Prosecuting Burning of The American Flag  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Our great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America …

Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody  —  Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency's Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.

America Tips Into Fascism  —  Today is different than before. … The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world's leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.  In the end, faster than I imagined possible, it did happen here.

Trump says he's removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration's allegations of mortgage fraud  —  Trump cited a “criminal referral” from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte against Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.

‘We are watching and taking names’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago  —  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists  —  Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.

Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’  —  WAR ON SCIENCE  —  A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market …

FEMA staffers accuse Trump of weakening disaster programs … The letter said FEMA lacks qualified leadership, jeopardizing the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to events.  They also laid out several systemic concerns, some of which they said violated the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

Fact check: Behind-the-scenes video disproves Trump's claim that Gov. Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime’  —  Video footage of a 2024 conversation between President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore disproves Trump's claim that Moore called him “the greatest president of my lifetime.”

After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals  —  The president said he hoped to “get as much as I can,” signaling a shift in the relationship between government and private business.  —  Three days after the United States agreed to acquire a stake in the chipmaker Intel …

House Oversight subpoenas Epstein estate, including for any ‘client list’  —  Comer also requested “any document or record that could be reasonably construed to be a potential list of clients involved in sex, sex acts or sex trafficking” facilitated by Epstein.

Pressed on the FBI's John Bolton search, the White House says a bit too much  —  Team Trump has an incentive to at least try to distance itself from the John Bolton investigation.  For the most part, it's not bothering with appearances.  —  At face value, the circumstances surrounding …

DNC chair: Democrats can't be ‘the only party that plays by the rules anymore’  —  Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin on Monday praised his party's efforts to push back on GOP-friendly congressional maps in Texas, arguing Democrats can't be the only ones who “play by the rules anymore.”

At Gateway Pundit conference, former Trump attorney Peter Ticktin says that he “wouldn't be very surprised” if there's “an emergency called” before the next election  —  Ticktin: “I don't have it on good authority that this is going to be done, but a number of people are urging it because it's necessary.

Jamelle Bouie Receives the 2025 Carey McWilliams Award  —  The Carey McWilliams Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor major journalistic contributions to society's understanding of politics.  —  Citation from the Award Committee:

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists.  Under Trump, No One Answered.  —  As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration's actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency's most critical function …

Pentagon's tech innovation head abruptly steps down … The Defense Department and Beck did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  —  Beck, who had run the Pentagon's tech accelerator since 2023, was responsible for updating the Defense Department's commercial tech.

Trump hints he will change Pentagon's name to Department of War … The War Department existed from 1789 until 1947, when the Truman administration split the department into the Army and the Air Force, and joined it with the then-independent Navy.  Former President Harry Truman named the new cabinet-level agency the Defense Department.