After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down  —  The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.  —  A National Weather Service office …

Trump's White House accidentally admitted the truth about its tax plan  —  Earlier this week the White House published evidence that the president's “big, beautiful bill” hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich.  —  The word “transparency” certainly does not describe President Donald Trump's second administration.

Exclusive: Listen to the full Biden-Hur special counsel interview  —  Axios obtained the recordings of former President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur — held over two sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — that Biden's White House had refused to release last year.

Trump's actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government  —  The U.S. DOGE Service's push for early retirement and deferred resignation is leading to a federal brain drain, longtime staffers fear.  —  At the National Institutes of Health, six directors — from institutes focused …

US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century  —  Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating on Friday, citing repeated failures by successive administrations to control the country's growing debt.  The agency lowered the rating from its highest grade …

Trump says he will speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three years between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul.

Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart <WMT.N> should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices.

Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say  —  A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious this week, health officials said.  —  Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday …

Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump  —  Most of the crypto investors who won a chance to attend the president's dinner party remain publicly unknown.  Others say they are going in hopes of shaping his views.  —  When the creators of President …

Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?  —  Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I'd expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.  —  On 8 November 2021, the founders of the University of Austin (UATX) announced the launch of their new project …

Yes, the media's Biden coverage was flawed.  But its reporting on Trump was far worse  —  A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president's decline.  But that distracts from a bigger problem  —  With a new book out about Joe Biden's failed re-election campaign, a media reckoning is in full swing.

One dead after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police say it appears to be an ‘intentional act of violence’  —  One person is confirmed dead after an explosion rocked the American Reproductive Centers building on North Indian Canyon Drive near East Tachevah Drive just before 11 a.m. this morning.

The Khashoggi Compromise  —  Jeff Bezos once mourned Jamal Khashoggi in public—now the Amazon billionaire is making billion-dollar deals with his executioner, which reveals more about his values than any vigil ever could. … Earlier this week, Amazon announced a $5 billion “strategic partnership” …

Let's Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers … What's in the water in the state of Maryland?  Whatever it is, it's certainly more invigorating than the sewage that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his grandchildren have been swimming in.  A few weeks ago …

'Fight back and don't let them win': actor Pedro Pascal decries Trump's attacks on artists  —  Comments at Cannes come after US president's social media posts against Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift  —  Pedro Pascal has sharply criticised Donald Trump's attacks against artists …

Melania Trump statue goes missing in Slovenia  —  “Melania” appeared on the banks of the River Sava in July 2020, four months before her human inspiration left the White House.  —  Now, four months after the erstwhile Melanija Knavs resumed residence at Washington's most famous address …

AOC's district sees 70% crime surge — more than double NYC average: 'She doesn't care'  —  What these neighborhoods really need is a “Squad” car.  —  Major crime rose by an eye-popping 70% in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx and Queens district since the ‘defund the police’ socialist …

‘Whom Shall I Fear?’  In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump's Immigration Wrath.  —  A raid on Abby's Bakery in Los Fresnos heralded the crackdown to come.  Ahead of the owners' trial for “harboring” undocumented workers, the community is seeing the impact of the president's policies.

Trump's Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn  —  When President Donald Trump welcomed dozens of white South Africans into the United States this week after granting them refugee status, reporters reasonably asked him to square this with his suspension of refugee resettlement from …