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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder, sources say  —  The Trump administration is considering 11 candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell when his term expires in May, including three who have not previously been publicly named …

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.

Markwayne Mullin's Late Disclosures Show Millions of Dollars' Worth of Stock and Bond Sales  —  This is the second time in two weeks Mullin has filed paperwork showing him in violation of the STOCK Act.  — Copy  —  For the second time in two weeks, Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin …

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.

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 …

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 …

The decline of representation in our representative democracy  —  The effort by Texas Republicans to wring five more GOP House seats from their state triggered a range of responses.  For example: This doesn't seem like something that a party confident in its electoral chances would do.

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.