Target's CEO is stepping down as customers turn away (Nathaniel Meyersohn/CNN)

Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Target's CEO is stepping down as customers turn away  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Why customers turned away from Target  —  Why customers turned away from Target  —  JFK Jr. explains his magazine's controversial Cindy Crawford cover  —  This three-Michelin-starred chef opened a restaurant in a Singapore car factory

2025-08-20 20:20:01 UTC

CNN

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on 'How Bad Slavery Was' (Zolan Kanno-Youngs/New York Times)

Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  —  The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.  —  President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday of focusing too much on …

2025-08-20 19:45:00 UTC

New York Times

MAGA erupts after Israeli official charged in child sex ring flees U.S. (Tal Axelrod/Axios)

Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA erupts after Israeli official charged in child sex ring flees U.S. … - Alexandrovich posted a $10,000 bail without appearing before a judge and quickly fled to Israel, raising questions about why his passport was not confiscated.  — Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told …

2025-08-20 19:10:01 UTC

Axios

White House Rages at Rocker Who Dissed Trump's 'Vulgar' Oval Office (Cameron Adams/The Daily Beast)

Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
White House Rages at Rocker Who Dissed Trump's ‘Vulgar’ Oval Office  —  B*TTHURT  —  Donald's decor is full of “splendor and significance,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told the Daily Beast.  —  The Trump administration has clapped back at Grammy-winning musician Jack …

2025-08-20 19:05:00 UTC

The Daily Beast

Why Trump deserves credit for his Ukraine push — and why it may all fall apart (Stephen Collinson/CNN)

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump deserves credit for his Ukraine push — and why it may all fall apart  —  It was the best day Ukraine has had in a very long time.  But it's still hard to see how the war unleashed by Russia's brutal invasion ends any time soon.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited …

2025-08-19 09:35:01 UTC

In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I. (New York Times)

New York Times:
In Surprise Move, Trump Taps Missouri Attorney General to Help Run F.B.I.  —  The move appears to diminish the authority of the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, whose tumultuous tenure has included a pitched argument over files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

2025-08-19 04:20:00 UTC

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave (Natasha Korecki/NBC News)

Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave  —  State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.  —  First, Texas House Democrats refused …

2025-08-19 01:45:04 UTC

The Nationalization of Intel? — A 10% federal stake in the computer chip maker would be another dive into corporate statism. (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
The Nationalization of Intel?  —  A 10% federal stake in the computer chip maker would be another dive into corporate statism.  —  Click for Sound  —  The Trump Administration is reportedly negotiating to take a 10% stake in Intel Corp., in what would amount to a de facto nationalization …

2025-08-19 01:30:00 UTC

Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth's latest shake-up of Pentagon (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth's latest shake-up of Pentagon  —  Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.  —  Just now  —  The chief of staff of the Air Force …

2025-08-19 01:10:00 UTC

Air Force chief announces he's leaving post early (Jack Detsch/Politico)

Jack Detsch / Politico:
Air Force chief announces he's leaving post early … In a statement, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said he was “forever grateful” for his partnership with Allvin.  —  Allvin had emerged as a vocal supporter of the reforms that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have pledged for the military …

2025-08-19 00:25:00 UTC

Ukraine offers $100bn weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Ukraine offers $100bn weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees  —  Document seen by the FT lays out Kyiv's proposals to US president at crucial White House meeting  —  Max Seddon in Berlin, Christopher Miller in Washington and Ben Hall in London  —  Ukraine will promise to buy $100bn …

2025-08-18 23:05:00 UTC

ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong (Jacob Kornbluh/The Forward)

Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong  —  Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the mayoral nominee for hedging on ‘globalize the Intifada’ and falsely claimed Mamdani hasn't visited synagogues or engaged Jewish groups  —  Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO …

2025-08-18 23:00:00 UTC

Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino (Brooke Singman/Fox News)

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino  —  Bailey will join the FBI as a co-deputy director with Deputy Director Dan Bongino  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey …

2025-08-18 22:40:04 UTC

Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure (Politico)

Politico:
Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure … “Politics is a team sport, and they prefer to do things with the team ... but if Republicans refuse to play team ball, they will very likely begin to focus on upgrading players,” said the person …

2025-08-18 22:35:02 UTC

Live Updates: Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine (New York Times)

New York Times:
Live Updates: Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, whose last Oval Office meeting ended in acrimony, was expected to hear a plan from President Trump to cede land to Russia in exchange for security guarantees.

