Bill Cassidy Breaks With RFK Jr. After CDC Leadership Exodus  —  Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and leading voice on public health in the chamber, called for a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting after the stunning exodus of top leaders Wednesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ICE Eyes Naval Base Outside Chicago as Operations Center  —  Border czar Tom Homan says to expect a ramp up of enforcement in sanctuary cities  —  The Trump administration is weighing the use of a naval base north of Chicago as an ICE operations center, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  —  Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by Capitol police while protesting Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election.  —  The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors …

FBI investigating Minnesota school shooting as hate crime against Catholics  —  The FBI is investigating Wednesday's shooting in Minnesota as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics, Director Kash Patel said.  —  Patel confirmed the suspected shooter was identified …

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed he was ‘tired of being trans’: ‘I wish I never brain-washed myself’  —  Transgender mass shooter Robin Westman confessed that he “was tired of being trans” and wished he “never brain-washed” himself in a manifesto posted online before he slaughtered …

Army Parade ‘Disappointed’ Trump, So Navy Will Do One Too  —  Donald Trump fulfilled his yearslong dream of holding a military parade in Washington, D.C., this past June.  Miraculously, both the president and his opponents mostly got what they wanted out of the event.

CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States  —  The country's largest pharmacy chain said it needed a C.D.C. panel to recommend the shots before it could offer them nationwide.  —  CVS, the country's largest pharmacy chain, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states …

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey  —  The publication says the time is right to pour all of its resources into its online news operation and get its journalism “in front of the most people.”  —  When Andrew Morse joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as its president …

Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues to Stop Trump From Firing Her  —  The lawsuit tees up a high-stakes court battle over the president's authority to remove members of the central bank's board  —  Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sued President Trump on Thursday, seeking to block his move to fire …

Jen Psaki Tells Christians She's Had ‘Enough’ With Their Prayers After Catholic School Shooting  —  Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki shamed Christians on Wednesday who were praying for those afflicted in the Annunciation Catholic School shooting.

Trump and Democrats Float Unusual Midterm Conventions  —  Both parties appear to be weighing gatherings that would gin up excitement for candidates in 2026 — and give a major platform for ambitious politicians hoping to lead the parties in 2028.  —  President Trump suggested on Thursday …

The authoritarian checklist  —  There is so much happening that occasionally pausing to take stock is necessary.  So where are we?  In deep trouble.  America may not be fully authoritarian, but by no means can we consider it to be a functioning democracy.

Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield  —  The Trump administration is throwing various hobbies enjoyed by Americans into chaos and is harming small businesses domestically and abroad with its ever-changing tariff structure that is turning the United States into a hermit kingdom.

Ron DeSantis Wasted $250 Million on Alligator Alcatraz as It Faces Closure  —  The state of Florida is committed to $245 million toward the construction of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Everglades immigration detention facility which is due to close in days.  —  An email obtained …

Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out  —  A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding.  —  A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials …

The Sycophancy Must Be Televised  —  Notes from the longest, cringiest Trump Cabinet meeting yet.  —  When Donald Trump began to speak on Tuesday, during what would become the longest televised Cabinet meeting ever, he did not exactly advertise his plans to make history.

Warnings From Weimar  —  Why Bargaining With Authoritarians Fails  —  On March 23, 1933, inside a dimly lit chamber filled with the stale scent of cigar smoke, Ludwig Kaas tried to convince himself he was making the right decision.  A Catholic priest and the leader of Germany's establishment Center Party, he stood at a crossroads.

The “Mini-Trump” Attacking Lisa Cook Had Paperwork Problems of His Own  —  Bill Pulte has weaponized his office to attack Trump's political enemies.  —  Donald Trump is attempting to seize control of the historically independent Federal Reserve by firing one of its leaders.