Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds  —  Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests, and investigators considered …

In Trump's war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing … When the retired U.S. Army colonel Joe Buccino first saw White House posts mixing Iran war footage with clips from cartoons and video games, he felt something he had rarely experienced from American military messaging: disgust.

Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war  —  The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president's allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.  —  WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran …

Weiss' Ratings Wipeout … When Bari Weiss took the reins of CBS News in October, her message was clear: that the public had lost trust in the network and that major change was needed to win viewers back and return it to its glory days.  But through a series of actions over her turbulent six-month tenure …

Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly won the special election for the district Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects.  Trump carried the area in 2024.  —  Democrat Emily Gregory won …

Conservative activist convicted in voter-fraud case  —  In Wsiconsin, Harry Wait said he set out to expose the potential for voter fraud.  He ordered mail ballots in the names of others — and got charged with felonies.  —  MADISON, Wis. — Conservative activist Harry Wait said he ordered ballots …

GOP's reconciliation hopes are easier dreamt than done … Underscoring the massive challenge, some Republicans are stressing they aren't committing to pass another bill under the reconciliation process — which could allow them to avoid a Democratic filibuster in the Senate — they are just promising to give it a try.

Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music  —  Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.  —  The Supreme Court unanimously said on Wednesday …

Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House tech council … Huang, meanwhile, has met regularly with Trump in a largely successful effort to convince the White House to lift restrictions on the sale of Nvidia's AI chips to China.

Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds  —  Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

This morning, economist Paul Krugman came right out and said it: “People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets.”  Another word for that, he said, is “treason.”  The evidence for such a claim is the sudden and isolated jump in trading volume in S&P 500 and oil futures about 15 minutes …

Epstein's accountant and lawyer told House panel government investigators never interviewed them  —  Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke were co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's will.  The Justice Department said last year that it conducted an “exhaustive” review into Epstein.

New Jersey moves to limit state role in federal immigration enforcement … “It's pretty clear that New Jersey law enforcement should enforce New Jersey laws,” Sherrill said before signing the bill.  “We shouldn't use New Jersey resources to do federal agents' jobs at the same time …

Court denies California AG's petition to stop ‘amateur’ recount of seized ballots  —  A state appellate court has denied a petition from the California Attorney General's office seeking to stop a Republican sheriff from conducting an “amateur” recount of ballots in last year's redistricting referendum election.

Republican states are pushing through their own versions of the SAVE America Act … GOP Secretary of State Kris Warner said the change would prevent local officials from allowing noncitizens to vote in those races, but he conceded to WVNews that noncitizen voting is not a major issue in the state.

Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers.  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the federal committee that recommends vaccines to Americans, angrily resigned his position on Tuesday.

TSA Warns New Airport Screeners Won't Be Ready for World Cup  —  The Transportation Security Administration warned new airport screeners won't be ready in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the agency grapples with staffing shortages during a prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

Exclusive: ICE's Bounty Hunters  —  Leaked database shows how ICE pays off local cops to do their bidding … While ICE agents are temporarily confusing things even more at airports, behind the scenes the Trump administration is paying a posse of local police to carry out its immigration war.