2025-08-18 22:20:02 UTC

'Don't Give These Freaks an Inch': Accounts Linked to a DHS Speechwriter Include Anti-Trans and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric (Emily Kennard/NOTUS)

Emily Kennard / NOTUS:
'Don't Give These Freaks an Inch': Accounts Linked to a DHS Speechwriter Include Anti-Trans and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric  —  Blogs, podcasts and X posts that appear under Eric Lendrum's name reveal an extensive history of hateful rhetoric.  — Copy  —  A blog post attributed to the person listed …

2025-08-18 22:00:23 UTC

DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany (Gustaf Kilander/The Independent)

Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany  —  ‘They are not migrants.  They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army.  The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X

2025-08-18 22:00:23 UTC

White House Hides Trump's Cankles With Odd Prop in Zelensky Photo-Op (Erkki Forster/The Daily Beast)

Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
White House Hides Trump's Cankles With Odd Prop in Zelensky Photo-Op  —  COVERED UP  —  A White House photo conveniently placed an Air Force One model in front of the 79-year-old president's swollen ankles.  —  The White House appeared to cover up Donald Trump's cankles in an official photo …

2025-08-18 21:45:01 UTC

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories (David Gilbert/Wired)

David Gilbert / Wired:
An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories  —  A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.

2025-08-18 21:45:01 UTC

Trump Promises New, Blatantly Unconstitutional Order to End Mail-In Voting (Jim Saksa/Democracy Docket)

Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump Promises New, Blatantly Unconstitutional Order to End Mail-In Voting  —  President Donald Trump announced he will issue a new executive order as part of a “movement to get rid of” mail-in voting.  —  Trump railed against “MAIL-IN BALLOTS” and, “Highly ‘Inaccurate,’ Very Expensive …

2025-08-18 21:15:00 UTC

DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says (Jeremy Roebuck/Washington Post)

Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), chairman of a House oversight committee, this month issued a subpoena commanding the attorney general to produce documents related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday.

2025-08-18 20:45:00 UTC

Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat (Michael Gold/New York Times)

Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat … Speaker Mike Johnson has said that the House could not address the Epstein files while the courts were weighing in.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  When House Republican leaders rushed to leave Washington for a long August break …

2025-08-18 20:35:01 UTC

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He'll 'Lead a Movement' to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots (New York Times)

New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He'll ‘Lead a Movement’ to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots  —  Where Things Stand  — Mail-in voting: President Trump said on Monday that he would lead a movement to eliminate mail-in ballots and would sign an executive order to “help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”

2025-08-18 20:30:00 UTC

Pam Bondi's Power Play (Ruth Marcus/New Yorker)

Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Pam Bondi's Power Play  —  Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.  —  It is rare for an Attorney General of the United States to venture into the offices of the Justice Department's National Security Division.

2025-08-18 20:25:00 UTC

The Vice President Who Can't Stop Taking Vacations (Zeteo)

Zeteo:
The Vice President Who Can't Stop Taking Vacations  —  8 trips in 7 months - what could possibly go wrong for JD Vance, the tone-deaf veep who wants to succeed Trump in 3 years?  —  Team Zeteo  —  ∙ Paid  —  JD Vance is the talk of the town over in the Cotswolds …

2025-08-18 20:25:00 UTC

Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel as SoftBank Buys In (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel as SoftBank Buys In  —  The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., a move that could see the US become the beleaguered chipmaker's largest shareholder.  —  The government's plan, which would convert grants …

