CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro  —  Trump was briefed on intelligence report that found opposition would struggle to lead a temporary government  —  WASHINGTON—A recent classified U.S. intelligence assessment determined top members …

U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots  —  The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A, rotavirus and meningococcal disease.  Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.  —  The Trump administration is overhauling …

Trump's Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia's and China's Own Aggression  —  While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.  —  After attacking Venezuela and seizing its head of state …

2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe  —  The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Minneapolis region as it escalates its federal crackdown in a Democrat-led area plagued …

92-year-old judge handling Maduro case 'doesn't give a s—t what anyone thinks about him' … “He's just old and old-school and does things his own way and doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks about him,” said another former federal prosecutor, who — like most lawyers interviewed for this story …

Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service  —  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was dissolved Monday by its board of directors, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations.  —  The board of CPB …

The Kelly-Hegseth Grudge Match Helps No One  —  The Pentagon says a Senator's words were ‘seditious.’ They weren't.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is looking to punish retired Navy captain and now Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.  His offense: appearing …

Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela's ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group  —  Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.

The most shameful day in American history  —  We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.  —  Friends,  —  Five years ago tomorrow was the most shameful day in American history.  —  We must not allow Trump to persuade America that it did not happen or that he was innocent …

Trump administration to freeze childcare funding in five states, including New York and California  —  The Trump administration says it is freezing $10 billion in funds for child care and poor families in five blue states, the Office of Management and Budget confirmed to Axios Monday.

Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro's ousting  —  Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens  —  Joe Daniels in Bogotá and Ana Rodríguez Brazón in Caracas  —  Venezuela's government has launched …

To Protect Free Speech, I'm Suing the Man Who Defamed Me  —  There's a difference between censorship, which prevents speech, and seeking restitution for a harmful lie already in print.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Tech writer Eoin Higgins and Hachette Book Group in February published Owned …