The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. read more
Amid President Donald Trump's record-low approval ratings nationally, a new YouGov/Economist projection shows the president's net job approval is negative in all but three states. read more
A major polling tracker announced Thursday it would suspend its use of data from a pollster after it discovered evidence that the firm allegedly "falsified data" in a survey of candidates in Florida's gubernatorial Republican primary race. read more
The CDC informs: "Public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts; at least 55 people have been stricken, mostly in Wisconsin and Minnesota."
"America has the safest food supply in the world."read more
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span ... read more
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Sunday countered President Donald Trump's recent claims that the measles, mumps and rubella " or MMR " vaccine could be lethal. read more
An unreleased new model called Astra "may meet the critical cybersecurity capability threshold" under OpenAI's "Preparedness Framework," which mandates that OpenAI slow down development if a model "could introduce unprecedented new pathways to severe harm." read more
The Democratic National Committee sued the Justice Department on Thursday over its refusal to turn over documents related to any plans to seize ballots, voting machines and other election materials ... read more
A governor's race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness. read more
"You don't put America First by putting American ranchers second," says a North Dakota dairy farmer. read more
Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to "match the urgency" of Gary area residents who have had to endure an outage approaching its second week. read more
Allies of Mike Rogers, Michigan's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but polarizing pro-Israel group.
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he would exempt from tariffs 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef, the administration's latest bid to lower prices ahead of midterm elections ... read more
The U.S. Justice Department has requested to interview FBI officials who were involved in the 2022 search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of a wide-ranging probe examining past investigations of the president, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. read more
The Panama Canal is expected to limit traffic starting in early September, as it prepares for lower water levels due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. read more
An Army unit based in Europe that was specializing in drone warfare has been directed to end its efforts to learn and use the battlefield technology and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said Thursday. read more
