A Challenge for ‘No Kings’ Protests, the Third Time Around  —  Organizers want this to be largest protest yet.  But is hitting a number enough to deliver an effective political movement?  —  Millions of Americans are expected to turn out on Saturday for mass demonstrations against President Trump …

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran  —  If President Donald Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.  —  The Pentagon is preparing for weeks …

How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress  —  For several hours Friday, in the stillness before dawn, the Senate appeared to have finally figured out how to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security before it faced the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history.

F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker  —  The urgent instructions at the Trump administration's behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.  —  Trump administration officials …

'He's lied about everything': Iran war puts Trump on shaky ground with young MAGA men … Bolick is part of a cohort of young MAGA loyalists who are increasingly frustrated with Trump over the war in Iran.  While Trump's decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has rallied war hawks …

Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says  —  Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News it would be a “mistake” if American-made missile interceptors bound for Ukraine were diverted to Gulf countries being attacked by Iran.

Vice President Vance wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2028 presidential straw poll  —  Vice President JD Vance was the Conservative Political Action Conference's choice this year to be the next Republican nominee for U.S. president, according to a straw poll released on Saturday.

House discharge petition on TPS for Haiti secures enough signatures to force vote  —  A discharge petition for a resolution that would require the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for migrants from Haiti earned enough signatures on Friday to force a vote on the House floor.

Stephen Miller's Latest Low  —  The latest front in Stephen Miller's personal and political war on the 14th Amendment, which began last January with President Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship, centers on the equal protection clause.  —  In 1982, in Plyler v. Doe …

Why some Democrats want to shut off Hasan Piker's ‘megaphone’ … Piker's rise as a Democratic influencer and surrogate coincides with the party's long search for a path out of the wilderness, particularly in recapturing young men.  —  Piker is scheduled to appear on a livestreamed …

You can't hide your lying ICE  —  I'm currently working on a new edition of my first book, Rise of the Warrior Cop.  It will have an updated introduction, plus at least two — and likely three — new chapters that will bring the police militarization narrative through the Biden years …

Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein survivors suit  —  The lawsuit alleges BofA provided banking services to Epstein and his sex-trafficking operation, along with accounts used by associates including Ghislaine Maxwell.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks  —  Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide  —  Marco Rubio warned of enduring disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and said the war in Iran could stretch …