Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources  —  Sources say he faces charges of illegally transporting migrants within the U.S.  —  Undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.  —  Murray Osorio PLLC via AP

The Alarming Part of the Musk-Trump Dispute  —  The Alarming Part of the Musk-Trump Dispute  —  At the height of the juvenile flame war on Thursday between the world's richest man and its most powerful one, Donald Trump posted a barely veiled threat on his website Truth Social.

Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.

Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans  —  The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two victories Friday in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems …

Republican said Sikh should not be allowed to deliver House prayer  —  Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) posted — then quickly deleted — that a Sikh should have “never been allowed” to lead the House of Representatives' daily prayer on Friday after initially incorrectly calling the man a Muslim.

Why Trump probably can't cut Musk loose  —  Breaking up is hard to do — especially when one party is a billionaire with near-unassailable dominance of the nation's ability to launch things into space, and the other is a president who has staked a significant portion of his legacy on wildly ambitious space-based projects.

Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people  —  Across the government, officials are rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.  —  Early this spring, the Food and Drug Administration fired nearly 50 workers in the Office of Regulatory Policy …

Proud Boys Leaders Sue U.S. Over Jan. 6 Prosecutions  —  Lawsuit seeks $100 million in damages after their conviction, imprisonment for roles in Capitol attack  —  Five members of the Proud Boys, once convicted of masterminding the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, are accusing …

The Real Reason for the Trump-Musk Feud is Uglier Than You Think  —  As the war between Donald Trump and Elon Musk worsens, what's truly odd about this whole spectacle is that the actual substantive disagreement between them seems to be of little interest to media observers.

13 House Republicans urge Senate to save green credits  —  Thirteen House Republicans are urging Senate leaders to “substantially and strategically” improve clean energy tax credit provisions in the House-passed megabill.  Led by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the lawmakers said they remain …

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts  —  We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill.  “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.

Inside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About Himself  —  Trump's administration is marshaling vast public resources and more than $1 billion worth of taxpayer money to flatter the president … Vice President J.D. Vance was seated directly across from the president …

University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters  —  Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted  —  The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators …

Former U.S. attorney Damian Williams leaves Paul Weiss for Jenner & Block  —  The former prosecutor is leaving a firm that made a deal with the Trump administration for one that fought it.  —  Damian Williams, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is leaving the law firm Paul Weiss …

He's a Master of Outrage on X. The Pay Isn't Great. … Visuals by Martina Tuaty  —  Dominick McGee was walking into the White House in April and couldn't believe his luck.  He was a self-proclaimed “nobody” just three years ago when he started working alone from his apartment …

Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director  —  Joshua J. Smith, a Tennessee businessman whom the president pardoned during his first term, now advocates for inmate rehabilitation.  —  A former federal inmate who was pardoned by President Donald Trump …

The latest personnel purge at the FBI adds to a destabilizing problem  —  Almost immediately after Donald Trump's second term began, FBI officials targeted by Republicans have been ousted.  —  Among the many problems that have emerged in federal law enforcement during Donald Trump's second term is the campaign against key personnel.

DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement  —  National Guard troops would be used in immigration-enforcement activities, including in “night operations and rural interdiction,” as well as “guard duty and riot control” inside detention facilities …

Tesla becomes desperate with Cybertruck, launches biggest discount yet  —  Tesla has announced that it now offers interest-free loans on the Cybertruck until the end of the month.  The move is the equivalent of a roughly $10,000 discount and shows that Tesla has reached a new level of desperation in trying to sell the Cybertruck.