Furious Trump's Firing of Fed's Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire  —  To execute his authoritarian takeover, President Donald Trump requires the devoted service of willing accomplices.  He needs loyalists in strategic positions who will bend or break the law to carry out his designs …

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says  —  DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency's chief data officer.  —  Members of the Department …

She Pushed to Overturn Trump's Loss in the 2020 Election.  Now She'll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Heather Honey, a high-profile denier …

Vanity Fair staff erupt in fury over proposed Melania Trump cover with foul-mouthed meltdown  —  Raging Vanity Fair employees have vowed to quit their jobs and work at a supermarket if First Lady Melania Trump is granted a spot on its cover.  —  'I will walk out the motherf***ing door …

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Maryland-based judges over handling of immigration cases  —  The Trump administration alleged that the court had no authority to issue a standing order that imposes an automatic, two-day pause in deportation cases.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge …

Donald Trump's Big Gay Government … The Washington Monument as seen from the Ned, a private club where many Trump officials socialize.Caroline Gutman for The New York Times  —  It was the last Wednesday in July, and many of Washington's top players were hanging out at the Ned, a private club around the corner from the White House.

‘The most illegal search’: Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges  —  Veteran defense lawyers and law enforcement experts have been warning about the potential for overreach since the federal government muscled its way into policing decisions in the nation's capital nearly three weeks ago.

Trump to put Dan Scavino in charge of hiring at White House … Gor endeared himself to the president and his family for adopting a zero tolerance policy toward job-seekers who had been critical of Trump in the past, often scouring their social media posts and occasionally intervening to block hirings.

Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia  —  Resuming business in Russia would mark a dramatic rapprochement after Exxon's messy breakup with Moscow when Putin attacked Ukraine in 2022  —  After huddling with President Trump in Alaska, President Vladimir Putin told reporters Russia …

Trump's Unconstitutional Plan to Penalize States that Allow Cashless Bail  —  President Trump recently issued an executive order directing the Justice Department to penalize jurisdictions that allow cashless bail, by withholding federal funds from them:

A Teen Was Suicidal.  ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. … A photograph of Adam Raine taken not long before his death.  His baby blanket, which his mother found in his bed, hangs over a corner.  Mark Abramson for The New York Times  —  When Adam Raine died in April at age 16, some of his friends did not initially believe it.

August 25, 2025  —  This morning, President Donald J. Trump talked to reporters as he signed several executive orders in the Oval Office.  Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk as he has been doing lately, seeming to put its bulk between him and the reporters.

Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence  —  The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.

America's leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.  —  For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives.  Today, after years of escalating attacks, that consensus has irrevocably shattered.

Trump Has Forced Out Nearly 10% Of The Federal Workforce  —  “We're seeing the arson of our government,” warned Max Stier of Partnership for Public Service, which has been tracking people's lost jobs since January.  —  WASHINGTON - More than 199,000 federal workers have left their jobs …

Democrats' Deep Divide on Gaza, Israel Boils Over at Party Meeting  —  Democratic National Committee debates issue that threatens midterm election unity  —  MINNEAPOLIS—A debate Tuesday at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting exposed a growing rift over U.S. policy toward Israel …

Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats  —  Officials made no mention of politics in cutting ties with a network of nonprofit funds, but Bill Gates has made other moves to insulate the charity from political pressures.  —  America's largest charitable foundation …

National Guard members activated for DC federal takeover seen picking-up trash  — National Guard members were seen picking up trash near the White House Tuesday morning.  — Officials say it's part of a broader beautification mission tied to the federal “D.C. Takeover.”

Cracker Barrel scraps new logo after outrage from customers, Trump … Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will scrap its controversial rebranding plan, the company announced Tuesday.  —  “We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel.  We said we would listen, and we have.

Trump's law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say  —  A pair of senior Washington, D.C., police commanders acknowledged Tuesday that the ongoing federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital is alienating the population and damaging community relationships that will have to be mended in the future.

Jack Smith's Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint  —  For months, the former special counsel has remained silent as the president and his advisers have publicly attacked him.  —  Lawyers for Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald J. Trump …

Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement  —  In a video produced by the Department of Homeland Security this month, two tricked-out ICE vehicles roll around on the National Mall to “Toes” by rapper DaBaby: “My heart so cold I think I'm done with ice (uh, brr) / Said if I leave her, she gon' die / Well ... you done with life.”

Where We Are  —  After seven months of Trump.  —  I'll try to keep this simple:  —  (1) Donald Trump is acting as a dictator.  —  (2) He is fairly easily defeated time after time when people fight back.  —  (3) Far too few people are fighting back.  —  I think that's pretty much what I have.

Dems' Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump's Military Takeover  —  Are Trump's military campaigns in blue cities a “distraction,” or what matters?  —  Donald Trump is waging a fascist takeover of the United States, siccing the Justice Department on his political enemies …

California Republican leader calls for a ‘two state solution’ amid redistricting battle … SACRAMENTO, California — The top Republican in the California Assembly will propose splitting the state in two amid the state's feud over redistricting, calling his proposal a ""two state solution.

Judge says Cuomo can't prolong court battle with accuser to ‘resurrect his public image’  —  A judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded court battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying it wasn't in the public's interest …

Trump asks court to toss remaining civil fraud penalties after getting his massive fine thrown out  —  Days after getting his staggering civil fraud penalty thrown out, President Donald Trump asked New York's highest court on Tuesday to overturn his other punishments, including a multiyear ban …

Purging ‘Equity’ Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads  —  When Republicans repealed a Biden-era “access and equity” grant program for transportation, they canceled funding for projects in some of their own districts.  —  When the Biden administration created a grant program three years ago …

Appeals court says Pa. mail ballots can't be thrown out over misdated envelopes  —  The ruling is the latest episode in an ongoing legal saga about whether to count such ballots in a crucial swing state … “Because of the Commonwealth's date requirement, an inadvertent typographical error …