Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang  —  Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn't support the administration's agenda.  —  Director of National Intelligence …

House Agriculture Committee approves $300 billion in nutrition spending cuts  —  The House Agriculture Committee voted 29-25 along party lines to advance legislation that would cut as much as $300 billion in food aid spending to pay for Republicans' domestic policy megabill and some farm bill programs.

U.S. Charges Russian Scientist with Smuggling  —  A government lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that the intention is to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, to Russia.  —  The Trump administration announced criminal smuggling charges on Wednesday against Kseniia Petrova …

Democrats rattled again by fresh claims that Biden aides hid his frailty  —  A new book and Biden's public appearances are potential distractions as the party seeks to focus on Trump.  —  A growing number of Democrats are publicly second-guessing their party's handling of the last election …

U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that caused …

At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight  —  Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.  —  Shortly after the Supreme Court announced …

Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery  —  Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.  —  The Trump family's $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia …

Inside Harvard's Discrimination Machine  —  The university has adopted race-conscious hiring policies, potentially in violation of civil rights law.  —  / Eye on the News / Education, Politics and Law  —  The Trump administration has escalated its battle with Harvard University …

Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested protesting Senate hearing: ‘RFK kills people with hate’  —  Ben Cohen was among seven arrested after they disrupted the hearing, Capitol Police say  —  Ben Cohen, one of the co-founders of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, was arrested …

El Chapo's family members cross US border in apparent deal with Trump administration  —  Ex-wife of imprisoned kingpin El Chapo among 17 family members entering through San Diego border crossing  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Mexican officials said Wednesday …

Thanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash  —  Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar chose not to follow through on a threat to force a House vote on impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats.  Thanedar did not call up his resolution …

Trump (Partially) Wins an Alien Enemies Act Case  —  For the last few weeks, there has been ongoing litigation over President Trump's effort to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for mass deportation.  The AEA allows detention and deportation of foreign citizens of relevant states …

The Road to Trump's Embrace of White South Africans  —  The Trump administration's hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.  —  White South Africans at a rally outside the United States Embassy in Pretoria in February.Joao Silva/The New York Times

Colorado prosecutor offers unlicensed and undocumented teen probation after deadly crash  —  The Arapahoe District Attorney's Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.

Day One and Thereafter  —  I was born in the house my father built.  No, no—just kidding.  That was Nixon.  (You recall that our 37th president begins his memoirs that way: “I was born in the house my father built.”  It is a great opening line—vaguely haunting or hypnotic, even.)

Murphy says ‘no doubt’ Biden suffered cognitive decline while in office  —  Few elected Democrats have so far been as direct in their criticism of the former president.  —  Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said there's “no doubt” that former President Joe Biden suffered cognitive decline in office …

Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters  —  Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities - one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive everyday.

After Layoffs, Social Security Asks Remaining Employees To Work 10% Harder  —  Social Security faces a growing backlog of retirement claims that agency officials hope their remaining workers can clear with a little encouragement.  —  WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration …

NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms  —  The agency acknowledged “urgent action is needed to sustain mission-critical operations,” as peak severe weather and hurricane season approach.  —  Some National Weather Service forecasting teams are so critically understaffed …

Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump Administration ‘Corrupt, Incompetent, and Treasonous’  —  After some initial reluctance, Bruce Springsteen has increasingly sounded off about the presidential administrations of Donald J. Trump.  —  Asked during a cover-story interview with Variety in 2017 …

An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews  —  It's a Very Special Triad today, cowritten with my buddy Will Sommer, author of our False Flag newsletter.  —JVL  —  1. White Genocide?  —  Quick catchup: This week the State Department sent an official to Dulles International Airport …

CFBP Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers  —  Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans' sensitive personal data.

Montana judge strikes down law banning gender-affirming care for minors  —  A Montana court has struck down a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, finding the measure's prohibitions unlawful and in conflict with the state's constitution.

Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous  —  In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth.  Now more than ever we need it  —  In a short space of time, the British government …

Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports  —  The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement.  —  Overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 30,000 last year …

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment  —  Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest.

Mar-a-Lago special prosecutor takes the fifth at ‘weaponized’ House committee  —  Jay Bratt asserted constitutional right to silence before panel pursuing people involved in prosecutions of Trump  —  The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt asserted his fifth amendment right …

Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Patrol  —  Band cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom  —  The immigration crackdown that has been sweeping up documented U.S. residents and even U.S. citizens has seemingly hit the Austin music scene.