Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules  —  The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.  —  A federal judge in Boston ruled for the third time on Friday that the Trump administration's plans …

In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members  —  About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military's diminished stocks of munitions.  —  U.S. government investigators have taken …

Trump Spirals After Missouri Supreme Court Hands Him Massive Loss  —  President Donald Trump crashed out on Thursday night after the Missouri Supreme Court struck down Republican redistricting efforts ahead of midterm elections—changing the House map after the primary and before November in an unprecedented move.

Fake Version of Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects to Epstein Files  —  A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department's library of Epstein files.  —  Someone seems very intent on making sure voters don't forget about the Epstein files.

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Friday to block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet's need …

Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance's position that it's not a ‘war’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.”

Veterans make emergency request to block construction of Trump's arch  —  The administration is seeking to render the project a “fait accompli” by moving quickly, the veterans' lawyers argued Friday.  —  Three Vietnam War veterans on Friday asked a federal judge to prevent work …

Tetris Owner Denounces Trump White House Clone of Game  —  Responding to Build the Wall, an apparent copy of the retro video game, the Tetris Company said “we take copyright infringement very seriously.”  —  The Tetris Company, the company that owns the rights to the classic video game …

Judge weighs how to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charge against Olympian … A Washington judge on Friday said he will rule quickly on whether to dismiss a now-discredited indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with prejudice …

Trump Signs Order to Help Ranchers Bypass USDA-Inspected Processing Facilities  —  He characterized the move as an effort to reduce smaller ranchers' reliance on a handful of large meat-packers.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday intended to make it easier …

Former Staff Members Threaten to Expose Fetterman's Internal Messages  —  The former aides started a social media account they said would publicize Senator John Fetterman's communications, following a report detailing the Democrat's disdain for doing his job.

Ballroom Blitz  —  Trump's obsessive bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.  —  These are Corinthian columns," President Donald Trump tells me as he sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office in late August, a stack of printed renderings spread before him.

Fox News abruptly parts ways with scandal-tarred star Maria Bartiromo  —  Fox News abruptly announced Thursday that it is parting ways with longtime host Maria Bartiromo, whose close ties to President Trump helped propel her ratings but also ultimately unraveled her Fox career.

Federal ‘Bureal’ of Investigation: Kash Patel Posts Embarrassing Slop Video About How Much the FBI Loves AI  —  Is anybody checking this stuff for accuracy over there?  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is not known as the most competent guy around.  And a video he posted to X on Thursday isn't going to help that reputation.

Missouri Republican candidate allegedly tried to plant drugs on primary opponent: Investigators  —  The state GOP has called on Thomas Christopher Ross to withdraw from the race.  —  Thomas Ross booking photo.  —  Joplin Municipal Jail  —  A Republican candidate for a Missouri State House seat …

Senate aide's lobbying side gig raises ethics questions  —  FIRST IN PI — A senior staffer for Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has quietly worked as a lobbyist for Meta and other high-profile clients — an unusual agreement that experts say raises questions about ethics and possible conflicts of interest …

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Billion Fund  —  The plan to create a fund that could have funneled taxpayer money to the president's allies drew repeated scrutiny, including a rare rebuke from Senate Republicans.  —  A federal magistrate judge ordered …

Trump says he's followed the Lindsay Clancy case in first comments on trial: “She did a horrible, horrible thing”  —  Shortly after the judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy's murder case declared a mistrial Friday due to a hung jury, President Trump called it a “terrible situation” and a …

Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's ‘homewrecker’ law  —  Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday.  Sinema has acknowledged having …

Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms  —  The 6-week-old died Aug. 18 at home, after being in palliative care at home soon after birth, Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni said.  —  Summary  —  A local coroner has said that an infant from the Amish community in Lancaster County …

Supreme Court grants Republican emergency appeal on TV ad rates before midterms  —  The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republicans in a dispute over campaign ad prices on Friday, clearing a legal roadblock to political parties getting cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm elections.

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy puts hold on four Trump nominees after shocking report on Lori Chavez-DeRemer's behavior  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican leader of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee placed a hold Friday on four of President Trump's nominees to federal labor …