Capitol Hill

• Rep. Ro Khanna Demands Israel Release Convicted Palestinian Terrorist Murderer Serving Five Life Sentences
Ted Cruz Says Beating China in AI Race Is America’s Biggest Economic Challenge
• Crazed Democrats Spread False Martial Law Claim About Trump and the Midterms
• Hegseth Urges Service Members to Register to Vote and Explains How to Do It
• Supreme Court Blocks Trump-Backed Missouri Congressional Map for the Third Time
• Trump Cancels Nearly $1B in Funding for Illegal Aliens and DEI Programs in New “Pocket Rescission”
• Democrats Sue Trump Admin to Keep Armed Federal Agents Away From Polls in November
• Jack Smith Set to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee Next Week
• Republican Megadonor Holds Back Senate Donations Over Failure to Pass Save America Act

ECONOMY

• U.S. Core Capital Goods Orders Rise Sharply in August
• Trump Announces Changes to Fuel Economy Standards, Predicts Lower Vehicle Prices

• Energy Department Keeps Coal Plants Operating Despite Court Rulings
• Sixth Circuit Rules States Can Regulate Kalshi Sports Contracts as Gambling
• Women’s Clothing Chain Cato Closing Dozens of Locations Amid Retail Struggles
• Starbucks to Close Dozens of California Locations — See Which Stores Are Affected
• Energy Department Unveils $2 Billion Plan to Modernize the Electric Grid With Smart Technology
• Lawmakers Roll Out Big Tax Credits to Keep Film Production in the U.S.
• Kroger Customers Could Be Overpaying as Study Finds Hundreds of Pricing Errors

SWAMP WATCH

• Former ABC News Reporter Says Network Blocked His Reporting on Joe Biden’s Health
• Former USPS Employees Charged in Alleged Theft of More Than 200 Gift Cards

• Ex-Army Soldier Sentenced to Nearly Six Years for Hacking and Extorting Telecom Firms
• Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Pittsburgh Child Doctor Had Been Released Without Bail Months Earlier
• Dem Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Sexual Harassment Investigation
• Trump-Appointed Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Over Man Deported to El Salvador
• Joe Biden Accepts Award From Planned Parenthood
• Fake Travel Agent Busted in $20M Scheme That Smuggled Cubans Into the U.S.
• Missouri Targets ActBlue With Fundraising Fraud Investigation

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Trump Says He Expects the U.S. And Cuba to Reach a Deal
• Pentagon Database Update Puts Total U.S. Wounded in Iran War at 861
• No CDL, 2nd Citation: Illegal Alien Trucker Arrested by ICE After Crash That Injured Child
• U.S. Ambassador Says Trump Told China’s XI That Support for Iran Was “Totally Unacceptable”
• U.S. Forces Join Ecuadorian Police in Major Strike on Cartel Jalisco Network
• Pope Leo Celebrates Mass Before 800,000 in Paris at Historic French Revolution Site
• Tom Homan Announces 157,000 Missing Migrant Children Have Been Located
• New ICE Tactics Boosts Arrests While Taking the Wind Out of Activist and Media Outrage
• Tom Homan Says Illegal Immigrant in Austin Was Shot While Fleeing Federal Agents

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Bill Maher Says Trump Being Tough Helped Lower Crime: “Trump Is a Badass”
• Early Reviews for "Godzilla Minus Zero" Praise the Film and Its R Rating
• “Megaforce” – This Cult Classic Deserves a Second Look
• Tim Tebow Suspends Ties to Christian Wealth-Building Seminar Amid Scam Investigation
• Father of NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko Killed in Bear Attack
• Bengals Stars Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins Hit With $90K Fines Over “People’s Elbow” Celebration
• Disney Blocks Republican Ads Targeting Democrats Over Trans Issues and Crime
• Woke 2 Is Already Here: BBC Censors Problematic Gags
• Macklemore and M.I.A. – A Tale of Two Free Speech Martyrs

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Social Media Sites Block Paid Ads Promoting Elon Musk Documentary
• Google Plans Satellite Launch to Test AI Data Center Technology in Orbit
• Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says AI Developers Should Be Under Investigation; “It’s a Company Committing Crimes,” Not a Bot
• U.S. Ally Plans Humanoid Robot Force to Support Drones in High-Risk Military Missions
• Tesla Nears Weekly Production Goal of 1,000 Optimus Humanoids Despite Task Challenges
• Why Men and Women Throw Differently: Socialization May Not Tell the Whole Story
• Bill Gates Warns AI Could Lead to “A Billion Deaths” Without Government Control
• Plant-Based Meat Labels Have a Masculinity Problem, Study Finds
• Disney Gives Top Tech Job to Indian AI Entrepreneur It Previously Sanctioned Over Copyright Violations

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Idaho’s Medical Freedom Law Gets a Win in Federal Court
• Scientists Identify a Simple 10-Minute Exercise That May Improve Your Mood
• “A Stronger Soldier Is Harder to Kill”: Military Fitness Leaders Reveal What It Takes to Maximize Human Performance
• 5 Trunk Rotation Exercises to Keep Your Spine Flexible and Strong
• How Drinking Coffee Regularly Affects Your Body
• Blue Light and UV Exposure: Help Protect Your Eyes Inside and Outside
• Weight-Loss Drugs May Have a Surprising Effect on Cancer Outcomes
• Midlife Belly Fat Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Decades Later
• Loneliness and Social Isolation May Shorten Years of Healthy Life

OPINION

• Fred Fleitz: How UN Ambassador Waltz Is Making the UN Great Again
• Jeff Davidson: Self-Governing Is a Modern Miracle
• Steve Bucci: The Record Is Clear: American Offshore Energy Leasing and Military Readiness Go Hand in Hand
• Thaddeus G. McCotter: “A Bustle in Your Hedgerow”: Two Parties Confront Ideological Insurgencies
• Van Hipp: Why the Army Should Restore Its Grassroots Link to America’s Communities
• Margot Cleveland: Everything About the Catherine Herridge Contempt Case Stinks
• Kevin McCullough: In Defense of a Wife Who Cheers
• Jordan Sekulow: Assassinations, Military Coups, and Other Horrors the Left Likes
• Jesse Ramos: Cut the Bull: The Real Reason Beef Costs So Much — And What Trump Is Trying to Do