Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired … In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have faced a firestorm of criticism over their decision not to release additional files related to Epstein, the disgraced financier …

Inside Trump's Frantic, Failing Mission to Crush the Epstein ‘MAGA Rebellion’  —  The president and his administration are telling supporters to forget about the convicted sex offender.  It isn't working … By the time it was over, the president had sustained more blowback and political damage …

Trump Has Drafted Letter to Fire Fed Chair and Asked Republicans if He Should  —  The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans.  It remains to be seen whether he follows through with his threat.

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US drinks: 'It's just better!'  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was on a sugar high Wednesday, announcing that Coca-Cola would soon include the real sweet stuff in its US-sold beverages.  —  “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola …

Hundreds of DOJ alumni warn Senate against Trump's appellate judge nominee  —  More than 900 former U.S. Department of Justice employees on Wednesday warned the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee against confirming President Donald Trump's nominee Emil Bove to serve as an appellate court judge …

Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Epstein case, fired from SDNY  —  Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been fired from her job in the Southern District of New York, according to people familiar with the situation.

EXCLUSIVE: Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Are Predisposed Against Trump Administration  —  The Trump Administration has been doing its part, but the lower courts remain rabid in their attack on the rule of law.  —  Federal judge James Boasberg advised Chief Justice John Roberts and some two dozen …

Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid  —  The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump.  They're aimed at clawing back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …

RFK Jr. fires top aides in HHS shakeup  —  US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides in an abrupt shakeup of the leadership at the nation's sprawling health department, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Crypto standoff drags on  —  Republicans remain locked in a standoff over cryptocurrency policy that has shut down the House floor, with hard-liners demanding that a bipartisan crypto market structure bill be packaged with legislation that would ban a central bank digital currency.

White House Tries to Shake Off Trump's Bizarre Hand Make-Up  —  SHAKE IT OFF  —  Trump was speaking to reporters when a camera zoomed in on the president's hand.  —  The mysterious recurring bruise on the back of Donald Trump's right hand reappeared on Tuesday, prompting a fresh wave of concern over the president's health.

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith hospitalized after not feeling well at Capitol  —  Minnesota's Tina Smith kept overnight for observation after Capitol physician's recommendation  —  Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota was hospitalized Wednesday after she began feeling unwell while working at the Capitol …

Jill Biden ‘work husband’ refuses to answer Oversight questions  —  Former first lady Jill Biden's chief of staff refused to answer questions during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday morning.  —  Committee Chair Rep. James Comer …

Andrew Cuomo, conceding his failed primary campaign was flawed, takes to NYC streets  —  Andrew Cuomo is shifting gears and taking personal responsibility for running what he admits was a lackluster campaign in the Democratic mayoral primary, acknowledging that any strategic mistakes ultimately fall on him.

Shares of gun seller GrabAGun — backed by Donald Trump Jr. — tank after NYSE trading debut … Shares of the online firearms retaile r GrabAGun — whose shareholders and board members include Donald Trump Jr.— tanked on their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange following …

Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis' ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...

Bill would prevent ICE from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens … But reports of citizens of Latino descent being detained — or stopped and asked to prove citizenship — are rippling through Latino communities nationwide.  — Critics say reports of ICE detaining citizens are instances …

The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year  —  This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.  That is the fewest of any month since 1970, when the city began tracking monthly homicide numbers.  In the first six months of the year, homicides were down 22% compared to 2024, and non-fatal shootings were down 19%.

Supreme Court justice pauses ruling weakening Voting Rights Act  —  Justice Kavanaugh paused a ruling that bars individuals in some Midwestern states from filing lawsuits claiming that voting laws discriminate on the basis of race.  —  Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Wednesday paused …

Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out’  —  Only China and Canada have retaliated against US president's tariff war  —  Peter Foster and Amy Borrett in London, Andy Bounds in Brussels and Ilya Gridneff in Ottawa  —  America's trading partners have largely failed …

Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says … Gregory Wischer, Interior's deputy chief of staff for policy, wrote in the memo that “all decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings — including but not limited to the following …

Democrats' former chair tries to become the left's Joe Rogan  —  The News  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. - The search for a liberal Joe Rogan has led Democrats to an unlikely candidate: Jaime Harrison, their former party chair.  —  Harrison will launch “At Our Table” on Thursday.

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children  —  The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”  —  United States Senator Ron Wyden …

DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data  —  Election clerks in both parties, already facing harassment and lawsuits over Trump's false 2020 election claims, worry about efforts to examine voting machines.  —  The Trump administration and its allies have launched …

Trump officials halt ‘dangerous’ research, overriding NIH career scientists  —  The Trump administration's actions on NIH gain-of-function research have raised concerns among scientists, who argue the move could block experiments that are safe and potentially lead to new treatments and medicines.