Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns  —  Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility state and federal officials have characterized as a place where “vicious” …

MAGA cares more about Jeffrey Epstein than dying without Medicaid, which explains everything  —  The first week of July was one that shook MAGA World — the solid base of the 77 million voters who last fall restored the Donald Trump regime to power — to its very core.In Washington …

Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump  —  Report Reveals Inexcusable Negligence, Communication Breakdowns, Systemic Weaknesses, and Limited Accountability  —  Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) …

Head of Trump's economic council circles around questions on 50 percent tariff on Brazil … “With most countries, it's really about us getting the tariffs in order, and I think this tariff on Brazil is higher because of the president's frustration with Bolsonaro,” Hassett said.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled  —  Noem and Trump have previously floated getting rid of the agency, which administers emergency relief.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response  —  As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government's disaster capabilities.  —  In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump …

American Allies Want to Redraw the World's Trade Map, Minus the U.S.  —  Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous other countries are seeking to forge a global trading nexus that is less vulnerable to American tariffs.  —  Trade chaos is forcing America's allies closer together, and further from the United States.

DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards  —  The Justice Department moved to dismiss charges against a Utah plastic doctor charged in connection with a COVID-19 fraud scheme, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday.

From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change  —  President Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and to dismantle long-established institutions as he tries to return to what he considers better times.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are in on the Joke  —  What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.  —  I sometimes say that I consider myself a junior-varsity Muslim.  Whether this comes off as a joke or as an invitation for scolding (spoken or unspoken …

A clinic blames its closing on Trump's Medicaid cuts.  Patients don't buy it.  —  A clinic in rural Nebraska has become a political flash point after tying its looming closure to Trump's law cutting Medicaid.  —  CURTIS, Nebraska — The only health clinic here is shutting down …

Republicans eagerly await Lara Trump's decision on North Carolina Senate seat  —  Republicans are eager to see Lara Trump enter the North Carolina Senate race, with many seeing her as their best opportunity to keep the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he wouldn't seek reelection.

Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries  —  Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”

How DOGE's reckless cuts created chaos at the Social Security Administration  —  Staff reassignments are not going to fix the growing problems at the agency.  —  The Trump administration's colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos and dysfunction throughout the agency.

What we know about the shooting at a Kentucky church  —  A now-deceased suspect shot a member of law enforcement Sunday in Fayette County, Kentucky, before fleeing to a Baptist church, leaving multiple victims, according to state officials. … - The trooper who was shot and others …

China Gets More Airtime Around the World as Voice of America Signs Off  —  Chinese state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump's March order to dismantle U.S. government-funded outlets

Economists See Lower Recession Risk and Stronger Job Growth: WSJ Survey  —  Forecasters nudge up growth, trim inflation estimates as tariffs prove lower, less costly than expected in April.  —  The economic fallout from President Trump's policies may prove less dire than feared.

Trump's paranoid security state  —  America's top national security agencies have been using polygraph tests, seeking employees' communications and threatening criminal investigations, all in the name of ferreting out leakers or ensuring loyalty. … - Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino …

California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies  —  A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility died Saturday of his injuries.  Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first known person to die during …