McCarthy reverses on Ukraine aid as GOP scrambles on funding bills  —  The backtrack comes as Republicans try to shore up votes to move forward after two setbacks.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is backtracking on his plan to remove Ukraine aid from a massive military spending bill …

Clarence Thomas' Latest Pay-to-Play Scandal Finally Connects All the Dots  —  ProPublica released a new report on Friday detailing Justice Clarence Thomas' close relationship with the Koch brothers with previously undisclosed and extraordinarily damning new details.

Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks  —  An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online  —  Academics, universities …

Fetterman calls for Menendez to resign  —  Menendez was indicted for accepting bribes Friday.  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign from the Senate on Saturday, making him the first Democratic senator to call for his resignation.

Joe Biden Is About to Go Where No President Has Gone Before  —  A picket line.  —  On September 15, the United Auto Workers began a targeted strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis (the conglomerate that includes Chrysler) in an effort to secure higher wages, a four-day work week, and other protections in the union's next contract.

The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees  —  Right-wing Republicans who represent a minority in their party and in Congress have succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills  —  Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains  —  Jessica Burgess, a Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy …

U.S. Provided Canada With Intelligence on Killing of Sikh Leader  —  American intelligence gave assistance, but communications intercepted by Canada were more definitive in linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.  —  American spy agencies provided information to Ottawa …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Flirts With the Libertarian Party  —  Mr. Kennedy sat down with the party's chair in July, a previously undisclosed meeting, as Democrats fret about a third party bid.  —  For months, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he plans to continue his long-shot challenge …

Richard Branson to climate change deniers: 'it's a fact of life'  —  While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shared details of his next endeavor: combating climate change.  —  The billionaire British businessman announced Monday …

Cassidy Hutchinson Reappears.  She Has More Trump Stories to Tell.  —  “I would like not to be a hermit,” the former White House aide says upon the publication of a memoir about her journey down a political rabbit hole.  —  Cassidy Hutchinson dropped out of sight last year after she testified …