Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents.  Trump's DOJ shut it down.  —  The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.  —  In an undercover operation last year …

Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes  —  His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey.  —  President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly …

Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America  —  Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders  —  The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …

Czech president: NATO must respond militarily to Russian violations  —  Czech President Petr Pavel has stated that in the event of violations by Russia, NATO must respond accordingly, including militarily, such as shooting down an intruding aircraft.  —  Source: Pavel in an interview …

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue  —  Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines  —  Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university …

Man is arrested and charged in New Hampshire country club shooting  —  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said.  —  The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club …

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America  —  The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”

Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear.  But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances.  There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice …

Trump's new detention policy targets millions of immigrants.  Judges keep saying it's illegal. … The result has been hundreds of frantic lawsuits by immigrants who have been arrested without warning at work, at routine check-ins with immigration authorities or after immigration court proceedings.

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates  —  The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.  —  As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents …

Rise of the new radical internet  —  While policymakers and headlines have traditionally zeroed in on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, young people are increasingly gathering on gaming platforms — and having conversations that are typically anonymous and largely invisible to the outside world.

Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’  —  The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal …

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company  —  Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta  —  A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations …

Reflections on Free Speech; The Lost Art of Debate; Machiavelli on ‘Good’ Cruelty; When Hitchens was Great  —  This is a regular feature for paid subscribers wherein I write a little bit about what I've been reading and/or watching.  —  If you're not yet a paid subscriber but regularly read …

U.K., Canada, Australia recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S.  —  The three major U.S. allies reversed decades of unwillingness to accept Palestinians as a sovereign nation until their conflict with Israel was settled.  —  LONDON — Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognized …

'We're not North Korea.' Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents  —  In response to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed …