Trump's Military Crackdowns Are Only Going to Get Worse  —  L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as the president's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds  —  President Donald Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States …

No experts in the room: Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin after loss of Russia specialists  —  Reduction in federal workforce has hollowed out the number of knowledgeable officials in Washington  —  In 2018, when Donald Trump held a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin …

New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal  —  A New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with her six-year-old son after they were detained crossing the Canada-US border, is being wrongly “treated like a criminal”, according to her friend and advocate.

Trump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry  —  President Trump has become the semiconductor sector's leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.'s firing.  —  At an Oval Office meeting last week, President Trump dangled an offer …

Newsom says California's new congressional maps will take down Trump  —  Newsom said the new maps will “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.”  —  Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of the Texas Democratic lawmakers for their walk out to block …

Trump Picks Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors  —  The actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, the singers George Strait and Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss will be honored later this year.  —  The five Kennedy Center honorees President Trump announced on Wednesday hail …

Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance  —  Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence  —  David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with the JD Vance without …

U.S. Drinking Rate at New Low as Alcohol Concerns Surge  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has fallen to 54%, the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup's nearly 90-year trend.  This coincides with a growing belief among Americans …

Cuomo's Attack on Mamdani's Apartment Struck a New York Nerve  —  The attacks in the New York City mayor's race may have veered into the personal, but they also reflected a larger debate on who should benefit from government regulation of housing costs.  — 1.3k

Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers?  Now we have receipts. … The Trump administration's claim that it is saving billions of dollars through DOGE-related cuts to federal contracts is drastically exaggerated, according to a new POLITICO analysis of public data and federal spending records.

Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights  —  State Department reports portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.  —  For nearly half a century, the State Department has reported annually on human-rights conditions in countries around the world.

8/13/25 ☀️ AM: … The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has another bruising nomination fight on its hands. … If confirmed, Antoni would replace Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by Trump following significant downward revisions in the prior jobs report.

Chris Murphy goes all in on funding bill boycott as Dems seek bipartisanship … “Every single day, there's new evidence that our democracy is falling, and you've got to take stands.  You have to take fights,” Murphy explained.  “I just worry — every time that we go along with these appropriations bills …

Living in 1984  —  The headline tonight reads, “White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump's Historical Vision.”  It's in The Wall Street Journal, not exactly a bastion of liberal views.  “Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes …

Court Lets Trump Block Billions of Dollars in Foreign Aid  —  The Trump administration can cut billions of dollars in foreign assistance funds approved by Congress for this year, a US appeals court ruled.  —  In a 2-1 decision on Wednesday, the appellate panel reversed a Washington federal judge …

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders.  Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.  —  An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

Judge orders Trump administration to partially restore UCLA research funding … The UC Board of Regents held an emergency meeting Monday on the proposal, President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force higher education institutions to pay steep penalties for what the White House calls civil rights violations.

ICE Propaganda Video That Used Jay-Z Song Hit With Copyright Takedown  —  A DHS sizzle reel that used “Public Service Announcement” got hit with a copyright takedown request and has been deleted off of X.  —  A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) propaganda video that featured Jay-Z's music …

Ex-WNBA star Sophie Brunner's mom killed in head-on crash with illegal immigrant with history of driving drunk  —  Former WNBA star Sophie Brunner's mother was killed in a head-on crash in Illinois with an illegal immigrant who had a disturbing history of drunk driving, according to authorities.