RFK Jr's war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids  —  The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing  —  To understand why Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking the hepatitis B vaccine, look to the rhetoric coming …

Why Trump's directive to AG Bondi should be seen as an impeachment-level scandal  —  The president isn't just being accused of trying to weaponize federal law enforcement, he's now publicly flaunting his corrupt and authoritarian efforts.  —  Imagine a scenario in which an investigative reporter uncovered …

The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time.  Under Trump, It's Down to Two.  —  The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration's attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.  — Copy  —  When Donald Trump took office eight months ago …

Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage … It's Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.

Some Republicans Warn of Government Overreach on Free Speech  —  Lawmakers and commentators say FCC's pressure on Jimmy Kimmel could backfire  —  The Trump administration's crackdown on political speech following Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting has opened fissures among conservatives …

Charlie Kirk's massive memorial was so much more than that — it was a message to the mainstream media  —  The massive gathering for Charlie Kirk on Sunday was more than just a funeral — it was a message.  —  A 200,000-person crowd inundated the stadium inside and out, and millions around the world watched live.

Putin offers Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend status quo by one year  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he was ready to extend by one year the last arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow that limits the number of nuclear weapons each side …

Why Democrats can't match Trump's gerrymander push … “It's no doubt the case that it's harder for Democrats to do this right now than Republicans,” said All About Redistricting author and researcher Douglas Spencer, an expert in election law at the University of Colorado.

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws  —  Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.  —  In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing …

The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege  —  The nation's top economic statistician was fired.  Central bank independence is being undermined.  The federal government is buying chunks of private companies and demanding cuts of revenue streams.

White House bullish after a long string of Supreme Court victories  —  Officials are on a winning streak at the high court, in part due to a strategy of selecting cases most likely to find favor with the conservative majority.  —  WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump's aggressive use …

Transcript: Trump Drug Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges … Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.  I'm your host, Greg Sargent.  —  Everybody seems to have moved on from the awful story involving President Trump's decision …

Exclusive: South Korea's President Lee says US investment demands would spark financial crisis  — Commercial feasibility of $350 bln investments main trade obstacle with US, Lee tells Reuters  — President says talks with North Korea unlikely for now  — Lee frets tensions between democratic, socialist states

Hey, Let's Undermine America's Technology, Education and Research!  —  H-1B visas: The latest front in a campaign of destruction  —  It often seems as if Donald Trump and his minions are engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine America's preeminence in the world.

Here's How Much The Trump Kids Have Made Because Of The Presidency  —  President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life.  But percentage-wise, members of his immediate family, including sons Eric, Don Jr. and Barron, did even better.  —  President Trump's dad, Fred …

They've Won In Court, But ICE Is Still Detaining and Trying to Deport Them  —  Inside the “psychological torture” regime targeting migrants who can't be sent home.  —  When a 41-year-old Nigerian mother of two appeared before an immigration judge in New Jersey this January, she was ready with her life story.

Bessent Says All Options on Table to Help Milei's Argentina  —  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged to provide “all options for stabilization” to Argentine President Javier Milei as the South American country faces a market selloff in recent weeks.  —  Bessent and President Donald Trump …

United Nations Seen as Necessary but Ineffective  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans remain broadly supportive of the United Nations as an institution, with solid majorities calling it necessary as well as favoring U.S. involvement and funding, although that support is down slightly from recent measures.

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley.  I Was Wrong  —  Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump.  A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.  —  For decades, Mark Lemley's life as an intellectual property lawyer was orderly enough.  He's a professor at Stanford University and has consulted for Amazon, Google, and Meta.