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 …

US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids  —  The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.

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 …

CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute  —  Kenneth Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, will monitor the newsroom for bias.  —  Paramount has found its ombudsman for CBS News, Kenneth Weinstein, the former president and CEO of the conservative-leaning Hudson Institute.

'I'm Gonna Punch You in Your F—king Face': Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival … A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump's top economic officials …

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” …

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner  —  Trump's actions are in direct tension with a 1935 ruling that upheld restrictions on the president's ability to remove FTC commissioners without cause.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to fire …

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein  —  My colleagues and I have spent much of the past six years digging into Jeffrey Epstein's finances and pieced together what we think is the definitive account of how and why JPMorgan spent years enabling the notorious sexual predator.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Michael Brown's Friend Who Invented 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Hoax Is Murdered  —  Dorian Johnson, the man who invented the “Hands Up Don't Shoot” hoax that sparked riots across America, has been murdered.  —  A suspect is in custody, but no details have been released yet.

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 …

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.

America Prays  —  PRAYER & REDEDICATION  —  ONE NATION UNDER GOD  —  250TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR COUNTRY  —  “As we prepare to celebrate two and a half centuries of freedom, I am inviting America's great religious communities to pray for our nation and for our people.

What the immigration raids are about  —  WHAT THE IMMIGRATION RAIDS ARE ABOUT.  When you think about the current political fight over immigration enforcement, start with this: There are millions of people, at least 15 million and perhaps as many as 20 million, who are in the United States illegally.