Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids  —  As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw.  —  The television personality and his camera crew …

White House struggles to find qualified people willing to work for Pete Hegseth  —  At least three people have turned down potential roles working for the defense secretary and former Fox News host.  Supporters say his leadership has been effective.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House …

'Tom, arrest me.  Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump “has created the conditions” surrounding the Los Angeles protests.

It's Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black  —  U.S. and Chinese officials will meet today in London to give deescalation from the current trade war the old college try.  This might have been more difficult before, when Trump's saber-rattling was focused primarily on China.

Israeli forces prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza  —  Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory …

Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees  —  Amid rising tensions over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, the city of Glendale announced Sunday night it has ended its agreement with the federal government to house detainees captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research  —  In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own.  “Dissent,” he said, “is the very essence of science.”

Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition  —  But it's here, and will destroy American science  —  It was obvious, if you thought about it, that the second Trump administration would be hostile to science and intellectual endeavor in general.  —  After all, look at some key elements of the MAGA coalition.

Musk's Own AI Claims He Took Miller's Wife and Mocked Him for It  —  Elon Musk has been forced to rebuke Grok, his own AI chatbot integrated into X, after it falsely suggested the tech billionaire wrote a post saying he “took” the wife of Stephen Miller.On Sunday, Grok replied to a question …

Army video of parade prep appeared to show ‘Hang Fauci’ graffiti  —  The footage, up for more than a day on the Army's official X account, showed tanks being loaded onto a flatcar.  —  A video shared Saturday by the U.S. Army of tanks being transported to the nation's capital …

How Trump defanged the Justice Department's political corruption watchdogs  —  Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department's storied Public Integrity Section is on life support.  Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump's opponents.

The big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loans  —  If passed, President Donald Trump's signature legislation would make college more expensive. … If the “big, beautiful bill,” President Donald Trump's signature legislative priority, eventually becomes law, it would gut some social programs that many people rely on.

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As ivermectin goes over the counter, some pharmacists worry about a lack of guidance  —  The drug, used to treat parasitic worms, has not been formulated or labeled specifically for over-the-counter use, like aspirin or an antacid.  —  Boise, Idaho, pharmacist Matt Murray has no choice …