Newly installed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Erica Schwartz said she wants to change a culture of “paternalism” at her agency (on.wsj.com)
In a speech framed by ancient Greek ruins, Secretary of State Marco Rubio lauded the Trump administration’s pursuit of national power as a way to revive Western power (on.wsj.com)
Michigan Senate Republican nominee Mike Rogers broke with President Trump over the trade war with Canada, the latest step to distance himself from the administration’s agenda (on.wsj.com)
Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed went from being seen as a potential anvil for the Democrats to a game-changer within the party. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
The civil lawsuit a young woman recently filed against Cornell University and seven fraternity brothers, alleging sexual abuse two years ago, has reignited America’s debate about sexual consent (on.wsj.com)
Voters from the left and the right are finding a common, populist ground targeting American corporations. And this anger is going beyond just Big Tech. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez, is taking on the Trump administration in a First Amendment court battle—the culmination of nearly two years of tensions over ABC’s journalism and programming (on.wsj.com)
Supreme Court justices questioned the oil industry’s bid to shut down climate change lawsuits, the Nasdaq cinched a new record and Russia is investigating the death of a worker at an anti-plague research institute. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
President Trump said he plans to pay for controversial pro-Trump television ads using funds from his MAGA Inc. super PAC rather than the federal government, following lawmaker criticism (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. moved a dozen B-1 bomber aircraft from a U.K. military base because of urgent concerns about a potentially complex drone attack ordered by Iran’s IRGC (on.wsj.com)
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has acknowledged that some of his past comments are “cringey” and is asking for Texans’ understanding. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
No big industrialized economy has embraced Chinese cars more enthusiastically than the U.K. Their success showcases what could happen in America if vehicles from China were let in. (on.wsj.com)
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are opening a probe into how leading home and auto insurers process claims, following a WSJ investigation into the rising chances of no payout (on.wsj.com)
German robotics startup RobCo has sold shares at a more than 1 billion valuation—double the level hit earlier this year—highlighting investor enthusiasm for physical AI systems. (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. removed all its B-1 bombers from the U.K.’s RAF Fairford air base, a decision stemming from security concerns over suspected terror plots against the facility, American officials said Sunday (on.wsj.com)
Americans are facing a multifront squeeze from rising gas, electricity and diesel prices. And many voters say energy prices are top of mind as they head to the ballot box in November. (on.wsj.com)
Nike’s move to cut jobs next year highlights a growing company practice: a layoff announcement with few details, and plenty of worrying and guessing (on.wsj.com)
One piece of avoid to avoid family fights over money: Record each gift to children and grandchildren and let everyone know whether it counts against an inheritance (on.wsj.com)
Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike this week has resulted in fresh scrutiny of the shaky and secretive supply chain for lethal injection drugs (on.wsj.com)
A new White House task force will have 120 days to report on the risks of artificial intelligence and come up with decisions on what responsibility the federal government has (on.wsj.com)
Dozens of IRS employees improperly viewed the tax records of celebrities, government officials and business leaders, according to an inspector general’s report (on.wsj.com)
Why study for an exam when there are reels to watch? Short videos are making it harder for students to link present activities to future outcomes, explains @juliejargon. (on.wsj.com)
A violent chain of events subjected a FlyDubai Boeing 737 MAX jet to enough speed and gravitational force that could tear it to pieces—but it didn’t. Here’s how the jet survived. (on.wsj.com)
President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new artificial intelligence czar, spearheading AI policy across the administration. (on.wsj.com)
A deep-pocketed group boosting Senate Republicans is putting spending on hold in North Carolina and shifting funds to deep-red Kansas, highlighting the rapidly changing landscape in the closing weeks of the midterms (on.wsj.com)
DOGE thought it could just walk in and take over the United States Institute of Peace—until chief security officer Colin O’Brien decided to block their way. (on.wsj.com)
WSJ’s Eliza Collins spoke with a group of Democratic voters about the rise of the party’s far-left flank and who should lead the party in 2028 (on.wsj.com)
The top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged the State Department to review the conduct of Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, citing a WSJ investigation (on.wsj.com)
