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 …

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.

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 …

California's fast food wars yield a truce  —  Labor and the fast food industry have struck a deal to avoid a California ballot fight.  —  Fast food corporations and labor unions in California have struck a deal on worker regulations, defusing a yearslong power struggle and looming ballot fight.

US makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds  —  The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money …

Governor Youngkin Pardons Father Who Was Arrested in School Board Meeting  —  In a Loudoun County, Va., case that became a national flashpoint over transgender rights, Scott Smith rose to accuse a boy of assaulting his daughter, and a fight ensued.  —  In a case that became a national flashpoint …

MSU football coach Mel Tucker could face “monumental fall” after sexual harassment allegations, reporter says  —  Michigan State University's head football coach Mel Tucker was suspended without pay on Sunday after USA Today reported on harassment allegations against him.

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.

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.) …

TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike  —  As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) continues to strike, TikTok is blocking searches on the platform for “WGA.”  —  The writers strike began on May 2 after unresolved labor negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

‘Christian, The Hugging Lion’ latest children's book banned in Florida - despite no mention of sexuality: report  —  A children's book about a lion raised by two men has been banned in Florida because right-wing activists suspect the men might be gay - despite nothing in the book suggesting …

Twitter appears to throttle New York Times  —  The Scoop  —  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.

Nearly five decades after the fall of Saigon, U.S. will help Vietnam boost its military capabilities  — Biden and Trọng agreed to “welcome further cooperation in defense industry and defense trade” between the two countries.  — Vietnam upped the U.S.'s diplomatic status to a …

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 …

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:

DHS has the wrong addresses for 177,000 migrants inside the U.S.  —  An internal watchdog report says the agency has a limited ability to track migrants who have crossed the border once they are released in the U.S. to await their asylum hearings.  —  The internal watchdog for the Department …

Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes decides against congressional campaign  —  Sarah Hughes, a former Olympic figure skating champion, has decided not to run for a congressional seat in her home state of New York after she initially said that she planned to launch a campaign.