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GOP privacy hawks wage quiet battle with TSA over face recognition bill Federal agency officials have been orchestrating a lobbying effort against legislation many Senate Republicans are keen to advance.

Senate GOP privacy hawks are stewing over the derailment of a bill earlier this week that would limit face-scanning technologies.

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle They will head to Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker has expressed sympathy for their plight.

EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of Texas Democrats plan to flee the state in a last-ditch effort to disrupt a redistricting attempt forced by Trump.

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle They will head to Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker has expressed sympathy for their plight.

Scoop: Dozens of Texas Democrats plan to flee the state amid a special session Sunday afternoon, making a last-ditch effort to disrupt a mid-decade redistricting attempt forced by President Donald Trump.

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‘More like a blue trickle’: Dems are hoping for a blue wave that might not happen There's little evidence so far that Democrats are going to crash the gates of Washington.

Dems are hoping for a blue wave.

It may not happen.

Opinion | Kasparov and Landsbergis: Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise To survive, the European Union needs to change.

OPINION: “The EU is not equipped to deal with outside actors who fundamentally threaten its existence, with whom it cannot find a negotiated solution and peacefully coexist,” writes @garrykasparov.bsky.social and @glandsbergis.bsky.social.

Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers are assembled.

Trump's former statistics chief is panning his firing of Erika McEntarfer, who oversaw a July jobs report that rankled the president and suggested a slowdown in the economy.

Kamala Harris isn’t running for California governor. Is Rick Caruso? Harris was the biggest domino to fall — and her pass has questions swirling again around the Los Angeles billionaire, who is weighing a run for governor or mayor.

Kamala Harris isn’t running for California governor. Is Rick Caruso?

This clarifies a deleted post that contained incomplete information about Republican senators' efforts to confirm Trump nominees.

Senate GOP barrels toward ultimatum over Trump nominees Republicans are warning if they can't get a deal they are prepared to change the rules or try to adjourn.

Senate Republicans are pushing for a resolution over dozens of Trump's nominees.

‘I wouldn’t want her in my district’: Some Dems want Kamala Harris to sit the midterms out There’s a swath of the party that would be glad if Harris doesn’t run in 2028 — or campaign actively in the midterms.

There’s a swath of the Democratic party that would be glad if Harris doesn’t run in 2028 — or campaign actively in the midterms.

New filings reveal how top Dems are preparing possible 2028 runs Possible 2028 contenders’ leadership PACs have raised and spent millions of dollars combined this year, new filings show.

Some Dems are already preparing to run for president in 2028.

Possible 2028 contenders’ leadership PACs have raised and spent millions of dollars combined this year, new filings show.

How Trump became the new master of the Senate The single most important factor determining the outcome of the 2026 Senate election cycle is President Donald Trump.

The most important factor determining the outcome of the 2026 Senate election cycle is Trump.

On the Senate’s ‘Kumbaya’ committee, John Kennedy is suddenly singing off-key The folksy Louisiana Republican says he's not the go-along-to-get-along type.

John Kennedy just contributed to a days-long holdup on an initial package of fiscal 2026 spending bills — insisting he get a chance to vote against funding for Congress itself.



The folksy Louisiana Republican says he's not the go-along-to-get-along type.

Dolores Huerta Has Seen Farm Raids Before. But Not Like This. The longtime farm labor activist gets candid about the fallout from Trump’s deportation efforts.

Labor activist Dolores Huerta gets candid on Trump’s farm raids, the Teamsters and RFK Jr.

The Supreme Court just dropped a hint about its next big Voting Rights Act case In a pending case on Louisiana’s congressional map, the justices ordered briefing on whether it’s constitutional to intentionally draw majority-Black districts.

The Supreme Court just dropped a hint about its next big Voting Rights Act case.

A war is brewing over the future of the Republican Party. It’s getting messy. Two opposing factions are jockeying to be the true MAGA warriors at this weekend’s Young Republican National Convention.

A war is brewing over the future of the Republican Party.

It’s getting messy.

Businesses got some clarity on Trump’s trade deal. They aren't reassured. Trump's Thursday tariff announcements caught some in corporate America by surprise.

Businesses get more certainty on Trump's trade war, but still feel gloomy.

Federal judge will decide whether Trump ally Alina Habba can lead prosecutions in New Jersey It could open additional challenges to her authority since a hearing isn’t for two weeks.

Federal judge will decide whether Trump ally Alina Habba can lead prosecutions in New Jersey politi.co/4fjOdYK w/ @kyledcheney @joshgerstein @MattFriedmanNJ

'Shoot the messenger’: Democrats condemn Trump’s call to fire BLS chief Democrats accused Trump of shifting blame for an underwhelming jobs report.

Democrats condemn Trump’s call to fire BLS chief and accuse the president of shifting blame for an underwhelming jobs report.

Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony The House Oversight chair also rejected an immunity request from the Jeffrey Epstein associate.

The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed.

Federal Reserve’s Kugler to resign, giving Trump earlier-than-expected opening Adriana Kugler was confirmed for the central bank’s board in 2023.

BREAKING: Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler to step down, handing Trump an earlier-than-expected opening on the central bank.

Rep. @mcbride.house.gov tells our Dasha Burns that she believes "so much of Trumpism is fueled by a frustration that government no longer works or delivers for people.”

Subscribe to #TheConversation for the full interview — out Sunday: pod.link/1111319839

Trump demands firing of BLS chief after soft jobs report The monthly jobs report showed just 73,000 jobs in July, with big reductions to May's and June's numbers

BREAKING: Trump wants the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics fired over weaker than expected job numbers.

Meet the Fraudster Who Wants to Make California Its Own Country The man behind the Calexit movement claims to be a baller. But he's broke.

The man behind the movement to make California its own country claims to be a business tycoon. But he's broke.

Meet the CEO of Calexit👇

Judge rips Noem’s latest termination of immigrant protections: ‘Color is neither a poison nor a crime’ U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson extended temporary protected status for Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans until Nov. 18.

A judge has blocked Noem’s latest termination of immigrant protections, claiming that the decision by the Homeland Security Secretary appears rooted in racism.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down Trump and Republicans in Congress canceled funding for the organization earlier this year as a means of targeting PBS and NPR.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.

Without federal funding, dozens of small public media stations are at risk of closing.

Trump, escalating war of words with Russia’s Medvedev, mobilizes two nuclear submarines The president’s announcement comes amid growing frustration with Moscow and his social media spat with a top Putin associate.

Trump, escalating his war of words with Russia’s Medvedev, mobilizes two nuclear submarines.

Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to less restrictive prison after DOJ meeting According to the Bureau of Prisons, the type of facility to which Maxwell has been moved has “dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and limited or no perimeter fencing."

Days after meeting with the DOJ, Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to a less restrictive minimum security federal prison camp in Texas.

Why investors love a weak dollar (for now) “You make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar,” said President Trump.

The dollar has fallen by about 8% since Trump took office.

Investors love it (for now).

Trump’s Bad-to-Worse Options on Epstein There are no good solutions — but some are better than others.

COLUMN: Trump has struggled to contain the political fallout from the Epstein case. In his column, senior writer Ankush Khardori explores some possible paths forward for the administration.