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 …

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 …

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 …

Iran rejects US proposal, lays out five conditions for ending imposed war: Source to Press TV  —  Iran has responded negatively to an American proposal aimed at ending the ongoing imposed war, insisting that it will only occur on Tehran's own terms and timeline, a senior political-security official told Press TV on Wednesday.

Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud  —  Investigating voter fraud claims, Harry Wait requested the ballots of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.  —  A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud …

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.

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 …

TSA chief: More than 480 screeners have quit during shutdown  —  The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday that more than 480 airport screeners have quit since the DHS shutdown began last month.  At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing …

Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget and stave off early elections he would likely lose, with the war in Iran so far doing little to improve his standing in the polls.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Iranian military mocks Trump's claim of US-Iran negotiations  —  An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves.  Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's …

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.

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 …

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states … Trump has already struggled to sell Americans on many provisions of his “big, beautiful bill,” from Medicaid and SNAP cuts to tax changes that provide the most benefit to the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans.

GOP framework still ‘best landing spot’ for DHS funding, Thune says  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune defended on Wednesday a Department of Homeland Security funding framework as it comes under heavy criticism from Democrats and some conservatives.  “I think it's going to be …

Another appeals court backs Trump administration's mass detention policy … Judge Bobby Shepherd, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote the majority opinion, joined by Judge L. Steven Grasz, a Trump appointee.  Another Trump appointee on the panel, Judge Ralph Erickson, dissented.

Some States Already Preparing for Potential Supreme Court Ban on Late Ballots  —  The court's conservatives appear skeptical of laws allowing mail ballots to arrive after Election Day.  A decision could come as late as June, potentially scrambling midterm elections.

He Had a Full Ride at Duke—Until America Cut Him Off  —  Student visas for Africa's best and brightest were canceled by the Trump administration, leaving empty seats and broken dreams  —  As a boy, Majok Bior escaped a country engulfed in war.  As a gifted student, he won a full scholarship …

Exclusive: ICE's Bounty Hunters  —  For more leaked documents (and to support my work finding them) please become a paid subscriber!  —  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.