The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft-carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East, according to U.S. officials (on.wsj.com)
More than 50 years after Watergate, the Justice Department is reaching back into history to consider whether Richard Nixon was treated unfairly (on.wsj.com)
Hedge-fund managers are losing their main strategy for avoiding a 3.8% federal self-employment tax after a yearslong Internal Revenue Service campaign yielded government victories in appeals courts (on.wsj.com)
OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman told employees he won’t make a pledged multimillion-dollar donation to a political group working to elect members of Congress who support pro-AI policies (on.wsj.com)
Congress has thrown in the towel and is most likely done legislating until after the midterm elections in November. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Senate Democrats are challenging the legality and prudence of the Pentagon’s plan to take a stake in a Venezuelan oil company, laying the groundwork for a potential probe into the arrangement (on.wsj.com)
President Trump began sending 500 checks to nearly one million people and enclosed a letter touting his record on cutting healthcare costs (on.wsj.com)
Senate Republicans made a late push to show voters they were trying to rein in the high costs of living but the legislation failed to advance (on.wsj.com)
A Democratic lawmaker wants more information on the secret agreements between tech companies building data centers and local officials approving them (on.wsj.com)
Americans in both parties back government-imposed price caps and other market interventions to make life more affordable, suggesting new support for populist ideas, according to a WSJ survey (on.wsj.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce 20% cut to top brass, the Trump administration used Homeland Security funds for pro-Trump television ads and billionaire Peter Thiel is behind the 130 million purchase of Casa Encantada. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
The defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops (on.wsj.com)
The Trump administration used Homeland Security funds to finance a set of controversial pro-Trump advertisements that recently began airing on television (on.wsj.com)
The Trump administration has built a tool powered by artificial intelligence that its developers promise will serve as a “concierge” to the federal government (on.wsj.com)
Ahead of the release of his book “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” Evan Gershkovich sat down with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker to discuss his 2023 arrest and imprisonment in Russia (on.wsj.com)
One of FBI Director Kash Patel’s top deputies is quitting after roughly a year on the job, amid mass departures and other turmoil at the nation’s premier law-enforcement agency (on.wsj.com)
We’ll explore what could happen if the Republicans or Democrats overperform in the midterms. Today, let’s examine what might happen if the GOP wins. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
In a letter to a defense-industry group, Democratic Rep. Jim Himes signaled to the private sector a desire to investigate alleged coercion by the Trump administration (on.wsj.com)
Defense contractors are spending billions to build factories and increase production to stock America’s nearly bare cupboard of highly engineered missiles. (on.wsj.com)
Trump came into office promising to fix the economy and get the deficit under control. His agenda has helped drive up inflation and interest rates. (on.wsj.com)
George Soros and other big Democratic donors are putting money into a long-shot Mississippi Senate race for a seat the GOP has safely held for decades (on.wsj.com)
When pigeons invaded a Ford plant in Mexico, managers needed a humane, effective solution. Enter El Charro, a hawk who patrols the facility to keep the birds in line. (on.wsj.com)
OpenAI Agents bombarded a United Nations website with search requests and then used a variety of aggressive techniques to access data on the system in June, according to a research report (on.wsj.com)
Solar projects on federal lands were left in limbo after the president spurned clean energy, but the industry is now growing quickly in states he won in 2024 (on.wsj.com)
Boeing has identified a 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail, prompting concerns about a potential safety risk while planes are landing (on.wsj.com)
Golden Corral scrutinizes buffet waste, marries costly shrimp with cheaper hush puppies and mines data to make money off bottomless offerings (on.wsj.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the federal government to deploy its own immigration database to check voters’ citizenship. Here’s what else to expect as the Trump administration pushes to expand its role in elections. (on.wsj.com)
OpenAI said its artificial-intelligence agents engaged in rogue behavior on the Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission websites (on.wsj.com)
CNN said it was pulled from a planned trip with President Trump for Saturday, the second time in less than a week that the news network was barred from a scheduled rotation in the TV press pool (on.wsj.com)
President Trump’s approval rating drops to 37% in a WSJ poll, the lowest of any president heading into a midterm election in Journal polls dating to 1990 (on.wsj.com)