Attorney for government tells judge in ICE case: ‘This job sucks’  —  Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Mitch McConnell hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms’  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a local hospital Monday night “in an abundance of caution” after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday.  McConnell missed Senate votes on Monday and Tuesday.

Trump Doubles Down on Calls for Republicans to Nationalize Elections  —  President says federal government agents should be involved in counting votes, a role the Constitution explicitly grants to states  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump doubled-down on his view that Republicans should …

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email  —  The Trump administration is targeting free speech with a little-known legal tool: administrative subpoenas.  —  The Washington Post reports that a retired Philadelphia man, Jon, 67, found himself in the government's crosshairs …

ICE demanded Maine sheriff's employment records following his criticism of arrest  —  The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story.  What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents.

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings  —  Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report  —  Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the family of bacteria that includes E. coli, in Ballerina Farm's bottled raw dairy  — Hannah and Daniel Neeleman of Ballerina Farm …

Profiles in Cowardice, Tariff Edition  —  Donald Trump loves tariffs.  Mainly, I believe, he loves them because they offer so much opportunity for dominance displays, allowing him to threaten other countries with economic ruin — usually via middle-of-the-night Truth Social posts — unless they bend to his whims.

Defense Dept. effort to punish Mark Kelly draws skepticism from judge  —  A federal judge in D.C. said the restrictions being used against Kelly, a retired Navy captain, have only applied to active-duty service members.  —  A federal judge on Tuesday sharply questioned the legality …

Trump, Changing Course, Throws Harvard Deal Talks Into Chaos  —  In the latest example of his mercurial negotiating style, President Trump went from dropping his ask for a $200 million fine to demanding $1 billion from the university.  —  The potential for a deal between Harvard University …

Alleged Ransom Note for Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Demands Millions in Bitcoin  —  12:59 PM PT — The Pima County Sheriff's Department posted on X they are “aware of reports circulating about possible ransom note(s) regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie.”

Columbia Heights fourth-grader and her mother released from ICE detention after school officials call attention to her case  —  A Columbia Heights fourth-grader and her mother have been released from a Texas detention center after school officials and the governor called for their release.

Citadel's Ken Griffin says Trump White House has ‘enriched’ family members  —  Wall Street figure and Republican donor offers rare public criticism of perceived administration's self-dealing  —  Billionaire investor Ken Griffin has accused members of the Trump administration of enriching their families …

Kevin Warsh faces Senate battle as lawmakers object to Donald Trump's attacks on Federal Reserve  —  Democrats on banking committee threaten to stymie appointment if justice department does not halt probe into Jay Powell  —  Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh faces …

Judge limits feds' use of weapons against anti-ICE protesters in Portland … DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that DHS “is taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters.”

Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch … Republicans are counting on those benefits from their new tax law to drive up refunds this year, hoping they'll be rewarded at the ballot box in November.  But unlike familiar and relatively easy-to-understand breaks like the Child Tax Credit …

How Stephen Miller Stokes Trump's Boundary-Pushing Impulses  —  The White House aide has been an architect of aggressive immigration sweeps in U.S. cities and deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean  —  Moments after federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, his body still lying facedown …

'It's attacking the public's right to know': Georgia Fort on the White House going after journalists  —  Trump meets fierce opposition escalating information war with arrests of journalists  —  Maddow: Trump ‘wobbling’ as his agenda falls apart in the face of pressure

Who is Hurting Kids?  —  MAGA is the menace  —  The irony should not be lost on Americans that the MAGA movement and its QAnon cousins made the hunt for pedophiles their obsession.  It turns out that those concerned about child sexual predators should have staked out Jeffrey Epstein's island...not a D.C. pizza restaurant.

Exclusive: Trump pollster finds MAGA voters like solar energy  —  A majority of Trump-coalition voters back solar power, especially if the panels are made in the U.S. and without Chinese materials, polling shared exclusively with Axios shows.  —  Why it matters: Trump officials are moving …

Trump's New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country  —  When Stephen Miller offered his first big rollout of Donald Trump's immigration agenda during the 2024 campaign, he demonstrated great enthusiasm for the idea of giant migrant camps.  He gushed about creating …

Starmer orders release of files relating to Mandelson US ambassador decision  —  Pressure grows on PM over ex-minister's Jeffrey Epstein links as Tories criticise move to withhold some records  —  Keir Starmer will attempt to get ahead of the widening scandal over Peter Mandelson's conduct …

Jill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife  —  William Stevenson, 77, is facing a charge of first-degree murder more than a month after police responded to a domestic dispute at a home in Delaware.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account

It's the Billionaires, Stupid  —  The faultline for Dems in the run to 2028 will be attitudes toward elites  —  In the liturgy of American political theology, there are certain articles of faith that must never be challenged.  —  These are ideas or even just terminology that must be treated as sacrosanct by people in both parties.

The Influencer Who Spurred the Federal Crackdown on Minneapolis … A few years ago, Nick Shirley's career seemed to have plateaued.  Still a teenager, he had created some videos that had become popular on YouTube, including one that showed him sneaking into the influencer Jake Paul's wedding in Las Vegas …

Not a Single Republican Shows Up to Hearing With Renee Good's Brothers  —  Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum held by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Robert Garcia on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents …

Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  An intelligence community watchdog has handed over a highly classified whistleblower complaint that includes an allegation of wrongdoing by Director …

Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset … Polling already showed that Republicans were rapidly losing support from Hispanic voters.  But the electoral results were a confirmation of that drop.  —  “It should be an eye-opener to all of us that we all need to pick up the pace …

The Clintons knew Team Trump was coming — and waved the white flag over Epstein  —  At first glance, the decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to drop their long resistance and agree to testify before a GOP-controlled House panel about Jeffrey Epstein looks like a huge defeat for them.

A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children  —  “It's like living in fear all the time,” a teenager said about the federal raids that have shattered families.  —  The morning her father called to say that he had been detained on a snowy Minneapolis road, Xochitl Soberanes was seized by an urgent and inescapable feeling.