Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit  —  The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University …

3 ways Trump might try to defuse the Epstein mess  —  President Trump isn't ready to course-correct over how his administration has handled the Jeffrey Epstein evidence.  — But officials and advisers are considering at least three ways Trump could try to defuse an issue that …

Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions That Were Recorded With Autopen … Toward the end of his term as president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. reduced the sentences of nearly 4,000 federal convicts and pre-emptively pardoned dozens of politically prominent people he saw as potential targets …

The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA  —  The other day, Stephen Miller went on Fox News and offered a plea that got surprisingly little attention given its highly toxic and unnerving implications.  Miller urged politicians in GOP-run states to build their own versions of …

Why Gov. Greg Abbott Won't Release His Emails With Elon Musk  —  We asked Abbott for his and his staff's emails with Elon Musk and Musk's companies.  The governor's office won't turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”

Stocks Shrug Off Trump's Latest Tariff Threats  —  Analysts said the muted market response was because many investors expected the levies to settle at lower levels after negotiations.  —  Stock markets were muted on Monday after President Trump threatened the European Union with a 30 percent tariff …

Making Immigration Great Again  —  The picture above isn't a scene from a dystopian movie about an imaginary future U.S. civil war.  It's a photo from last week of heavily armed federal agents conducting an immigration raid in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park.  —  Fortunately, this show of force ended up being more a show of farce.

Trump to announce “aggressive” Ukraine weapons plan  —  President Trump will announce a new plan to arm Ukraine on Monday that is expected to include offensive weapons, two sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios. … - U.S., Ukrainian and European officials hope the weapons will shift …

Tucker Carlson leads MAGA's worried warriors in questioning Trump  —  The former Fox News host and “America First” leader spoke with NBC News as MAGA influencers rebel over amnesty, Iran and the Epstein files.  —  As President Donald Trump weighed U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel …

Chelsea put on show in Club World Cup final — only to have Trump steal their moment  —  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chelsea star Cole Palmer was like much of the world wondering why President Donald Trump was obliviously standing in the middle of their trophy celebration after winning the FIFA Club World Cup.

Democrat demands House vote on ‘FULL Epstein files’ release  —  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is calling on House Republicans to hold a vote demanding the Trump administration release the “FULL Epstein files.”  —  “Why are the Epstein files still hidden?  Who are the rich & powerful being protected?”

Obama's blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’  —  Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.”

EXCLUSIVE: Jeffery Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to reveal ‘truth’ of the pedophile client list, say insiders.  So, why are Republicans blocking her?  —  Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to speak in front of Congress about The Epstein Files, sources tell Daily Mail.

House Democrat floats radical solution to Congress' age problem  —  Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is proposing something unprecedented: Having Congress' ethics office effectively adjudicate whether lawmakers are too cognitively impaired to do their jobs.

Texas just gutted free speech on college campuses.  Is your state next?  —  New laws in the Lone Star State will silence dissent and undermine faculty authority.  —  Laura Benitez is state policy manager and Jonathan Friedman is Sy Syms managing director for PEN America's U.S. free expression programs.

The markets are signalling a clear winner in the Middle East  —  Israel's stunning stock rally suggests the country is cementing its status as the regional economic superpower … Since the October 7 2023 attacks on Israel, the best-performing major stock market in the world is . . . Israel.

Unfit to Serve: Jeanine Pirro Made Excuses for Jan. 6th  —  SEN. THOM TILLIS OF NORTH CAROLINA, a Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, drew a line in the sand during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper last week.  “The president should know if there is anyone coming up for a nomination through …

We're now all at risk  —  Thanks to President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a deadly measles outbreak has now spread to 38 states, according to government data released Wednesday.  And, given that Kennedy and Health and Human Services are now actively promoting …

Camp Mystic's leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert.  They evacuated an hour later. … Camp Mystic Executive Director Richard “Dick” Eastland did not begin to evacuate the young campers asleep in cabins near the rapidly rising Guadalupe River for more than an hour after he received …

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.