Trump Displays DRC Visual As Proof Of South African ‘Genocide’  —  US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of printed articles at the White House Wednesday that he claimed documented a genocide taking place against white people in South Africa.  —  Mixed into the deck of papers he unveiled …

Judge dismisses Baraka charges, reprimands prosecutors  —  Prosecutors announced the decision to drop trespassing charges against the mayor earlier this week  —  A federal judge on Wednesday scolded federal prosecutors and announced he will dismiss trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka related …

Judge Finds U.S. Violated Court Order With Sudden Deportation Flight to Africa  —  Lawyers for some of the eight migrants deported Tuesday said they were told they were being sent to South Sudan.  People familiar with the plane said it had landed for now in Djibouti.

U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump  —  The Air Force has been asked to figure out a way to upgrade it so it can be put into use as a new Air Force One for the president.  —  The United States has accepted a 747 jetliner as a gift from the government of Qatar …

CBO Confirms GOP Budget Bill Triggers Medicare Cuts  —  Republican Plan Adds to the Deficit, Will Trigger Automatic Cuts Under Federal Law  —  “This Republican budget bill is one of the most expensive—and dangerous—bills Congress has seen in decades.  The nonpartisan CBO makes it clear …

ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing, Threatening Deportation  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  One morning, sitting in an immigration office in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen found himself transformed.  Only a day before, he was a welding foreman …

Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon  —  The event was held in the Pentagon's auditorium during working hours and featured Mr. Hegseth's pastor.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon's auditorium on Wednesday morning …

Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery  —  Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker.  Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.  —  Wesley Lowery—the winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a George Polk Award …

The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  “Fuck you!  Fuck you!  Fuck you!”  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was shouting at Elon Musk in the halls of the West Wing last month …

Larry Krasner Easily Wins in Philadelphia, Reinforcing Network of Reform DAs  —  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a national figurehead of the so-called progressive prosecutor movement, survived impeachment proceedings initiated by Republican lawmakers soon after he began his second term in 2022.

FEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane season  —  Less than two weeks until the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator David Richardson has rescinded the agency's strategic plan, a comprehensive policy document …

Inside the House GOP's megabill math  —  Republicans look like they will have three votes to spare as they set up possible final votes on their megabill — possibly more, depending on attendance.  The House currently has 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats, and Democrats are expected to universally oppose the legislation.

Mike Johnson faces 11th-hour blowup on Trump's big bill  —  House Republicans' internal negotiations on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” went south Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, with GOP hardliners publicly digging in their heels against the legislation.

Diseases are spreading.  The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago  —  To accomplish its mission of increasing the health security of the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that it “conducts critical science and provides health information” to protect the nation.

Exclusive: Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government  —  A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month intercepted messages from a broader swathe of American officials …

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate  —  A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Dismisses Biden-Era Police Investigations and Proposed Police Consent Decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is beginning the process of dismissing lawsuits …

Justice Department is investigating NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo over testimony to Congress  —  The move comes after the Trump administration helped get corruption charges dropped against Eric Adams, who is seeking re-election as mayor.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

Trump Organization breaks ground on $1.5 billion golf club in Vietnam  —  Vietnam's prime minister and U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a $1.5 billion luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses outside Hanoi.

UPDATED - BREAKING: The Constitution at the DOD  —  UPDATED with more information below.  —  The Establishment Clause doesn't have an asterisk  —  This morning at 9:00 AM the Office of the Secretary of Defense sent out what appears to be a building wide email to the entire Pentagon inviting everyone to a …

Gerry Connolly, congressman who protected federal workforce, dies at 75  —  The nine-term Virginia Democrat pushed back against the Trump administration's efforts to strip protections from civil servants and federal unions.  —  Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman who played a large part …