The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.  —  A federal judge on Monday said the White House has defied his order to release billions of dollars in federal grants …

Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban … WATCH NOW  —  President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials …

Justice Dept. Seeks Dismissal of Federal Corruption Case Against Adams  —  The New York City mayor cultivated a close relationship with President Trump, who said they had both been persecuted.  —  The Justice Department on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges …

Scoop: Trump planning to pardon Rod Blagojevich … - Blagojevich, who was a Democrat while in office, supported Trump in the 2024 election and attended the Republican National Convention.  — The former governor defended Trump after Trump was indicted in the New York hush money case and likened Trump's legal problems to his own.

1 dead, 4 hospitalized after two planes crash on runway at Scottsdale Airport  —  The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday  —  SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Officials confirm at least one person has died after an aircraft crash on the runway Monday at the Scottsdale Airport.

Trump says he may withhold aid to Jordan, Egypt if they don't take in Palestinians  —  President Trump said Monday he would consider withholding aid to Jordan and Egypt if they do not agree to take in Palestinians as part of a plan for the U.S. to take over and develop the Gaza Strip.

Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event  —  The Army and other service branches are abandoning recruiting efforts at a prestigious Black engineering event this week, turning down access to a key pool of highly qualified potential applicants amid President …

19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address  —  The move illustrates that Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

Trump removes Government Ethics Office director  —  It's the latest in Trump's efforts to remove people charged with oversight of his administration.  —  President Donald Trump has removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, an official tasked with ensuring government workers comply …

Exclusive |  Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI  —  The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman's plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.

Trump's Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say  —  Law professors have long debated what the term means.  But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power.  —  There is no universally accepted definition …

Trump announces fresh round of tariffs on steel and aluminum  —  Additional trade measures are expected as soon as tomorrow  —  President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Monday imposing 25-percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, the latest salvo in his ongoing effort to overhaul …

House Democrats create a Trump-focused ‘rapid response task force’  —  House Democrats are ramping up their efforts to respond to President Donald Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government by creating a task force that could lead to lawsuits against the administration.

Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.  —  When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution.

Tesla Is Elon Musk's Soft Underbelly  —  Tesla's brand is toxic and its sales are in the toilet.  That's how you hurt Musk.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Consequences  —  Tesla sales have fallen off a cliff.  —  This fact is satisfying on moral, spiritual, and psychosexual levels.

Judge extends freeze on Trump's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign  —  U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. said the pause would continue until he ruled on the legality of Trump's “deferred resignation” plan.  —  A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued …

The NSA's “Big Delete”  —  Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a “Big Delete” of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including “privilege,” “bias,” and “inclusion.”  The “Big Delete,” according to an NSA source and internal correspondence reviewed …

The GOP Says They Love Elon.  Privately, They're Expressing Concerns.  —  REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE WIDELY praised Elon Musk as he's gone about restructuring and in certain cases eliminating entire parts of the government.  —  But in private, they've expressed quite a different perspective …

Scoop: FBI finds secret JFK assassination records after Trump order … - The existence of the new documents was disclosed Friday to the White House, when the Office of the Director of National Intelligence submitted its plan to disclose the assassination records under Trump's order.

Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim … A federal judge on Monday ordered leading Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein held in jail without bail after prosecutors warned that the high-stakes poker player is a “serious” flight risk from his criminal tax evasion case.

Democracy is Crumbling.  Is Anybody Doing Anything?  —  This past weekend a federal district court in Massachusetts issued a nationwide injunction ordering Elon Musk and his team of young tech supremacists to stop accessing payment and other systems at the Department of Treasury …

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds  —  The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individuals.  —  Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department …

Trump Issues Cease-Fire Ultimatum After Hamas Postpones Release of Israeli Hostages  —  Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the already tenuous six-week truce and chances for a lasting end to the war.

Fox Acquires Company Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts  —  Tucker Carlson, Nancy Grace, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan are among the clients of Red Seat Ventures, which now joins Rupert Murdoch's empire.  —  The Fox Corporation said on Monday that it had acquired Red Seat Ventures …