Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips  —  A former top City Hall advisor and current campaign confidante to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to give money to a reporter from THE CITY following a campaign event in Harlem Wednesday.

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally  —  The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year's midterm elections.  —  Co-published with Fort Worth Report

JD Vance Heckled With ‘Couch F*cker’ Chants During Visit to D.C.'s Union Station  —  The vice president was confronted by hecklers in Washington, D.C., who shouted vulgar chants at him during his photo-op. … On Wednesday, Vance joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief …

Government's demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors' notes, texts  —  Legal experts said the Justice Department's subpoenas related to medical care for transgender patients younger than 19 appear to be unprecedented.  —  The Justice Department is demanding that hospitals turn …

Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover  —  Members of the Judge Advocate General Corps are set to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.  —  WASHINGTON — As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part …

Trump Uses Legal Threats to Push Federal Reserve Member To Resign  —  One trademark of an authoritarian regime is the use of the legal system to target political opponents and forgive friends.  This has the effect of undermining our basic conception of the law as a set of rules that is fairly and consistently applied.

Trump's ‘Law and Order’ Push in D.C. Looks a Lot Like an Immigration Raid  —  Nearly half of the arrests under the security crackdown have been of people in the country illegally  —  WASHINGTON—In the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, which has a large Hispanic population …

Gabbard to slash Director of National Intelligence staff by nearly 50%  —  Gabbard wants to create “a leaner, faster, and more agile institution.”  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

White House tours canceled indefinitely because of Trump's ballroom  —  Officials have canceled all tours that were scheduled for next month, when the president wants construction to start.  —  Just now  —  Public tours of the White House have been suspended indefinitely because of planned construction …

Witkoff delivered Russian medal from Putin to family of American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024  —  US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN.

Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration  —  After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.  —  At least two large law firms that struck deals with President Trump …

Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic  —  Several Republican-led states are deploying more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to address what President Trump has called a “crime emergency” in the nation's capital.

North Korea Has a Secret Long-Range Missile Base Near Chinese Border, Report Says  —  Previously undisclosed site could potentially store intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking U.S. mainland, according to CSIS  —  SEOUL—North Korea has a heavily fortified …

How a strawberry delivery driver was caught in a fight between Newsom and Trump  —  The strawberry delivery driver was making his last drop-off in Little Tokyo, unloading nearly a dozen boxes onto the sidewalk outside the Japanese American National Museum.  —  Inside the building …

Trump administration imposes fresh sanctions on ICC officials  —  The Trump administration announced fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials on Wednesday and accused the ICC of being a “national security threat” and “instrument for lawfare” against the U.S. and Israel.

Kristi Noem is pushing for ICE to buy and operate a fleet of deportation planes, sources say  —  Former officials say if ICE owns its own planes, it could double the number of people it deports each month.  But it would be costly.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …

Limits of Trump's diplomacy clear as Moscow balks at Ukraine plan  —  Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine.  Trump's claims that the Kremlin's position has changed has left analysts puzzled.  —  Just now  —  Just days after the White House …

I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray  —  Federal agents are stepping up their actions against protesters and, apparently, the press  —  At 9:30 a.m., I rushed to the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery St. after receiving tips …

Statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond  —  MURRAY, Utah—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Beyond, Inc. (NYSE:BYON) has issued the following statement from Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond:  —  We will not open or operate retail stores in California.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Fights To Have DOJ's Case Against Him Thrown Out  —  The wrongfully deported Maryland man is being punished because he had “the audacity to fight back,” his lawyers argued.  —  Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported …

Seven months in, Trump's revolving door reaching full swing … A day earlier, POLITICO reported that Trent Morse will leave his post as deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel to launch his own lobbying firm.

Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners  —  The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trump's executive order declaring English the country's “official language.”  —  The Trump administration has quietly rescinded long-standing guidance that directed schools …

Sony will hike PS5 prices Thursday as a result of Trump's trade war  —  Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles by $50 each in the U.S. beginning Thursday, the company announced on Wednesday. … - “As a result, we've made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price …

Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center  —  “The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to their forced removal and incarceration,” one advocate said.