Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters …

Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump's Retained Classified Records  —  The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.  —  About 10 F.B.I. employees, some veteran agents …

Trump's Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms  —  The president appears to be undermining Americans' faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.  —  Ahead of the midterm elections, an emboldened President Trump …

Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns  —  Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described …

White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first … “There's thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action …

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol is dead  —  Nurul Amin Shah Alam.  Photo via his missing persons poster.  —  This is a developing story.  It was last updated at 7:20 p.m.  —  Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Burma who Border Patrol agents dropped off …

A Vaccine Skeptic for Surgeon General  —  Casey Means won't restore confidence in public-health advice.  —  Click for Sound  —  The menagerie at the Department of Health and Human Services keeps getting stranger.  President Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, Casey Means …

DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld  —  Justice Department didn't release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019  —  The Justice Department said it is reviewing whether it improperly withheld some Epstein files …

Warren calls Trump's bluff on affordability after State of the Union … Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling President Donald Trump's bluff after he claimed to be “ending” the affordability crisis during his State of the Union address, opening a new front in the battle that could determine November's midterm elections.

How Jeffrey Epstein sought to infiltrate the justice system  —  Jeffrey Epstein didn't beat the justice system by accident.  —  For decades, the New York financier curated a network of influential people — politicians, business titans, media figures and academics — whom he leveraged …

Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers  —  Cuba's government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.

Two-thirds of Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices  —  Our new poll finds majority support for structural reforms to the Supreme Court, Puerto Rico statehood, and limits on the pardon power … Many Americans support structural reforms that would limit presidential power …

Ilhan Omar Condemns Arrest of State of the Union Guest  —  Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from her vehicle after an ICE agent shattered its window, was charged with unlawful conduct after standing up during President Trump's speech.  —  Representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday condemned …

Canadian man in ICE custody says he thought agents were only focusing on ‘criminals and murderers’  —  N.S. cuts funding from mental health programs tied to 2020 mass shooting  —  Over one quarter of Saskatchewan kids live in poverty: report  —  Sarnia teacher charged with sexual offences …

World Economic Forum chief Børge Brende quits over Epstein links  —  Probe into president's ties to sex offender has disrupted succession planning at forum  —  The president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, has announced his resignation following …

Putin's Top Officials Laugh About How Dumb Trump Is Behind His Back  —  IT'S MAGA, STUPID  —  They're in hysterics over just how easily the MAGA leader buys into the Russian tyrant's lies.  —  Vladimir Putin's top aides are snickering behind Donald Trump's back because they think the Russian tyrant …

Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Arrested for Providing Defense Services to the Chinese Military  —  For Immediate Release  —  Former U.S. Air Force officer and pilot Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., also known by the call sign “Runner,” 65, a U.S. citizen, was arrested today in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Exclusive: ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email shows  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is laying out a process to deal with allegations …

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000  —  The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums.  But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.  —  The Trump administration's proposed new rules for Obamacare plans next year …

2/26/26☀️ AM: … Senate Majority Leader John Thune is facing relentless pressure from all directions as he navigates a politically perilous — and MAGA-driven — fight over legislation requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. … It all centers around a push to use the …

Republicans are freaking out over Texas Senate race  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday's primary — and could put Senate Republicans' majority at risk … If Cornyn loses the primary, Senate Republicans worry they could be forced to spend hundreds …

The Rip-roaring Response to Trump's Lies  —  Tuesday night was unlike any other State of the Union — and not solely because a decomposing president lied for hours, smeared entire groups of citizens (e.g., Somali Americans) and crabbed that Democrats would not applaud.