NEW: D.C. officials sue Trump admin over Bondi order claiming D.C. police powers  —  A Thursday night order from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi caused the Washington, D.C. officials — who have responded cautiously to the Trump administration's efforts to exert more control over D.C. …

Kristi Noem is living rent free in home used by Coast Guard commandant  —  A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”  —  Department of Homeland Security …

Trump-Putin live: US and Russian leaders set for Alaska summit  —  US and Russian leaders head for high-stakes summit over future of war in Ukraine  —  Trump-Putin live: US and Russian leaders set for Alaska summit on x (opens in a new window)  —  Trump-Putin live: US and Russian leaders set …

Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies  —  The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a senior White House official tells Axios.

DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody  —  Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive. … WASHINGTON — A man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich …

US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice  —  Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.

Wary of the Wolff … In a video published Thursday morning, Hunter Biden sat in the shade of a large tree, facing YouTuber Andrew Callaghan with a lake stretching behind them.  The severely overexposed shot showed the two perched on black metal chairs in the grass, docks jutting into the water …

Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally  —  The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”  —  More than a dozen Border Patrol agents turned up in downtown Los Angeles …

Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize  —  US president told Norway's finance minister he wants the Nobel peace prize, according to the Norwegian press  —  Donald Trump cold-called Norway's finance minister last month to ask about a nomination …

The Senate map suddenly looks a lot better for Democrats.  But still not a slam dunk. … There's no doubt that Republicans are still favored to hold onto the Senate after next year's midterms.  Democrats need to flip four GOP-held seats while also holding onto states that President Donald Trump won like Michigan and Georgia.

Don't knock RFK Jr.'s presidential bid just yet  —  TAN, RESTED AND READY — Not even a year has passed since Donald Trump's election, but the invisible primary for 2028 is already underway.  Potential candidates in both parties are making appearances in the early presidential primary states …

August 14, 2025  —  Today, flanked by California's Democratic elected officials and union leaders, California governor Gavin Newsom responded to Trump's attempt to strongarm the Texas legislature into redistricting the state to give Trump the five additional congressional representatives to which he feels “entitled.”

The Official Voice of the US Government Is Cruel, Gross, and Weird.  What Is That Doing to Us?  —  In March, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a woman they accused of drug trafficking and entering the country illegally.  Standing in a parking lot, they photographed her …

US consumer sentiment weakens in August; inflation expectations rise  —  U.S. consumer sentiment softened in August as households anticipated higher goods prices because of import tariffs.  —  The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday said its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped …

Where homicide rates are highest: Blue cities in red states  —  To hear President Trump tell it, the nation's murder problem is particularly bad in New York City, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — Democrat-run cities in Democrat-led states (or district, in D.C.'s case).

Now We Know Who's Paying the Tariffs  —  Producer prices surge, and real wages still aren't rising fast enough.  —  Click for Sound  —  President Trump knows the public is skeptical about his tariffs, which is why Administration officials are anxious to convince voters someone somewhere else …

Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance  —  NO ROOM AT THE INN  —  The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.  —  A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance …

ICE documents reveal plan to double immigrant detention space this year  —  Billions will be spent to reach more than 107,000 beds, including in mega-facilities, tents and at least two new family detention centers, according to an internal agency roadmap.  —  When President Donald Trump took office …

Israel in talks to resettle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan, sources say  —  South Sudan and Israel are discussing a deal to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza in the troubled African nation, three sources told Reuters - a plan quickly dismissed as unacceptable by Palestinian leaders.

Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today  —  Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment, given for the first time today, that “keeps away woke indoctrinators …

Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico  —  Trump is eager to breach Mexico's sovereignty to attack cartels, officials say — just don't call it an invasion  —  A new directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force …

Trump nominates Jan 6 “bystander” to produce better job numbers  —  Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.

Costco to stop selling abortion pill mifepristone at its US pharmacy stores  —  Costco Wholesale (COST.O) said on Thursday it will stop selling abortion pill mifepristone across all its U.S. pharmacy stores, citing low demand.  —  “Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone …