The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump's Plan to Use Troops to Suppress Protests  —  President Trump has long mused about using troops to crush violent protests or riots in blue-state cities.  He is now moving to do so in Los Angeles.  —  Setting up a rare use of military force on domestic soil …

Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won't Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ … Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,” criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.

The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes  —  The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter.  —  Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed the social media site's name to X and altered its moderation policies, progressives have been hunting for a substitute.

‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting  —  Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO.  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin …

MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown  —  MAGA is going off on an ABC reporter who dared attack White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.  ABC's Terry Moran wrote Saturday night on X that “what's interesting about [Stephen] Miller” is “not brains.

DOGE employees are ‘being pushed out’ without Musk to protect them: report  —  Now that billionaire Elon Musk has stepped away from his White House job as a “special government employee,” the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers he brought on board are exiting too — some not because they want to leave.

The U.S. Economy Is Headed Toward an Uncomfortable Summer  —  Companies are freezing hiring and investment to deal with shifting tariff policies.  'Even Trump doesn't know what Trump will do next.'  —  The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer.

MAGA's blue-collar base waits patiently for populist payoff  —  President Trump's second term has been a payday for the powerful, exposing a disconnect in his promise to deliver for “the forgotten man” of America's working class.  —  Why it matters: The populist paradox at the heart of MAGA …

Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention  —  A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril  —  The road to authoritarianism, it is often said, is lined by people telling you that you are overreacting.

Trump's deportation program nets positive approval amid contrasting views over its scope, CBS News poll finds  —  Views of the Trump administration's deportation program headed into this weekend with positive net approval from Americans, including continued strong backing from the Republican base …