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) …

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 …

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.

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 …

Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department's top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two people familiar with the move.

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 …

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 …

Justice Department Drops Case Against Plastic Surgeon Over Fake Covid-19 Cards  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had ordered the dismissal of charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling bogus vaccination cards for $50 each.  —  The Justice Department has dismissed charges …

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.

Please Shout Fire.  This Theater Is Burning  —  The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear.  When I was a kid, there was a popular phrase—"what if they had a war and no one came?"  What if we were in a war and no one noticed?

I Triggered Another Federal Investigation  —  I'm committed to providing you with documents other media refuse to publish; but I can only do that with your help.  Funding hasn't been great lately - please become a paid subscriber!  —  The California National Guard cut off soldier access …

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 …

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.

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.

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

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.