U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections  —  Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.  —  In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much.  We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world.  When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself.

UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin  —  UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.  — As Ministers meet at the Munich Security Conference …

Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’  —  A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.  EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addressed …

Trump's Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality  —  President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?  —  A wonkish guide for the confused  —  WARNING: TODAY'S POST WILL BE EVEN WONKIER THAN USUAL  —  Until recently the question of who pays tariffs wasn't controversial among economists.  The overwhelming consensus was that under normal circumstances tariffs …

The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis  —  The Premise: A “Crisis” That Does Not Exist  —  The SAVE Act rests on a claim so frequently repeated that it has acquired the tone of common sense: that American elections are threatened by widespread voter impersonation and non-citizen voting …

Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein …

Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators  —  South Carolina's state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.

MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis  —  WTF  —  Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.  —  One of the leading figures behind Donald Trump's MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis.

‘Buried at the Trump Golf Course’: Explosive FBI interview unearthed in Epstein files  —  An explosive allegation against President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced in the Justice Department's recent release of 3.5 million files, including disturbing details about a supposed body allegedly buried …

5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0 … - But from the earliest weeks of Trump 2.0, the administration has been challenged in the courts.  — It has dealt with backlash for ignoring judicial orders and had to apologize for some wrongful deportations, although some of those deported are still fighting to return.

‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump's immigration raids … This story is based on eight interviews with home builders, lawmakers and others familiar with the meetings.  —  “I told [lawmakers] straight up: South Texas will never be red again,” …

Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys ‘less lethal’ weapons on protesters  —  Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications  —  Staffers believe network has decided to retain Attia, who issued apology after inappropriate Epstein emails, as on-air analyst  —  Two weeks after a trove of files revealed extensive - and inappropriate …

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso's Airspace  —  The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”  —  Last spring, in the early months …