US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier  —  A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.

Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts  —  Civil rights director Harmeet K. Dhillon redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.”  —  The new head of the Justice Department's civil rights division …

Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.

DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets  —  Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two independent sources tell NPR.

‘I Run the Country and the World’ … b  —  efore we begin, a primer on the science of arranging an interview with a sitting American president:  —  In ordinary times, reporters seeking an on-the-record encounter with the commander in chief first write an elaborate proposal.

Karl Rove Guts Donald Trump in Scathing Fox News Interview: ‘In Very Bad Shape’  —  RAPID FAIL  —  The former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney said Americans no longer trust the president on the economy.  —  Fox News analyst Karl Rove tore into President Donald Trump …

Karoline Leavitt Refuses to Rule Out Arrest of Supreme Court Judges … The Trump administration is open to arresting Supreme Court judges, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told it on Monday morning.  —  “You guys arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge …

Trump Floats Improbable Income-Tax Cut Tied to Tariffs  —  President suggests eliminating income taxes on most households, but math doesn't add up  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump keeps suggesting that tariffs can replace income taxes for most Americans.  One big problem: The math doesn't work.

Connolly to step down as top Dem on Oversight, paving the way for generational change  —  Rep. Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will step down from his leadership post on the panel and not run for reelection.

Congressman Shri Thanedar Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors  —  Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) introduced articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States …

Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials  —  Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago  —  An Irish woman who has lived legally in the US for four decades has been detained by immigration officials …

National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration  —  The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles.  It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.  —  The Trump administration has dismissed …

Coming for the Judges  —  On Friday, federal agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.  I have waited to comment substantively on the arrest because I wanted to read the complaint and understand the charges, with special attention to the key factual allegations.

‘A great friend’: Audio undercuts Trump US attorney nominee's disavowal of alleged Nazi sympathizer  —  Ed Martin, the Trump-appointed interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia and nominee to serve in the role permanently, says he now regrets praising a Capitol rioter …

Trump admin launches race-based discrimination probe into Harvard Law Review  —  The Trump administration is ramping up its fight against Harvard, launching investigations Monday into the university and the Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination.

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Finds the University of Pennsylvania Has Violated Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its finding that the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club, Executive Branch, with a $500,000 fee … WATCH NOW  —  A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., is charging a $500,000 membership fee — and there's already a waiting list.

Dem Says ICE Took Florida Mom From Baby, Unlawfully Deported Her To Cuba  —  “The separation of mother and daughter was so sudden and traumatic that their infant daughter was taken to the hospital,” Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) told Trump.  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) …

Trump to Soften Blow of Automotive Tariffs  —  Companies paying Trump's car tariffs won't also be charged for other levies  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to soften the impact of his automotive tariffs, preventing duties on foreign-made cars from stacking on top of other tariffs …

Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia's Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans  —  When Trump officials want to censor speech, they don't quite say “we want to censor speech” (after all, they pretend to be the party that “brought free speech back.")

Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans' deportations  —  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to turn over the names of any migrants flown recently from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay to El Salvador so he could determine whether they were deported in violation of a court order he issued.

House education committee Republicans release plans for GOP megabill  —  House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans have released their plans for wide-ranging higher education reform as part of their portion of the GOP's party-line package to enact President Donald Trump's sprawling legislative agenda …

FBI, national security agencies using polygraphs for ‘leak’ hunts  —  Current and former officials say the crackdown is creating a climate of fear and harming national security.  —  National security agencies across the Trump administration are ramping up investigations into alleged leaks to the news media …

Trump lashes out against “fake polls” as his approval ratings sink  —  President Trump, in an early morning Truth Social post Monday, slammed “FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS” that he said should be “investigated for ELECTION FRAUD.”  —  The big picture: As Trump nears the first 100 days …

Far-right fight groups endorse ‘youth clubs’ targeting US young men and boys  —  Using fitness and sports as an entry points to their neo-Nazi ideologies, ‘youth club’ chapters are proliferating across US  —  A national network of American neofascist fight clubs is endorsing youth-oriented offshoots aimed …

House GOP Proposes Eliminating Key Antitrust Law  —  News just broke that House Republican Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, who has always disliked antitrust law, is proposing to use the budget process to roll back a key law in this area.  The specific provision at issue is Section 5 of the FTC Act …

FCC chair says 'all options" open in CBS ‘60 Minutes’ news distortion review  —  The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday “all options remain on the table” in the agency's ongoing investigation into a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute  —  Moves sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about ‘backdoor family separation’  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children …

Agriculture isn't nearing trade war tariffs crisis, ‘it is full blown crisis already’ farmers say … The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what Trump's Treasury Secretary has described as an “unsustainable” tariffs war.

Republicans tee up federal worker benefit cuts to pay for tax cuts  —  Federal workers hired in 2029 would contribute nearly 10% of their basic pay toward a less generous pension if they wish to retain their civil service protections under House lawmakers' budget reconciliation proposal.

Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English.  —  The text of the order acknowledges the essential role that truck drivers play …