2025-08-18 20:25:00 UTC

Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says  —  Roger Alford, formerly second-in-command of the antitrust division, called on a court to scrutinize merger case that led to his firing  —  An antitrust lawyer who was dismissed last month from the Justice Department …

2025-08-18 20:15:00 UTC

Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C. (Office of Governor Tate Reeves)

Office of Governor Tate Reeves:
Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.  —  Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.:  —  “I've approved the deployment …

2025-08-18 18:35:00 UTC

Newsmax Agrees to $67 Million Defamation Settlement Over 2020 Election Lies (Aaron Parnas/MeidasTouch News)

Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Newsmax Agrees to $67 Million Defamation Settlement Over 2020 Election Lies  —  They are finding out in real time the consequences for lying.  —  The conservative television network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.

2025-08-18 18:10:00 UTC

Trump Snubs Greatest Allies With Greeting From Fox News Host (Sarah Ewall-Wice/The Daily Beast)

Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Trump Snubs Greatest Allies With Greeting From Fox News Host  —  LATER!  —  European leaders arriving at the White House were met by the Chief of Protocol, Monica Crowley.  —  After rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, President Donald Trump …

2025-08-18 17:25:01 UTC

Pam Bondi Secretly Betrayed Matt Gaetz to Get Attorney General Gig (Leigh Kimmins/The Daily Beast)

Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Pam Bondi Secretly Betrayed Matt Gaetz to Get Attorney General Gig  —  SHE GAETZ IT  —  The attorney general went behind the disgraced former congressman's back to secure her nomination, a new report claims.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi betrayed her old friend Matt Gaetz in a bid to secure the top job at the Justice Department.

2025-08-18 17:15:00 UTC

Trump Pledges Unconstitutional Order to Limit Mail-In Voting After Putin Chat (Nikki McCann Ramirez/Rolling Stone)

Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Pledges Unconstitutional Order to Limit Mail-In Voting After Putin Chat  —  The president demanded that states do what the federal government “tells them,” after announcing an executive order aimed at banning mail-in voting … Despite lacking any sort of constitutional power on the matter …

2025-08-18 16:50:00 UTC

Ed Martin Confirms Ed Martin's Witch Hunt Against Elected Democrats (David Kurtz/Talking Points Memo)

David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Ed Martin Confirms Ed Martin's Witch Hunt Against Elected Democrats  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  A Classic Example of Political Corruption  —  Ed Martin had no prior experience as a prosecutor …

2025-08-18 16:45:00 UTC

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims (Nicholas Riccardi/Associated Press)

Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims  —  The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

2025-08-18 16:30:01 UTC

Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms (Greg Sargent/New Republic)

Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms  —  President Donald Trump raged at Democrats Monday for supposedly cheating in elections in a long and unhinged Truth Social rant—and buried in his tirade is a clear indication of how he hopes to corrupt the 2026 midterm elections …

2025-08-18 16:20:00 UTC

Trump Confesses that the United States Is a Client of Russia (emptywheel)

emptywheel:
Trump Confesses that the United States Is a Client of Russia  —  There's a great deal of normalcy bias in the reporting on Trump's capitulation.  NYT reports (based on watching the Sunday shows) that Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff “hint” that Putin will make concessions to reach a plea deal with Ukraine …

2025-08-18 16:10:00 UTC

Gut Check Time For Democrats (Brian Beutler/Off Message)

Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Gut Check Time For Democrats  —  Every lengthy government shutdown in my lifetime has been a consequence of Republican extortion.  —  The structure and rules of our government all but demand that annual budgeting be a cooperative enterprise, but Republicans have repeatedly attempted …

2025-08-18 16:00:05 UTC

Meet the Democrat That Republicans Fear in Red-State America (John McCormick/Wall Street Journal)

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Meet the Democrat That Republicans Fear in Red-State America  —  Rob Sand's campaign for Iowa governor could offer template for others in his party  —  DES MOINES, Iowa—Rob Sand could almost pass for a Republican: He frequently quotes the Bible, owns two SIG Sauer handguns …

