‘Two Weeks’ Is Trump's Favorite Unit of Time  —  “Two weeks” is one of President Trump's favorite units of time.  It can mean something, or nothing at all.  —  “Within the next two weeks.”  —  That is when President Trump now says he will be ready to make his decision about bombing Iran or not.

Appeals court lets Trump keep control National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles during protests  —  An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.

Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?  —  The response to Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee's law barring transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care has been muted at best.  —  In its U.S. v. Skrmetti ruling, the Supreme Court's Republican appointees shaved off …

French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States  —  Pouria Amirshahi, a leftist member of Parliament, hopes that the decision will be reversed so that he can travel to meet lawmakers to understand life under President Trump.  —  A French member of Parliament …

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes on test stand  —  The failure sent a giant fireball into the sky over the company's South Texas launch site.  —  SpaceX Starship explodes on test stand  —  SpaceX's Starship spacecraft exploded ahead of an engine test late Wednesday …

Police Investigate Threats to Mamdani in Mayoral Race's Final Days  —  Voice mail messages promising violence against Zohran Mamdani, a progressive Democrat, came as attacks on politicians, judges and other government officials have skyrocketed.  —  The New York Police Department …

Washington cherry growers struggle to find pickers  —  The threat of federal immigration agents raiding orchards in central Washington is causing a labor shortage that has compelled some Washington producers to leave cherries unpicked or delay their harvests until the fruit overripens and is worth less money.

Mark Cuban: Harris Camp Asked For VP Vetting Papers  —  The former Dallas Mavericks owner declined, saying he wouldn't make a particularly good Number Two.  —  Transcript  —  Last summer, during the height of the presidential campaign—not the Biden v. Trump one, the Harris v. Trump one …

ICE agents say posting names endangers them, Nashville mayor says real problem is masking  —  The Mayor's office releasing the names of ICE agents has brought scrutiny from GOP lawmakers, DHS, and ICE over the concern that it endangers federal immigration officers.

LA Dodgers says it denied ICE access to stadium grounds  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday it denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entry to their stadium grounds.  —  “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots.

Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans want to force presidents to share health records  —  Eight in 10 Americans want legally required and publicly released cognitive tests and disease screenings for U.S. presidents — and age limits on the presidency, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.

Undaunted  —  Donald Trump is not content to merely adopt the language of fascism, such as boisterous claims, like immigrants “poisoning the blood of our country.”  He has also adopted a classic fascist tactic: the use of violence to suppress, scare, and punish political opponents.

Trump Tax Bill Bails Out Private Equity's Layoff Scheme  —  Lawmakers quietly added a line that effectively subsidizes Wall Street buying up companies, slashing wages, closing factories, and firing workers.  —  Congressional lawmakers have inserted a line into President Donald Trump's …

Israel's War on Iran Is Costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Day  —  The high price tag will weigh on Israel to wrap up the conflict quickly  —  Israel's conflict with Iran is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars a day, according to early estimates …

Maduro Locks Up Economists Sharing Data on Venezuela's Decline  —  President Nicolás Maduro has intensified his crackdown on independent economists and consultants, detaining at least eight people in what critics call a bid to control data exposing Venezuela's decline.

Trump's megabill hits more trouble as Senate conservatives demand changes  —  The Senate version of legislation to enact President Trump's agenda is hitting new turbulence as conservatives led by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are demanding deeper spending cuts …

ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits  —  The policy says that ICE field offices are not subject to a federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”  —  The Department of Homeland Security …

Exclusive: ICE Agents Now Face 500% Increase in Assaults While Trying to Arrest Illegal Aliens  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are now facing a 500 percent increase in assaults as they attempt to locate and arrest illegal aliens living in the United States …

Seeking Jobs and Purpose, Fired Federal Workers Form New Networks  —  Government employees swept up in President Trump's purge meet for happy hour and gather virtually as they navigate the stress of losing their careers and confront a tough job market.  —  When Scott Gagnon was fired …