Obama says aliens are ‘real,’ but aren't in Area 51 in new interview  —  (NEXSTAR) - In a wide-ranging interview published Saturday, former President Barack Obama confirmed what many have been waiting for: aliens are, in fact, real.  They're aren't being kept in Nevada's Area 51, however.

The Economy May Have Stuck the Soft Landing.  Nobody Wants to Jinx It.  —  Inflation is easing, jobs are holding up, and growth is solid.  But declarations of victory feel premature.  —  The vital signs of the American economy are pointing in the same, favorable direction more convincingly …

RFK Jr.'s allies are trying to free anti-vaccine doctors to speak their minds … “This is a part of a judicial assault on science and public health that basically weaponizes the Covid-19 pandemic for political and ideological benefit,” said Lawrence Gostin, a public health lawyer at Georgetown University.

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like  —  THE VACCINE MAKER MODERNA decided this past week to tell the world about bad news it had received from the federal government.  —  A potentially groundbreaking vaccine for seasonal flu that the Massachusetts-based company had developed …

‘Stunning’: Jeanine Pirro's Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal … The administration's use of the Justice Department to intimidate President Donald Trump's political opponents and stifle dissent reached a remarkable new low last week, when federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office …

The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls  —  Here's your weekly roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  It is free to read.  If you find it useful, the best way to support my work is to share it with a friend.

Trump's Stinging Attack on Israel's President Touches a Nerve  —  President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.  —  President Trump's public excoriation of Israel's president …

Democrats' struggles could be partly because they're just too old, says Obama … Former President Joe Biden, who was Obama's vice president, was the oldest man to assume the presidency at the age of 78 in 2021.  His decision to seek reelection in 2024 repeatedly drew concerns from voters …

Here's how the DHS shutdown is impacting air travel, TSA  —  As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains without funding, air travel nationwide has been impacted.  —  Employees of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), which is housed within DHS, are working without pay …

The key to defeating Trump?  Mass non-cooperation  —  Our studies in civil resistance offer insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy  —  In the wake of two horrifying killings of legal observers in Minnesota, on top of the abduction …

Trump Sanctions Chief Poised to Leave After Bessent Tension  —  John Hurley, the Trump administration's top sanctions official, is set to leave his post after friction with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Hurley's expected departure …

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.

Trump told Netanyahu he would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in December that the president would support Israeli strikes …

Massie says he's lost confidence in Pam Bondi after congressional hearing … During the hearing, Bondi repeatedly refused to answer questions about the Justice Department's release of millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, instead resorting to ad hominem attacks on lawmakers who challenged her.