Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers, Union Says  —  In a significant development that could bring an end to a historic writers' strike, the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a provisional deal on Sunday.

Playbook: How McCarthy is angling to survive the week  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE STRIKE DOWN?  — “Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers,” by the Hollywood Reporter's Katie Kilkenny

Bob Menendez, Al Franken, and the presumption of innocence  —  “Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey.  He has a right to due process and a fair trial.”  —  That was the response of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …

GOP donor wants his money back after candidate hires Corey Lewandowski  —  An alleged unwanted advance causes ripples in Louisiana's gubernatorial primary two years later.  —  John Odom, a major Republican donor, has been a top backer of Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry.

Big GOP donors hoped for an alternative to Trump.  Now some are giving up.  —  The number of big-money donors giving to super PACs focused on the GOP primary is down from 2016.  —  Top Republican donors shopping for a candidate not named Donald Trump had high hopes that Ron DeSantis would be their savior.

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut.  How much is up to Congress  —  Federal wildland firefighters were on the frontlines of some of the harshest wildfires to hit the U.S. and Canada this summer.  But as Congress is inching towards its Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government …

Biden is presiding over a labor renaissance  —  He's joining UAW workers on the picket line.  But his solidarity goes beyond symbolism. … President Joe Biden announced last week that he will join striking United Auto Workers (UAW) workers on the picket line in Michigan on Tuesday.

Biden world is worried about spoilers as third parties threaten to boost Trump  —  The president recently discussed the issue with Hillary Clinton, who warned him to take seriously the possibility of third-party candidates' siphoning off votes.  —  WASHINGTON — There's …

Shutdowns Cost Billions as US Federal Workers Paid to Stay Home  — Fees go uncollected, billions spent to pay furloughed workers  — Government shutdowns ‘leave the government to waste money’  —  The costly truth about US government shutdowns: They don't save taxpayers a dime.

Zelensky and Trudeau Give Soldier Who Reportedly Fought for Nazi Germany a Standing Ovation  —  The Canadian parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been reported to have given a standing ovation to a reported former member of a Nazi military division.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets Hanukkah Menorah Image for Yom Kippur  —  WRONG HOLIDAY!  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is getting roasted on Twitter (now known as X) after posting a Yom Kippur message featuring an image of a Hanukkah menorah.  She swiftly deleted the post without …

Menendez will hold press conference on Monday  —  U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will hold a press conference on Monday morning in Hudson County, where he grew up and where he launched his political career as a 20-year-old school board member, making his first public comments since his indictment on federal corruption charges on Friday.

California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’  —  “He may have the title, but Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, they all share the job,” Eric Swalwell said.  —  Kevin McCarthy may have the title of House speaker but there are other Republicans holding the reins …