The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon  —  Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States.  —  According to conventional political analysis …

FDA Takes Action on Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action approving and authorizing for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated …

Dems inch toward House majority with recent court wins  —  Court rulings on redistricting are raising Democratic hopes.  —  The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of court actions might cost Republicans the House majority.

McCarthy pressure hits a boiling point  —  House Republicans are barreling toward an existential clash over this month's government funding talks.  —  Kevin McCarthy is facing the greatest peril to his speakership since he clawed his way into the job eight months ago, with multiple factions …

Labor, business reach deal to end referendum over landmark California fast-food law  —  California Politics ,Jobs, Labor & Workplace  —  Fast-food companies agreed over the weekend to pull a California referendum off next years ballot that sought to reverse a landmark worker-protections law …

Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find  —  Most Americans disapprove of president's economic policy, posing a challenge to his re-election  —  Voters have a slightly rosier view of the economy now that inflation is easing.  Few are giving President Biden credit for the improvement.

Prosecutors drop foreign-agent case against Trump transition adviser  —  Bijan Rafiekian is a California businessman and former business partner of Trump ally Michael Flynn.  —  The Justice Department has quietly abandoned one of the last prosecutions stemming from investigations …

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode  —  “It was incredible to me to listen to that,” former Virginia Republican Denver Riggleman said of his very week in the hardline House Freedom Caucus.  —  LOADING  —  Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) …

Majority of California voters don't support cash for slavery reparations: Poll  —  A California task force made a recommendation to pay cash reparations to descendants of slaves earlier this year, but a majority of voters in the state oppose the council's request.

Newsom's Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says  —  Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after the California governor ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends  —  Amid questions about the health of Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

Yellen ‘feeling very good’ about chances for economic soft landing  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “feeling very good” about the U.S. making a soft economic landing without a recession.  —  “I am feeling very good about that prediction,” Yellen told Bloomberg when asked whether …

Protesters Arrested for Storming Kevin McCarthy's Office  —  ‘PASS PEPFAR NOW!’  —  A group of seven activists were arrested for unlawful entry on Monday morning after storming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office to demand the passage of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Capitol Police confirmed to The Daily Beast.

Twitter appears to throttle New York Times  —  X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to be attempting to limit its users' access to The New York Times.  —  Since late July, engagement on X posts linking to the New York Times has dropped dramatically.

Meet the Press - September 10, 2023  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.), Cornell Belcher, Mark Murray, Danielle Pletka, Amy Walter and Kristen Welker  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday, future of the party.  —  FMR. PRES. DONALD TRUMP:

Kim Jong Un's Train Headed Toward Russia for Putin Talks  — Trip will be Kim's first outside Korean Peninsula since 2019  — US expects he will talk about weapons deal with Putin  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Russia via his luxury armored train, South Korean media reported …