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 …

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 …

Chief Justice Roberts Secretly Praised Trump in Crisis Talks With Judges  —  FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES  —  The comments came as tensions escalated between Trump and judges who had blocked his agenda.  —  Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts praised Donald Trump at a secret meeting …

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.

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.

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 …

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...

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 …

Despite vow to remove the worst offenders, ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions  —  President Trump campaigned on a vow to round up the “worst of the worst” offenders among the criminals who were living illegally inside the United States.

Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts  —  The Trump administration is being sued by 20 states who are seeking to block the cancelation of a grant program that helped protect against potential natural disasters.  —  The big picture: “By unilaterally shutting …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Rubio signs civil nuclear pact with Bahrain as Trump meets with crown prince  —  The United States has entered into a pact with Bahrain, allowing the two nations to cooperate on the development of civil nuclear technology.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Bahraini Foreign Minister …

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 …

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 …

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.