Colbert Doesn't Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS  —  “And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman's appearance on Monday's “Late Show.” … ‘FCC You’

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84  —  An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency.  His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”

DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil … Noem released her own statement saying “McLaughlin has served with exceptional dedication, tenacity, and professionalism.”  —  But the news led House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to say, “Another MAGA extremist forced out of DHS.

Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say  —  Some early decisions by the Homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to the deportation of migrants, set the tone early.

Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts.  Congress Granted Few. … Shortly after returning to office, President Trump embarked on an aggressive campaign to pare back the core functions of the federal government, unveiling a budget that proposed some of the steepest spending reductions in U.S. history.

Armed man wearing tactical vest arrested outside the U.S. Capitol, police say  —  Police also discovered a Kevlar helmet and a gas mask inside the suspect's vehicle, which was parked near the building.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  WASHINGTON — An 18-year-old man …

Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan  —  Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.  In the ad, Barr speaks directly to the camera and declares, “It's not a sin to be white.”

Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it  —  The SAVE America Act has passed the House and enjoys President Trump's support, meaning the Senate's 60-vote threshold is the only thing standing in the way of it becoming law.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Trump picks his White House assistant for panel reviewing ballroom  —  Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president's longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.  —  When Congress created the Commission of Fine Arts more than a century ago …

ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings … Days before, Vitello was informed that the use of force in the first two weeks of March alone had quadrupled compared with the same timeframe the year before, per another email.

Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash  —  It marks the defense secretary's latest move to force out an officer who worked for retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has forced the ouster …

Republican congressman's anti-Muslim remark prompts calls for his resignation  —  Rep. Randy Fine's post on X drew fire from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., prompted calls for his resignation …

Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  In the Trump administration's latest assault on public health, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crankified FDA refused …

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained by immigration authorities  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84  —  The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died.

'It's Chaos': How Trump's Pardoning Process Keeps Changing  —  Alice Marie Johnson was set to bring her latest list of pardon recommendations to President Donald Trump in a meeting just before Christmas last year, an exclamation point at the end of a year marked by the reemergence of a muscular pardoning operation at the White House.

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq.  What He Didn't See Coming Was Trump.  —  A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”

Zelensky says Ukrainian public won't let him hand Russia territory  —  The Ukrainian people would reject a peace deal that involves Ukraine unilaterally withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region and turning it over to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview Tuesday.

New lawsuit challenges Trump order to remove ‘corrosive ideology’ from national parks … “Censoring science and erasing America's history at national parks are direct threats to everything these amazing places, and our country, stand for,” Spears said.  “As Americans, we deserve national parks …