Zohran delivered the Democratic establishment the thrashing it deserved  —  Zohran Mamdani, a previously obscure state assemblyman who polled at as little as 1 percent in early surveys of the race, became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City on Tuesday.

Trump downplays U.S. intelligence report on Iran strikes at NATO presser … President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his claim that U.S. bomb strikes completely destroyed Iran's nuclear program, and he bristled at the attention being paid to an initial American intelligence report that suggests otherwise.

Capitol agenda: Johnson warns about a Medicaid backlash  —  With President Donald Trump's July 4 deadline drawing near, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO on Tuesday night he believes the Senate is “on a path” to start voting on the megabill Friday.  But he's got several fires to put out first.

RFK Jr. says US won't donate to global vaccine effort  —  Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.  —  The United States won't contribute anymore to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, until the global health organization has “re-earned the public trust …

Donald Trump with Nato ‘all the way’ after questioning mutual defence pact  —  President had sparked alarm when he previously said US commitment to Article 5 ‘depends on your definition’  —  Donald Trump has reassured Nato allies he is “with them all the way”, after spooking European capitals …

National Science Foundation to Be Requisitioned as Mansion for HUD Secretary (And Also HUD Office)  —  I'm still trying to find out more about this.  But as I do, I just wanted to put it on your radar because it's completely crazy and epitomizes the Trump presidency.

Lake's unsubstantiated attack on Voice of America … - USAGM, which includes both VOA and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), as well as taxpayer-funded grantee organizations, Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) …

A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest  —  Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.  —  Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor at a university …

This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era  —  EVER SINCE I WROTE REIGN OF TERROR, people have asked me how we end the long 9/11 era.  Someone asked me a version of that question tonight, at my Anyone Comics signing.  I gave the answer I always give, the only answer I believe to be true: Organize.

First Reports Are Always Wrong.  The Iran Strike Is No Exception.  —  EARLY IN MY CAREER, AS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT, I made a mistake that still haunts me.  After a high-tempo mission, I rushed to assess the outcome and tell my boss about what I believed was our overwhelming success.  Without full intelligence.

Trump administration is preparing to test budget law, U.S. officials say  —  Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump's budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.  —  The Trump administration is preparing to test a 1974 budget law …

Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative  —  A presentation slated to be shared at this week's meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that a study in animals suggested …

A Word to the Weiss … Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.  According to people familiar with the matter, the Hollywood scion set time aside on his busy calendar …

Edward Coristine, Key Player on Elon Musk's DOGE Team, Resigns  —  Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old who was hired by Elon Musk to help slash the government bureaucracy, became a public symbol of his team.  —  Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old high-profile operative for the Department …

Trump border czar Homan, wife ‘living separately’ because of death threats  —  President Trump's border czar Tom Homan said in a new interview that he and his wife are not currently living together because of death threats he has received for enforcing Trump's immigration crackdown and the amount of time he spends working.

‘Talk about whiplash!’  CNN anchor shocked by dramatic Trump flip-flop  —  CNN's Dana Bash expressed her shock over President Donald Trump's latest flip-flop on the question of regime change in Iran.  —  Trump made his recent comments aboard Air Force One Tuesday, en route to the NATO summit in The Hague.

Despite promise to remove ‘worst of the worst,’ ICE has arrested only 6% of known immigrant murderers  —  ICE told Congress in September that over 13,000 immigrants known to have committed murder remained at large.  Since then, only 752 have been arrested.  —  After six months …

Exclusive: New Trump administration plan could end asylum claims and speed deportations for hundreds of thousands of migrants  —  The Trump administration is planning to dismiss asylum claims for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States and then make them immediately deportable …

U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the conclusion of its Title IX investigations into the California Department …

Man ‘refused entry into US’ as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme  —  A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone

See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts  —  These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults  —  Vaccines are a marvel of modern medicine: the carefully tested and regulated technologies teach people's immune systems …