Breaking: NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in hush money case.

Today, Vice President Harris will propose a significant expansion of the tax deduction new small businesses can take. Currently, small business owners can deduct up to $5,000 in startup expenses. Harris wants to expand that to a $50,000 tax benefit. Harris will set a goal of 25

Politico Playbook: One million people have now registered to vote this cycle through Vote .org — including 17% who live in the seven top swing states. More than one-third of the new registrations are from 18-year-olds (way up from 8% in 2020), and 79% are from voters under 35.

New: On Saturday, September 7, Gov. Tim Walz will deliver keynote remarks at the Human Rights Campaign Annual National Dinner in Washington, D.C.

NEW: The Biden admin plans to accuse Russia of a sustained effort to influence the 2024 U.S. elections by using Kremlin-run media and other online platforms to target American voters with disinformation, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN. RT, the Russian state media

NBC News confirms: The Biden admin is announcing a series of actions today targeting what it says are Russian-government sponsored attempts to manipulate U.S. public opinion ahead of the 2024 election, including through RT. The moves include Treasury sanctions and a law

A new Goldman Sachs economic forecast predicts a Trump presidency, even with a divided Congress, would damage U.S. gross domestic product due to his radical tariff and immigration plans. Democratic control of Washington, on the other hand, would narrowly boost GDP.

New: The Justice Department just confirmed a Russian election interference campaign "operating under the direction and control of the Russian Presidential Administration." DOJ announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign

ProPublica exclusive: Ginni Thomas privately heaped praise on a major religious-rights group for fighting efforts to reform the Supreme Court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband's ethical lapses. propublica.org/article/ginni-…

CREW argues in a new legal brief: Judge Aileen Cannon has shown bias in handling criminal charges against Trump and should be reversed and removed from the case to "preserve the appearance of justice." Cannon has created a "a parallel legal universe for former presidents" and

BREAKING: Liz Cheney just endorsed Vice President Harris. "I don't believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates' names — particularly in swing states." "Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting

Trump's 2020 election interference case is back before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. Court has just started. This is the first hearing on the matter in nearly a year in D.C. federal court — and the first since the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

Judge Chutkan pushes back on a suggestion from Trump's lawyers that the special counsel didn't follow the Supreme Court's immunity ruling when it included Trump's interactions with Mike Pence in its superseding indictment. Chutkan: "No, they did not decide that." "I have to

Judge Chutkan questions the Trump team's claims that the special counsel should not be allowed to go first or soon. "It strikes me that what you're trying to do is affect the presentation of evidence in this case in a way so as not to impinge on the election of the president."

Judge Chutkan makes clear she's not taking the election into account as she decides how Trump's election interference case should proceed. "This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule."

Reuters: US CHARGES RUSSIA TV CONTRIBUTOR DIMITRI SIMES FOR VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS

Reuters: TEAMSTERS UNION TO MEET WITH DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS ON SEPT. 16 IN WASHINGTON AT UNION HEADQUARTERS

Breaking: NBC Exclusive: Vice President Harris' political operation raised more than $300 million in the month of August — more than twice as much as Trump's operation gathered in the same period. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales says at the Trib Fest that the GOP is at risk of losing the House because of the party's more extreme members. "What's frustrating me is I firmly believe that House Republicans are going to lose the majority. And we're going to lose it because of

NEWS: Judge Tanya Chutkan wants prosecutors and defense attorneys to file significant legal briefs in Trump's 2020 election interference case BEFORE voters head to the ballot box in November — rejecting Trump's request to move at a slower pace. The special counsel has until