Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases  —  Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.  — 1.4k

White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach  —  Much of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project's lack of transparency.  —  A demolition job that began Monday …

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew …

Platner says he'll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol … Platner reiterated that he got the tattoo while out drinking with fellow Marines in Croatia, choosing the skull and crossbones off a wall at the tattoo parlor.  He said the similarity to Nazi iconography never came up …

Republicans Are Making One of the Most Gerrymandered States in the Nation Even More Rigged  —  North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.  —  The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature, which has already gone to extreme lengths …

Arizona AG sues to force House Speaker Johnson to seat Democrat Adelita Grijalva  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he will administer the oath of office to Grijalva, who was elected to the House in September, as soon as Democrats vote to reopen the government.

Hegseth: Pentagon staff now needs approval to interact with Congress  —  Pentagon staffers will now need to get prior approval before sharing any information with Congress, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his deputy that Axios reviewed.

‘He lost us’: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated  —  Secretary's critics worry Pentagon at risk of enduring damage amid firings, resignations and early retirements of high-ranking staff … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect …

Alina Habba Told to Release Videos in Assault Case Against Democrat  —  A federal judge overseeing a case against Representative LaMonica McIver of New Jersey ordered prosecutors to release all relevant footage from a migrant detention facility.  —  A federal judge overseeing a case involving …

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say  —  (Gray News) - A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.  —  KCAL reported a deputy U.S. Marshal and a suspect were injured during a shooting at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, in South Los Angeles.

Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots  —  Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.  —  Over the past two decades, no company has done more to shape the American workplace than Amazon.

I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid  —  The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. … On March 19th, I submitted a request to the DC Metropolitan Police Department for body camera footage …

Former US officials urge Congress to examine ‘weaponization’ working group  — Steady State urges probe into Interagency Weaponization Working Group  — Congress urged to hold hearings with DNI Gabbard and AG Bondi on group's scope  —  A group of hundreds of former U.S. national security officials …

Fact check: Trump's false claims about the Insurrection Act  —  President Donald Trump has made a series of inaccurate claims in recent days about the Insurrection Act, the old law he has mused about invoking to deploy troops to some US cities.  —  The law - more precisely described …

ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault  — A deputy U.S. marshal was wounded by a ricochet bullet from an ICE agent during an immigration operation in South Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.  — The suspect, wanted for illegal entry …

Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors  —  Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of New Yorkers who joined in a spontaneous protest of the arrests.

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles  —  The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.

Trump fires another inspector general, raising fears about oversight independence  —  President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 fired the inspector general for the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., according to an official familiar with the situation.  This latest action could further weaken …