Attack of the Sadistic Zombies  —  Republicans in Congress, taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, are on track to enact a hugely regressive budget — big tax giveaways to the wealthy combined with cruel cuts in programs that serve lower-income Americans.

Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans  —  As part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt  —  Trump administration reversed Justice Dept. opposition to wrongful death lawsuit in case of Babbitt, who was shot by police while breaking into Speaker's lobby  —  President Donald Trump's administration has agreed …

Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump  —  Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.  —  CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon …

Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate  —  A note from Aaron: Today's newsletter was all edited and ready for publication yesterday afternoon when the sad news broke that Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet  —  All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.  But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.  —  as i waited to meet with Jay Graber …

Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department …

Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono  —  The president's ire toward celebrity critics might seem trivial, but his willingness to use the power of the state to attack his critics matters.  —  As Donald Trump prepared for an important meeting …

‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix  —  Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix. … The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children's show …

Why has Elon Musk disappeared from the spotlight?  —  The tech CEO isn't exactly gone yet, but Republicans have stopped bringing him up.  —  Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the main characters on the internet and across Washington day after day.  Then the world's richest man started to fade away.

What you — yes, you — should know about interacting with ICE  —  A legal expert explains the rights immigrants — and U.S. citizens — have when facing immigration officials.  —  The Trump administration is aware that Americans broadly support the deportation of undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes.

Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors  —  The ruling potentially jeopardizes the high-profile indictments in a case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat.  —  An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case …

Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Biden Cancer Diagnosis in Heartless Post  —  Is the Trump family physically incapable of showing basic decency?  —  Donald Trump Jr. mocked the cancer diagnosis of former President Joe Biden in a post on X Sunday evening, then pinned the post to the top of his feed.

US stocks, bonds and the dollar slip after the latest downgrade to the US government's credit rating  —  U.S. stocks, bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are drifting lower on Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Two days before President Donald …

Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage  —  President Trump is threatening ABC News over its coverage of a luxury jet he is set to receive from Qatar, a decision that is drawing criticism from both congressional leaders and national security experts.

Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras  —  Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.  —  NEW ORLEANS — For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied …

Bove, Top Justice Dept. Official, Is Considered for Circuit Court Nomination  —  Emil Bove III has emerged as a top contender to fill a vacancy on the appeals court covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.  —  President Trump is considering …

In the Future, China Will Be Dominant.  The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.  —  阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.  —  For years, theorists have posited the onset of a “Chinese century”: a world in which China finally harnesses its vast economic …

Columbia's Mohsen Mahdawi, fresh out of U.S. detention, walks the graduation stage … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

New Video of Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court  —  The new footage of ICE's warrantless arrest shows the Palestinian student fully cooperated with federal agents and was not a flight risk, as the government continues to falsely claim.

Trump Has His Law Firms Right Where He Wants Them  —  Nine major corporate law firms have groveled before President Trump by agreeing to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in free legal services to the executive branch.  The immediate result of these capitulations is clear …