Metadata Shows the FBI's ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified  —  There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.  —  The United States Department …

Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today.  At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults …

Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA  —  As the president heads to Texas to see the impact of last week's deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish the agency, officials said.  —  For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary …

Emil Bove declines to rule out 3rd Trump term or denounce Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire  —  Washington — Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who previously served as President Trump's criminal defense attorney, declined to rule out the possibility of the president running …

Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press  —  David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.  —  David Ellison, the chief executive of the media company Skydance …

Undocumented minors found in raid of California cannabis farm, DHS says  —  (KTLA) — Federal immigration agents, assisted by members of the National Guard, carried out raids at two Southern California cannabis farms Thursday, arresting dozens, including undocumented minors …

Harvard Explores New Center for Conservative Scholarship Amid Trump Attacks  —  The Ivy League school has discussed an effort to ‘support viewpoint diversity’ with potential donors, says it ‘will not be partisan’  —  Harvard leaders have discussed creating a program that people briefed …

Man on life support from injury during immigration raid in Ventura County, family says  —  Este artículo se ofrece en Español  —  A man is on life support after he was injured during an immigration raid at an agricultural area of Camarillo, according to a family member.

Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter  —  Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff  —  Myanmar's military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought …

Behind Trump's Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro  —  Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil's former president.  President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.  —  Since March, the son of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro …

Start Budgeting Now  —  Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump's policies.  —  You might have forgotten about the trade war, but the trade war has not forgotten about you.  —  This week, Donald Trump reignited the global financial conflict he started in January …

George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump.  Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  When the Education Department's Office …

‘Abolished’: State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan  —  The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global leadership …

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power  —  When Hamas raided Israel in 2023, setting off the Gaza war, Benjamin Netanyahu seemed set to lose power once the war ended.  Two years on, the war is still going.  Netanyahu still leads Israel.  Many Israelis ask: Did he prolong the war to stay in power?

Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg  —  A whistleblower's documents provided to Congress implicate Emil Bove in the administration's violation of a court order that prohibited the transfer of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison.

Jamie Dimon on Democratic friends: ‘Big hearts and little brains’  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday knocked Democrats for pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies instead of “real world” solutions.  —  “I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they're idiots …

L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids  —  Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide direct cash assistance to people who have been affected by the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids.  —  The aid will be distributed using cash cards with a …

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest on Suppression of Competition in the Marketplace of Ideas Through Deplatforming of Rival Viewpoints  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the United States District Court for the District …

Who would vote for Elon Musk's America Party?  —  Will Elon Musk be the next Ross Perot, or Cornel West?  —  For those getting caught up: After being frustrated by the increase in the federal budget deficit that Republicans have caused with their “One Big Beautiful Bill,” …

New poll delivers troubling signs for Democrats  —  The Democratic Party's credibility with voters has plummeted even further since the 2024 election, raising alarm bells as the party looks to rebuild ahead of the midterms and the next presidential election, according to a new poll obtained by The Hill.

Zohran Mamdani Is Making History.  When Will Top Democrats Catch On?  —  Mamdani won a record-setting primary victory, and unions, grassroots Democratic groups, and savvy elected officials are rushing to back him.  Now it's the establishment's turn.  —  Bluesky  —  Pocket

The CBO Breakdown on Medicaid Losses, Increase in Uninsured  —  The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce Medicaid enrollment and cause millions of people to become uninsured by 2034.  It didn't say that “5 million” …

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave  —  The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states.  —  When Missouri voters were asked last year whether they wanted to increase …

A Year Later, Butler Shooting Marks the Defining Moment of Trump's Political Comeback … Trump's champions see his near-death experience as the moment he won over the country.  “It's Donald Trump being Donald Trump,” says Lara Trump, the President's daughter-in-law who co-chaired the Republican National Committee last year.

Maine Supreme Court Shuts Down Right-Wing Rewrite of Anti-Voting Initiative  —  The Maine Supreme Court ruled Friday that the language for a high-stakes ballot question — approved by the state's Democratic Secretary of State — will appear on the November ballot without changes, rejecting right-wing efforts to rewrite it.

Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  Worms in the food.  Toilets that don't flush, flooding floors with fecal waste.  Days without a shower or prescription medicine.  Mosquitoes and insects everywhere.  Lights on all night.

HHS facing billion-dollar backlog of delayed grants after DOGE  —  The Department of Health and Human Services has asked some laid-off staff if they could return to work temporarily, as the department grapples with a backlog of grants that has swelled to more than a billion dollars in the wake of hurdles set up by DOGE.

Senate GOP campaign arm hits Paxton over divorce filing  —  The Senate GOP's campaign committee swung at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday after news broke that his wife, Angela Paxton, had filed for divorce.  —  “What Ken Paxton has put his family through is truly repulsive and disgusting …

David Gergen, Washington Veteran Who Advised Four Presidents, Dies at 83  —  After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator.  “Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference,” he said in 2020.  —  David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran who helped shape …