Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump's Signature Revealed  —  Lawyers for Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book  —  Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier's 50th birthday …

Supreme Court upholds ‘roving patrols’ for immigration stops in Los Angeles  — The decision is a significant victory for Trump, clearing the way for his oft-promised ‘largest Mass Deportation Operation’ in American history.  — L.A. and 20 other Southern California municipalities argued …

Chicago mayor says city “received no notice” ahead of Homeland Security's “Operation Midway Blitz” announcement  —  The Department of Homeland Security said it was moving forward with ramped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago this week in an effort dubbed Operation Midway Blitz …

Lachlan Murdoch Secures Control of Fox and News Corp, Ending Succession Fight  —  Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father's media empire will retain its conservative slant.  —  The Murdoch family's epic …

Kenneth R. Weinstein named CBS News ombudsman  —  Kenneth R. Weinstein, former president and CEO of Hudson Institute, will serve as CBS News ombudsman, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, announced Monday.  As ombudsman, Weinstein will review editorial concerns raised by employees and viewers.

White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency  —  Findings would follow Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief  —  Five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency that gathers the country's labor and price data, his advisers are preparing a report laying …

Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime  —  President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.  —  President Trump suggested on Monday that offenses that “take place in the home” …

Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election  —  On an April episode of the popular Politics War Room podcast, the veteran journalist Al Hunt posed an increasingly common question from listeners to Democratic strategist James Carville.  “Is Trump looking to spark enough protest …

On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts  —  I was very pleased to see that Ezra Klein has joined the ranks of those who think that Democrats need to gird themselves for a fight in the budget showdown coming at the end of this month.  I have various disagreements with Klein …

Video footage sheds more light on Burchett's tussle with protester  —  New video footage shows there was more to the skirmish last week between a protester and Rep. Tim Burchett, which ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  Burchett characterized the encounter …

Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train One woman's fight for better mental health and housing …

“It was a kidnapping.”  David Remnick introduces Jonathan Blitzer's reporting on how the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. Plus:  —  The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer is the author of “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here,” the definitive contemporary book on immigration and, now, mass deportation.

Appeals Court Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump  —  The judges rejected President Trump's argument that the Supreme Court's decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.  —  A federal appeals court …

New Banksy mural of a judge beating a protester to be removed from outside London court  —  A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London's most iconic courts, authorities said Monday.

French government collapses as PM François Bayrou loses confidence vote  —  President Emmanuel Macron will look for a replacement who can break the budget impasse  —  French Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote on Monday, bringing his government to an end …

The sinister brilliance of Donald Trump's security theatre  —  How the president presents himself as America's protector  —  atlanta, los angeles and washington, dc  —  Alligator alcatraz may or may not survive legal challenge.  In August a court ruled that Donald Trump's giant migrant cage …