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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing  —  Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.  —  Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee …

For Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose  —  Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program.  Others have doubts.  —  The targeted strikes on Iran being considered by the Trump administration …

Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties  —  Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship …

FBI raids home of Los Angeles schools chief Alberto Carvalho, district headquarters also searched  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The FBI served a series of search warrants at the Los Angeles home of L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, as well as the district's headquarters …

Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address  —  We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday's State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar.  Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday …

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.

Trump administration's third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds  —  The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own.  —  A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy …

It's payback time for Trump's tariff fiasco  —  The administration handing out refunds to Chinese companies will be a terrible look  —  Donald Trump's had his fun with tariffs and now it's payback time.  As in: it's literally time to pay it back.  The Supreme Court decision …

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 …

The Trump ‘Affordability’ Pivot That Never Came  —  THERE'S AN OLD JOKE ABOUT two elderly ladies kvetching about a meal.  “Oy, the food at this place is really terrible,” one complains.  The other responds, “And such small portions!”  —  The same could be said of President Trump's affordability comments …

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 …

Rubio Says US Will Investigate Deadly Cuba Speedboat Shooting  —  Cuban forces killed four people who opened fire from a speedboat with Florida tags, an incident with the potential to escalate an already tense standoff with the US.  —  The vessel approached within one nautical mile off …

Former Senator Bob Kerrey Resigns From Nebraska Start-Up Amid Epstein Emails  —  Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Bob Kerrey, the former U.S. senator from Nebraska …

A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young Black Voters  —  Democrats are not engaging young Black men in the way they did in 2020, according to new research shared with NOTUS.  — Copy  —  Young Black men are not taking tangible steps to resist President Donald Trump at the same levels they did in 2020 …