House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump's Claims of Fraud  —  The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.  —  The House on Wednesday passed …

Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid  —  The newly revealed White House employee says he is fighting ‘pure evil’  —  Clay Parikh does not want to talk about who he is working with inside the White House.

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years  —  Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.  —  The company said starting this year …

Democrats rip Bondi over handling of Epstein case in rowdy House hearing  —  House Democrats took the opportunity in Attorney General Pam Bondi's congressional hearing to attack her over a lack of prosecutions in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The less voters knew, the more they liked Trump in 2024.  Not Anymore  —  The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else.  Trump has flattened the engagement gap. … In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics …

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser  —  People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration.  Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.

Strengthening United States National Defense with America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States must ensure that our electric grid — upon which military installations, operations, and defense-industrial production depend …

U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House  —  Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration's nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.

U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna's Flu Vaccine  —  The F.D.A.'s refusal to examine the company's mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday backtracked on its refusal …

Three Million Reasons to Facepalm  —  So.  —  The image above was given to us by Deb Milbrath, a freelance cartoonist in Atlanta.  I love it.  —  Here's something I don't love:  —  I just was shown a government document listing the 2025 salaries of Washington Post employees …

Elon Musk's X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders  —  While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials.  Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.

CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago  —  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The media need to stop gaslighting us about the reality of trans mass shooters  —  Another mass shooting, and another devastated community.  —  And once again, elites in the media class and public officials are so terrified of offending that they don't dare ask the obvious question …

Palantir for Governor?  —  In December, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale called for public hangings in the United States.  The Texas-based billionaire, a longtime associate of Peter Thiel, is a major Trump supporter who believes the 2020 election was stolen and the “deep state” …

Canadian police identify 18-year-old woman as suspect in mass school shooting  —  The suspect in a deadly school shooting in western Canada was an 18-year-old woman with mental health issues who killed her mother and stepbrother before attacking her former school, police said on Wednesday …

Trump Says He Will Now Invite Democrats to Governors' Meeting  —  Even as he reversed course on excluding Democrats, the president repeatedly attacked a Republican governor who had planned to oversee the meeting.  —  Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma told Democratic governors on Wednesday …

Two U.S. Navy Ships Collide in Waters Near South America  —  Two personnel report minor injuries after ship-to-ship refueling  —  Two people reported minor injuries Wednesday when a U.S. warship and a Navy supply vessel assigned to the military buildup in the Caribbean collided during a ship …

Anthropic Puts $20 Million Into a Super PAC Operation to Counter OpenAI  —  Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.  —  Silicon Valley's dueling artificial intelligence start-ups now have dueling super PACs.

Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens  —  About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics  —  The San Francisco Bay Area is home to at least one-third of the value of the entire U.S. stock market.  Late last year, you couldn't escape a chilling billboard campaign, meant to be cheeky, from an artificial intelligence start-up: “Stop Hiring Humans.”

Kennedy Center fundraising in deep turmoil after Trump takeover … Dale, Lake's best friend, who also served as her campaign aide in 2022 and 2024, has little experience in development.  —  She often exaggerates financial commitments, has blown off meetings with top potential donors …