Live Updates: Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, whose last Oval Office meeting ended in acrimony, was expected to hear a plan from President Trump to cede land to Russia in exchange for security guarantees.

Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms  —  President Donald Trump raged at Democrats Monday for supposedly cheating in elections in a long and unhinged Truth Social rant—and buried in his tirade is a clear indication of how he hopes to corrupt the 2026 midterm elections …

DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), chairman of a House oversight committee, this month issued a subpoena commanding the attorney general to produce documents related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday.

Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.  —  Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.:  —  “I've approved the deployment …

DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany  —  ‘They are not migrants.  They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army.  The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X

Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino  —  Bailey will join the FBI as a co-deputy director with Deputy Director Dan Bongino  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey …

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave  —  State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.  —  First, Texas House Democrats refused …

Trump Administration in Talks to Take a 10% Stake in Intel  —  The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., according to a White House official and other people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see the US become the beleaguered chipmaker's largest shareholder.

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories  —  A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.

Air Force chief announces he's leaving post early … In a statement, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said he was “forever grateful” for his partnership with Allvin.  —  Allvin had emerged as a vocal supporter of the reforms that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have pledged for the military …

MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo  —  The cable news network will adopt the new name MS NOW ahead of its spinoff from NBCUniversal  —  MSNBC is changing its name in its spinoff from Comcast's NBCUniversal.  —  The left-leaning cable network will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World …

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims  —  The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense  —  Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts  —  Physician Brendan Phibbs, who wrote “The Other Side of Time: A Combat Surgeon in World War II,” said …

Fifth Circuit: West Texas A&M Violated First Amendment by Blocking Student Group's Drag Show  —  Some excerpts from today's long Fifth Circuit decision in Spectrum WT v. Wendler, written by Judge Leslie Southwick and joined by Judges James Dennis, which I think reaches the correct result …

ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong  —  Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the mayoral nominee for hedging on ‘globalize the Intifada’ and falsely claimed Mamdani hasn't visited synagogues or engaged Jewish groups  —  Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO …

What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?  —  Last month, the White House X account posted an illustration of President Trump looking determined, framed by eagles, fireworks, the American flag and a cloud of cash.  —  “Six months in.  All gas.  No brakes.  The winning will continue.

Jeffries: Noem will be among the first ‘hauled up to Congress’ if Democrats retake House  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be a top target of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee if Democrats retake the House in the midterms.

Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says  —  Roger Alford, formerly second-in-command of the antitrust division, called on a court to scrutinize merger case that led to his firing  —  An antitrust lawyer who was dismissed last month from the Justice Department …

Gut Check Time For Democrats  —  Send this to your senators.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every lengthy government shutdown in my lifetime has been a consequence of Republican extortion.  —  The structure and rules of our government all but demand that annual budgeting be a cooperative enterprise …