Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims  —  The files include new photos of former President Bill Clinton and Epstein  —  EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen politically exposed people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds …

Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor's Race and Will Leave Congress  —  Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.  —  Representative Elise Stefanik of New York …

Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors  —  The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.  —  Just now

Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump's Name to Facade  —  Where Things Stand  — Kennedy Center: President Trump's name was already being added to the performing arts center in Washington early Friday, just a day after its board moved to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection … Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) is considering running for Lummis' seat and could announce her candidacy next month, said two people familiar with the plans who were granted anonymity because it was not yet public.

Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for ‘immediate investigation’  —  Nenko Gantchev, 56, lived in Chicago for 30 years, died Monday at North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan: Officials  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — A Bulgarian man from Chicago arrested during …

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria  —  American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump's vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.  —  The United States began major airstrikes …

Trump Judge Threatens to Hold Government in Contempt Over ICE  —  A Trump-appointed judge was so upset with the living conditions in which ICE detained an immigrant in Long Island, New York, that he threatened to hold the government in contempt.  —  U.S. District Judge Gary Brown …

MAGA infighting over Israel and 2028 heats up at the Turning Point USA conference  —  Influencers turned on each other, with Ben Shapiro blasting “charlatans,” Steve Bannon calling Shapiro a “cancer” and Megyn Kelly declaring she was no longer friends with Shapiro.

Everyone Wants to Know What Gen Z Republicans Think.  We Asked Them.  —  Twenty GOP Zoomers on Trump, Hitler, dating, racism, politics, the economy, and more  —  Gen Z conservatives are often portrayed by the media as a cohort radicalized by economic despair.

Trump's win streak on Supreme Court emergency docket breaks  —  The Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday in a battle concerning immigration judges' speech restrictions, for now, snapping the Trump administration's months-long winning streak on the court's emergency docket.

Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle  —  The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.  —  The political operation founded by Charles and David Koch raised …

How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump  —  Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year.  How did it emerge so quickly?  —  On President Trump's first day back in office, Representative Mikie Sherrill …

The Utah GOP Surrenders to Public Unions  —  Republicans bow to union pressure and repeal their ban on collective bargaining for government workers.  —  Utah has become a good-government refuge for West Coasters.  But don't bet on it staying that way after state Republicans this month repealed …