Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’ … It's unclear how many people were laid off and Vought provided no further details.  —  But an administration official granted anonymity to discuss the layoffs said they hit agencies including: Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.

Democrats fume as Mike Johnson cancels third week of votes … - Johnson said earlier this week that there would be no standalone vote on paying the troops, saying the House has already done its work by passing a stopgap spending bill last month that includes troop pay.

Trump announces extra 100% tariff on Chinese goods starting next month  —  President Trump said Friday he will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month, citing new Chinese export controls — marking a significant escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.

James Comey.  Letitia James.  Who's Next?  —  President Trump is once again weaponizing the legal system to fulfill his personal vendettas.  Last year, before he could point to a single crime that he claimed she had committed, Mr. Trump called for the prosecution of New York's attorney general …

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father.  The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.  —  ➡️ Read more stories from the Capital City Bureau here.  —  For Hector Smith and his son David, June 3, 2025, was shaping up to be an average day.

ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van  —  A longtime TV news produced at Chicago-based station WGN on Friday was forcefully pinned to the ground and then hauled off in an unmarked van by masked federal agents.  —  As reported by the Chicago Tribune …

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco  —  Mr. Benioff, the Salesforce C.E.O. and owner of Time magazine, once supported Hillary Clinton and a business tax for homeless services.  Now he's fully behind Donald Trump.  —  For years, San Franciscans considered him their benevolent, big-hearted billionaire.

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: 'I didn't want them to take her'  —  During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom.  Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before that night.

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials  —  “Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.

Another Unhinged Leftist Arrested: He Threatened to Murder Benny Johnson  —  The threat happened just a few days after the murder of Charlie Kirk last month but it's coming to light now because the person responsible was just arrested. … Here's Pam Bondi announcing the arrest.

Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump's Powers  —  Stephen Miller may have just accidentally confirmed that he, not President Donald Trump, is the one calling the shots in regard to deportation raids and National Guard deployments.  —  “Illinois governor …

Melania Has Been Secretly Working With Putin for Months  —  KREMLIN WHISPERER  —  The first lady has been engaged in talks with the Russia leader over the war in Ukraine.  —  First Lady Melania Trump made a rare formal announcement from the White House on Friday where she revealed …

Nobel-winning economists Duflo and Banerjee will leave US for Switzerland  —  The University of Zurich said that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, known for their work in development economics, will move from the US to Switzerland, amid Donald Trump's attacks on universities.

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos.  Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison  —  Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer's Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.  —  ∙ Paid

Trump ‘in Exceptional Health’ Says White House Doctor  —  The president received a Covid-19 booster shot during medical exam at Walter Reed Medical Center  —  President Trump underwent his latest physical exam on Friday during a trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center …

Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa … Abrego is originally from El Salvador.  He entered the U.S. illegally and lived in Maryland for more than a decade before he was arrested in March and deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It … David Axelrod is far better known these days for occasionally wagging his finger at his fellow Democrats than for breathing partisan fire, so it caught my eye when he posted this on X Wednesday: “So far …

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho  —  Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced a finalized agreement that will allow the Qatari Emiri Air Force to build a facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

WGA Urges CBS News Staffers to Not Respond to Bari Weiss Info-Seeking Memo Until Company Provides Details on Purpose of Her Email (EXCLUSIVE) … The Free Press, launched by conservative-leaning Weiss in 2021, was acquired this week by Paramount Skydance, parent of CBS.

Americans Are Falling Behind on Their Car Payments  —  Delinquency rates on subprime auto loans are at records  —  One of the cylinders in the U.S. economic engine is causing some sputtering.  —  Since the pandemic, buyers on auto-dealer lots have encountered surging sticker prices …

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America's 250th anniversary  —  The new structure would be President Donald Trump's biggest architectural mark on the nation's capital.  —  Across from the Lincoln Memorial, barely inside the boundaries of Washington, sits a traffic roundabout known as Memorial Circle …

Sex offender and Arlington School Board member swap emails about using girls' locker rooms  —  ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (7News) — New emails obtained in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal emails “Riki Cox” sent to an Arlington School Board member late last year.

Green group files Hatch Act complaints against HHS, Forest Service over ‘partisan’ shutdown messaging  —  An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as …