War Crime...or Murder?  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who makes up in false bravado what he lacks in judgment and expertise, appears to have committed an inexcusable, unjustified violation of black-letter international and domestic law, according to a stunning Washington Post story released last Friday.

Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.  “If you want to have it released, I'll release it,” the president said during an exchange …

Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney  —  The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors' offices.

The Bubble-Wrapped President  —  For a decade, Donald Trump's rallies were intertwined with his political identity.  His big crowds were how he first got the media and the Republican Party to take him seriously, and they provided real-time feedback.  Those who followed him closely could watch …

Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?  —  Or are they the same thing?  —  On one side, the Trump administration is sinking small boats that it claims, without evidence, are smuggling drugs — and according to the Washington Post, Pete Hegseth, the self-styled Secretary of War …

Morning Digest: A major election year is unfolding in D.C. as the city is besieged by Trump  —  A high-profile race for mayor could pit democratic socialists against the establishment  —  Leading Off  —  Washington, D.C. Mayor  —  Councilmember Janeese Lewis George announced Monday morning …

In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business.  As Trump's Ambassador to Canada, He's Reversed Course.  —  Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.”  But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Michigan district.

Top Trump negotiator retains partnership with Ukraine-sanctioned billionaire  —  Steve Witkoff, a fellow real estate developer and frequent golf partner of President Trump, was appointed by Trump as special envoy for peace missions, tasked with negotiating a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Despite Supreme Court Wins, Elite D.O.J. Unit Has Seen Mass Turnover  —  Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success.  But fiery rhetoric and close White House ties have raised concerns.  —  On a spring evening earlier this year …

OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade  —  OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay that cited the Bible.

EU tells Trump: You can't pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine  —  Donald Trump's drive to secure peace in Ukraine must not let Vladimir Putin off the hook for war crimes committed by Russian forces, a top EU official has warned, effectively setting a new red line for a deal.

WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests  —  Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests.  —  “You could feel [the water] burning,” one of the protesters …