GOP angst grows over Powell investigation  —  A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing unease with the Justice Department's move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a sign that the probe could become a major inflection point over GOP lawmakers' concerns about central bank independence.

Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case  —  The Justice Department has fired the No. 2 official in the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia after he declined to lead the controversial prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey …

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution  —  In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.  —  For decades, the Environmental Protection Agency …

Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’  —  President Trump's comments were a blunt distillation of his administration's racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America.

Scoop: Dems make health deal offer with ACA subsidies  —  Democrats sent Republicans a proposal over the weekend to renew enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years, paired with extensions of other expiring health programs, sources said. … - The underlying package …

GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good  —  The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe's own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.

New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents  —  More independents lean Democratic than Republican, giving Democrats edge in party affiliation for first time since 2021  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-high 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025 …

Former Rep. Mary Peltola jumps into Alaska Senate race … “Systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, save our fisheries, lower energy prices and build new housing Alaskans can afford,” Peltola said.  “It's about time Alaskans teach the rest of the country what Alaska First and, really, America First looks like.”

Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods  —  Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad.  But it can be the end  —  THERE IS NO reforming this.  —  There is no re-training in deescalation tactics, no reequipping with less-lethal weapons …

MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project  —  Jeff Bezos' ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”  —  On Monday, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that serves LGBTQ+ youth.

Trump, 79, Answers Simple Question With Bizarre Word Salad  —  WHAT KNOWS MEANS  —  The president dodged the question before giving a confused answer.  —  President Donald Trump gave a bizarre response to a simple question about what it would mean for the ICE agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis to be immune from prosecution.

FBI: Suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire targeted house of worship because of its ‘Jewish ties’  —  A suspect in an arson fire at a historic Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the house of worship because of its “Jewish ties” and was turned in to authorities by his father …

Nearly 15,000 nurses go on strike at top New York City hospitals … “It is deeply offensive that they would rather use their billions to fight against their own nurses than settle a fair contract,” union president Nancy Hagans said in a statement.  “Nurses do not want to strike, but our bosses have forced us out on strike.”

Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump  —  Four New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview.  Here is a transcript of their conversation.  —  President Trump spoke to four New York Times reporters …

Embracing Impeachment  —  THE TIME HAS COME to get serious about impeachment.  Donald Trump himself expects it if Democrats win the House in this year's midterms, and we've already had previews.  Scores of House Democrats voted to advance impeachment articles against Trump last month …

Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over efforts to reduce his military retirement rank  —  Hegseth said last week that the Pentagon was taking steps to downgrade Kelly's military retirement rank and pay after the senator urged service members not to follow illegal orders.

Trump Vineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy Shift  —  Topline  —  Weeks after the Trump administration lowered minimum wages for some temporary farmworkers, the Trump Organization sought approval to hire 36 foreign workers for its Virginia winery …

Renee Good's Killing Has Unleashed MAGA's Misogyny  —  To defend the indefensible, the right is going after white women as race traitors.  —  Pocket  —  The killing of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis last Wednesday has shocked the world …

Greenland says it cannot accept US takeover ‘under any circumstances’  —  Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through Denmark  —  Greenland's government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump's desire …

Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted … Five years ago, President Donald Trump pressured Republican county election officials, state lawmakers and members of Congress to find him votes after he lost his reelection bid.  Now, he's seeking to change the rules before ballots are cast.