killed Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh  —  An Israeli soldier under fire likely erroneously targeted Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, misidentifying her as an armed militant, according to an army probe ■ …

Biden again attacks ‘MAGA’ GOP members of Congress, ‘full of anger, violence and hate,’ in Labor Day speech  —  Biden targets Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, up for re-election, in Labor Day speech  —  President Biden attacked Republicans during his Labor Day speech in Wisconsin.

How Biden could help U.S. reach climate goals on his own  —  A new report published Monday outlines a slew of executive actions the Biden administration could take to combat climate change.  —  While the Inflation Reduction Act will help make a significant cut in U.S. emissions …

Suicide-by-Kiwi-Farms.  —  You can't delete your past, but you can die trying.  —  If you're as extremely online as Katherine and I are, you've probably had the surreal experience of trying to explain some obscure internet drama to an IRL friend, only to suddenly be overcome with horror upon listening to yourself.

Why I've stopped fearing America is headed for civil war  —  Thomas E. Ricks's latest book, “Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968,” will be published in October.  —  Five years ago I began to worry about a new American civil war breaking out.