2025-08-18 15:50:01 UTC

TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers (Rosie Thomas/404 Media)

Rosie Thomas / 404 Media:
TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers  —  TikTok Shop is selling GPS trackers marketed with viral videos that have voiceovers explicitly encouraging secretly tracking a romantic partner.  Some of the videos have millions of views, and TikTok Shop's own metrics show …

2025-08-18 15:50:01 UTC

Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers (Whitney Curry Wimbish/American Prospect)

Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers  —  Doctors and medical researchers expect more outbreaks of infectious disease as the Trump administration crams thousands more people into miserable conditions.  —  The ICE detention facility in Jena, Louisiana, seen on March 21, 2025

2025-08-18 15:45:00 UTC

Why MAGA calls Trump "Daddy" (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Why MAGA calls Trump “Daddy”  —  Yes, it's a weird sex thing.  But it also reveals secret insecurities  —  The MAGA movement is determined to make politics as disgusting as possible, destroying democracy one juvenile 4chan meme at a time.  It turns out that American fascism isn't just wrapped …

2025-08-18 15:45:00 UTC

Trump's Chaotic Truth Social Meltdown Hours Before High-Stakes Meeting (Erkki Forster/The Daily Beast)

Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Chaotic Truth Social Meltdown Hours Before High-Stakes Meeting  —  RAMPAGE  —  The president clearly had a lot to brain-dump before bedtime.  —  Donald Trump fired off a dizzying barrage of Truth Social posts on Sunday evening, raging at criticism over his summit with Vladimir Putin …

2025-08-18 15:35:01 UTC

MSNBC is getting a new name as part of its split from NBC News (Brian Stelter/CNN)

Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC is getting a new name as part of its split from NBC News  —  As the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the NBC from its name.  —  Later this year, the channel will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.

2025-08-18 15:35:01 UTC

Gavin Newsom's moment (Public Notice)

Public Notice:
Gavin Newsom's moment  —  Democrats have found their fight.  Newsom is leading the charge.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he's moving forward with a ballot initiative which would allow Democrats to put in place a partisan gerrymander in the state.

2025-08-18 15:30:00 UTC

What Kind of Peace in Ukraine? (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
What Kind of Peace in Ukraine?  —  A good or bad agreement may depend on the quality of Western security guarantees.  —  President Trump conducts foreign policy on personal instinct and tactical impulse, and his abrupt Friday turn on Russia and Ukraine is a classic illustration.

2025-08-18 15:15:00 UTC

Selling Zohran — On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump's re-election ... (Corey Atad/Defector)

Corey Atad / Defector:
Selling Zohran  —  On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump's re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE?” on one side and “LET'S TALK ELECTION,” on the other.

2025-08-18 15:15:00 UTC

MSNBC to Change Its Name--And Lose the Peacock Logo (Isabella Simonetti/Wall Street Journal)

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo  —  The cable news network will adopt the new name MS NOW ahead of its spinoff from NBCUniversal  —  MSNBC is changing its name in its spinoff from Comcast's NBCUniversal.  —  The left-leaning cable network will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World …

2025-08-18 15:05:00 UTC

Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House (Joey Cappelletti/Associated Press)

Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House  —  Jamie Ager has spent much of the past year rebuilding his farm in the foothills of western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene tore through the region, cutting power, destroying fences and scattering livestock.

2025-08-18 14:30:00 UTC

'Hallmarks of authoritarianism': Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth (Peter Stone/The Guardian)

Peter Stone / The Guardian:
‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth  —  Former officials say firing of BLS commissioner emblematic of president's battle against established facts and history  —  Donald Trump is waging a war on truth by firing top officials who present facts …

2025-08-18 14:15:00 UTC

Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year's Midterms (New York Times)

New York Times:
Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year's Midterms  —  President Trump has claimed mail voting was a source of fraud during the 2020 presidential election, although his former attorney general said his assertions of widespread fraud couldn't be proven.

2025-08-18 14:05:00 UTC