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Iran hit hundreds of buildings, dozens of aircraft as war drains U.S. munitions, IG says
Iranian missile and drone attacks on U.S. outposts in the Middle East have damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and dozens of American combat aircraft since the start of the war against Tehran, according to a major new report from the Pentagon's inspector general.
Supreme Court won’t let Trump use post office to block mailed ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift an injunction blocking President Trump's attempt to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mailed ballots in this year's election, dealing a significant blow to the administration's effort to impose new mail voting rules.
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate three months after serious fall
Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday, casting his first vote since he took a serious fall in June.
Global warming will mean 2.5 million fewer elderly deaths over the next 50 years
Global warming will lead to more older adults visiting emergency rooms, but fewer of them will die and overall emergency room spending should drop, according to new research by the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. military rolls out ‘on orbit’ space weapons, other advances amid war with Iran
The U.S. is developing advanced space weapons and rapidly building the Golden Dome missile shield, key Pentagon officials said Monday, even as military leaders announced new steps to protect American airpower assets from low-cost drone and missile attacks by Iran or other adversaries.
Vance signals U.S. mediation in Yemen war as Houthis expand control over Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Vice President J.D. Vance said Monday that the U.S. has been in contact with the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen as the rebel group consolidates its control over the country's western coastline and deepens its influence over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Trump’s $5,000 checks turn politics into shameless vote buying
"Money is the mother's milk of politics," said Jesse M. Unruh, who in the 1960s was a powerful Democratic politician and speaker of the California State Assembly.
Is a Catholic revival happening on college campuses? Some experts are skeptical
College chaplaincies led a surge in Americans converting to Catholicism during the 2025-2026 academic year, a new report finds.
Hunter Biden, Clancy jurors, Piker and Talarico: The ethics of shamelessness
If you have no capacity for shame, you have no conscience.
Warning of AI doomsday ‘swarm’ sparks push to slam brakes on superhuman technology
A string of new, terrifying warnings from the artificial intelligence community has put Congress, the White House and the A.I. industry on notice: Slow the progress of the rapidly developing technology before a swarm of bots takes over the Internet and "kill all humans."
House Speaker Johnson calls Trump’s $5,000 checks an ‘idea’ Congress will consider
Republicans aren't making any promises about handing out $5,000 checks to every adult American, even after President Trump doubled down on the plan by telling reporters in Ireland that it will be "easy enough" if the GOP wins in November.
Pentagon funding hits snag, as Congress returns amid Iran war and ahead of midterm elections
The Republican-controlled House and Senate return Monday amid a series of looming national security policy fights.
GOP candidates turn up the volume on lower health insurance costs
Republicans are testing a new midterm message: They're populists fighting against health insurance companies while working to lower premium costs.
DOJ boots Afghan woman in first Alien Terrorist Court deportation
The Trump administration said it has successfully used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to secure the deportation of an Afghan whose relatives plotted an attack to disrupt the 2024 election.
Industries point to gains, leverage under Trump’s Canadian tariffs
President Trump's tariffs on Canada are creating clear winners and uneasy allies, with steel and lumber producers embracing the protection while alcohol and dairy groups see the levies as a bargaining chip to push Ottawa to the negotiating table.
Republicans get preview of 2028 in Vance speech
President Trump headlined the second and final night of the Republicans' midterm convention, but Vice President J.D. Vance debuted as the party's political future.
One year later, death of Charlie Kirk stings at GOP convention
The Republican National Committee left an empty chair for Charlie Kirk at the party's midterm convention and tried to fill the void with a moving tribute one year after his assassination on a college campus in Utah.
Trump’s $5,000 dividend offer upends the midterm election narrative
President Trump's promise to pay a $5,000 dividend to Americans if Republicans win majorities in the House and Senate in the midterm elections is being dismissed as a bribe and as unworkable, but mass payouts by the federal government have a long history.
Will AI destroy the human race by the end of the decade?
Two current Anthropic researchers and a researcher who resigned from the company went public this week to say supercharged artificial intelligence could destroy the human race by the end of the decade.
Why 90% of colleges still don’t require the SAT, even as the Ivy League returns to it
The Ivy League has restored or is restoring SAT and ACT admissions requirements that had been suspended during pandemic lockdowns, but a new report finds 90% of colleges and universities nationwide still do not require standardized test scores.
