Feds charge New Jersey congressmember with assault  —  The charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver stems from a scuffle at a Newark migrant detention facility.  —  The Justice Department announced an assault charge Monday against Rep. LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat who was involved …

Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions  —  The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.

5/20/25 ☀️ AM:  —  House Democrats furious over McIver charges  —  The Vault: What's next for the GENIUS Act  —  Inside Dems' plans for Rubio's appearance  —  The Future of Medicine: The Legislative Landscape  —  Trump finally enters the fray … Welcome to the maelstrom, Mr. President.

Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’  —  The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.

Trump-Putin Call Yields No Breakthrough on Ukraine Cease-Fire  —  The leaders spoke by phone for two hours in their latest exchange over efforts to halt the fighting  —  WASHINGTON—Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to agree to an immediate cease-fire with Ukraine in a two-hour call Monday …

Trump signs Take It Down Act with first lady to criminalize revenge pornography  —  President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday with first lady Melania Trump that would force online platforms to remove artificial intelligence-generated deepfake images and other forms of revenge pornography.

I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years.  No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing  —  Monday-morning quarterbacks' criticisms of lack of Biden's PSA testing is contrary to best-practice medical guidelines  —  President Biden's aggressive and incurable prostate cancer

Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case Because Too Many Justices Recused Themselves  —  Topline  —  The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a copyright dispute case because it lacked a quorum after five justices had to recuse themselves, a move that was cheered by ethics watchdogs as the high court …

Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules  —  For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court declined to pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a foreign national wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested  —  Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago  —  Thomas Graham and agencies in San Salvador  —  The head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families …

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 …

Judge strikes down DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace  —  A federal judge ruled that the actions of “illegitimately-installed leaders” — including the purported transfer of the institute's building — were “null and void.”  —  WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Monday tossed …

Senate confirms Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law, as ambassador to France  —  The Senate has confirmed real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.  Charles Kushner was pardoned by Trump …

'It's going to be tough': Virginia Republicans brace for a grim November  —  Winsome Earle-Sears has had a sluggish start to her campaign.  Republicans are urging her to turn it around — or face a bloodbath this fall.  —  Virginia Republicans are bracing for November with a growing sense of doom.

Trump administration pulls $60M in Harvard grants in third round of cuts  —  The cut to Harvard's federal funding was again linked to alleged failures to tackle antisemitism, and brings the total losses in recent weeks to over $2.7 billion.  —  The Department of Health and Human Services …

Justice Dept. to Use False Claims Act to Pursue Institutions Over Diversity Efforts  —  The department's use of the law is all but certain to be met with legal challenges.  —  The Trump administration plans to leverage a law intended to punish corrupt recipients of federal funding …

Trump's FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked  —  In 2025, Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, disappointed the 2023 version of himself.  —  In 2023, Dan Bongino, star podcaster, demanded to know: “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?”  —  “I have reviewed the case.

White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It's working.  —  Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts.  “Why doesn't anyone care?”  —  For this story, Post reporters interviewed more than 30 current and former federal employees.

Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit  —  Billy Long's effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.  —  Billy Long, a former Republican congressman …

Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially motivated hiring  —  The U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation into Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday over allegations of race-based discrimination, citing his recent remarks at a Woodlawn church …