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.

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 …

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 …

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. Plots New White House Bid With Alleged Rapist's Help  —  ESTEEMED COMPANY  —  Comedian Russel Brand was on a super PAC call seen as a stepping stone towards Kennedy launching another presidential campaign.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fueling speculation that he's eyeing …

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.

Judge halts deportation of non-binary American in ruling after Trump's gender edicts  —  ////world//A Federal Court judge has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa's Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation …

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.

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 …

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...

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 …

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 …

The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center  —  Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of information, recreation and access to medication.  —  The men at the new immigrant detention center …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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%.

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 …

TSA may ease liquid size limits next, Noem says  —  The Transportation Security Administration's security protocols could be in for another shakeup — this time involving the long-standing limits on carry-on liquids. … - Noem's comments come eight days after TSA ended the “shoes off policy” …

The Supreme Court Says Laws Aren't Real … To cover the Supreme Court these days is to catalogue its lawlessness.  The conservative justices' latest decision in McMahon v. New York allows the president to effectively demolish the Department of Education—a Cabinet-level department …