Material on foreign nation's nuclear capabilities seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  Some seized documents were so closely held, only the president, a Cabinet-level or near-Cabinet level official could authorize others to know  —  A document describing a foreign government's military defenses …

Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6  —  The ruling made Couy Griffin, a county commissioner in New Mexico, the first official in more than 100 years to be removed under the Constitution's bar on insurrectionists holding office.  —  WASHINGTON — A judge in New Mexico …

Dr. Oz on Incest: More Than First Cousin?  ‘Not a Big Problem.’  —  It's incredible that this man really thought he should run for office after publicly weighing in on people “smashing” their cousins, among other things.  —  Alerts  —  The problem with being a celebrity before you enter politics …

Jennifer Lawrence Talks Motherhood, Causeway, and the End of Roe v. Wade  —  Lawrence has no patience for the politically unengaged.  “You have to be political.  It's too dire.  Politics are killing people.”  Dior top, skirt, and belt.  Photographed by Tina Barney, Vogue, October 2022.

Steve Bannon faces state indictment in N.Y., will surrender Thursday  —  The former Trump strategist, convicted of contempt of Congress this summer, was pardoned by Trump on federal charges in 2020  —  NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon is expected to surrender to state prosecutors on Thursday …

Live results: Massachusetts primaries  —  Can Republicans keep their hold on the gubernatorial seat in Massachusetts?  It seems odd, but it's true — the GOP has had a near stranglehold on the top office of this very blue state for 30 years.  Since Michael Dukakis' term ended in 1991 …

Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections  —  On an episode of his podcast Tuesday, the U.S. senator said the bill would be an attack on religious liberties.  —  Copy link  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said he will vote against a bill …

Democrats Winning Over the “Meh” Voter  —  A big reason we pay so much attention to a president's job approval rating, even in a midterm election when the president isn't on the ballot, is the significant correlation between voter opinions of a president and their vote choice in an election.

Beneath campaign nastiness, legitimate concerns about Fetterman's health  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has not fully recovered from the serious stroke he suffered in May. His campaign has acknowledged his obvious struggles with “auditory processing” …

‘Turnout is going to be through the roof’  —  READY, SET, SPEND — Labor Day marks the traditional beginning of the fall campaign, and the airwaves are about to be inundated with political ads — from today through Election Day, $1.4 billion has been booked on TV for all political races across the country, according to AdImpact.

Former Pentagon Leaders Warn of a Dangerous Era  —  The challenge to the 2020 election result has helped create “an extremely adverse environment,” former defense secretaries and generals said in an open letter.  —  WASHINGTON — The challenge to a peaceful transfer of power …

Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach  —  A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices …

White House press secretary grilled on tweet calling 2016 election ‘stolen’  —  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Peter Doocy's question was ‘ridiculous’  —  Fox News reporter Peter Doocy confronted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with her own past tweets …

Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill  —  Abortion South Carolina  —  A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban setting up a showdown among Republicans wary of passing such a restrictive bill.

A Democratic president who does not back down changes everything  —  After “The Speech,” bothsidesism may be a sign of hope.  —  On Friday, I explained why I think the president's prime-time address last week, in which he named the public's enemy in the course of becoming the people's partisan, was a BFD among BFDs.

New CNN chief's first major hire is retired cop who recently lied about the NYPD spying on Muslims after 9/11  —  John Miller has a long history of obfuscation when it comes to police misconduct.  Welcome to Chris Licht's new CNN.  —  CNN's newest pundit is John Miller …

GOP offers strained Trump defenses in Mar-a-Lago probe — for now  —  It's just a bookkeeping issue.  Presidents have broad declassification authority.  And if the records actually posed a national security threat, Congress would have known about it.  —  In the days since the FBI search …

Peter Thiel's Investment Firm Is Backing a Menstrual Cycle-Focused ‘Femtech’ Company  —  Evie Magazine is COVID-skeptical, transphobic, and obsessed with traditional womanhood.  Now, with Thiel Capital's help, they're launching a “wellness” company based on menstrual cycles.  —  Anna Merlan

It Was War.  Then, a Rancher's Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.  —  The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change.  Just don't dynamite their homes.  —  WELLS, Nev. — Horace Smith blew up a lot of beaver dams in his life.

91 Texas state troopers responded to the Uvalde massacre.  Their bosses have deflected scrutiny and blame.  —  State troopers outnumbered local law enforcement 2-to-1 outside Robb Elementary, but the Department of Public Safety has blocked the release of records and carefully shaped the narrative …

Hurts So Good  —  Why are so many young women suffering from invisible illnesses?  Meet the girls in a world of pain.  —  In July 2019, Morgan Cooper was in a hospital bed when her gastroenterologist, psychiatrist, internist, a few nurses, and her mother marched into her room.

Politico's new German owner has a ‘contrarian’ plan for American media  —  Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down  —  BERLIN — Months after his company bought Politico …