Top Stories for October 2, 2026.

Health equity is caught in the crossfire

John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...

INSIDE: Letitia James ... Roger Rogoff ... William Baude

… US Ambassador to China David Perdue said on Fox that in their recent meeting Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US: “Trump continues say that we sell arms to ot...

Election deniers push for martial law. DHS using private data to review voter rolls. Thousands of unprocessed Texas voter registrations.

President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant serv...

Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.

Follow the money

Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S.

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies. The apps and websites offer quick, convenient access to prescriptions for sensitive medical conditions, including weight loss...

ICE’s pattern of violence and terror keeps repeating.

Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t

Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

What everyone is missing about the left’s fastest rising star.

The introduction of Muse, Meta's new 24/7 AI assistant, carries significant implications for users' autonomy and data privacy.

Top Stories for September 23, 2026.

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

The House's No. 3 Democrat took Palantir money on the first day of last year's Hispanic Heritage Month. Now he's one of the board members deciding whether to fire the Palantir-friendly CEO.

But the hatred remains

An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

Okay, this one’s a bit in the weeds, but it’s worth your attention.

Inside Jacob Helberg’s campaign to rally the world behind America in the high-stakes competition with China over AI, minerals and global power.

In 1761, 55-year-old Benjamin Franklin attended the coronation of King George III and later wrote that he expected the young monarch’s reign would “be happy and truly glorious.” Fifteen years later, i...

McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.

A serious message on Constitution Day

Yesterday U.S.

Because apparently existential risk is now something we’re supposed to casually fit into our Tuesday.

The inspector also found a bottleneck in resupply, despite President Donald Trump's claims that US supplies are "virtually limitless".

And what needs to happen

AOC spent years investigating the company that built ICE's deportation dashboard. Nobody told her Palantir was sponsoring her stage on Thursday.

The Dose (Sept 15)

The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.

Because it’s the only thing he has left