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 …

“Path to a dictatorship”: Democrats flame Trump's public pressure on Bondi … - Trump, who has declared himself the nation's “chief law enforcement officer,” has stacked the DOJ and other agencies with loyalists who are now leading probes into Democrats and other Trump critics.

Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say  — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe  — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation  — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe

Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say  —  Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement.  —  The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts …

ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights  —  At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties  —  Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear …

Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says  —  Media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and tech entrepreneur Michael Dell are among the U.S. investors who will be part of the deal for TikTok, President Trump said on Sunday. … I hate to tell you this, but a man named ‘Lachlan’ is involved.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

From Nazi Germany to Trump's America: why strongmen rely on women at home  —  Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women's unpaid labor.  In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies  —  In 1980, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink …

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.

For Erika Kirk, a Husband's Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee  —  In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest.  But she sees divine work in his death.  —  During the past 11 days of heartache and anger …

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 …

Here's what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials … Before Pam Bondi was sworn in as Trump's attorney general, the former Florida AG spent six years as a lobbyist at Ballard, where she was a partner in its D.C. office and chaired the firm's corporate regulatory …

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 …