Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  —  Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has instructed his cabinet to launch direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. … Senior U.S. officials said Witkoff asked Netanyahu to …

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit “was unprepared” to defend itself  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit …

First Lady Melania Trump's Statement  —  Good afternoon.  —  The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.  —  The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect.  I do not object to their ignorance, but rather …

EFF is Leaving X  —  After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.  The math hasn't worked out for a while now.  —  The Numbers Aren't Working Out  —  We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in 2018.

An 11-Point Plan To Fascism-Proof America  —  Inside the mailbag: Iran ... Graham Platner ... Gavin Newsom  —  Sean: How should elected Democrats fight back against the epic levels of “sanewashing” we are seeing since the start of the Iran War, which reached yet another peak with shocking downplaying of Trump's profane Easter threats.

Trump vented at Rutte over NATO inaction on Iran during turbulent meeting  —  The U.S. president berated allies and indicated he was considering reprisals for lack of support in the Middle East in a closed-door meeting with the military alliance chief.  —  BRUSSELS — U.S. President Donald Trump unloaded …

Judge Rejects Hegseth's Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon  —  A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.  —  A federal judge on Thursday rejected an attempt …

CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits  —  The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.  —  The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication …

Justice Department Opens Investigation Into NFL  —  Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers  —  The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged …

Strait of Hormuz stays shut as Trump demands Iran stop tolls  —  President Trump on Thursday demanded Iran stop charging tolls for tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran's supreme leader promised the country would control the crucial waterway.

MAGA Influencers Are Salivating Over Jailing Each Other  —  THE WORLD OF MAGA INFLUENCERS is growing more divided over Donald Trump's war with Iran.  But so far, those influencers largely aren't blaming the president for their divisions.  —  Instead, they are pointing to a new culprit …

Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good  —  Federal prosecutors in Minnesota are being forced to turn over critical information on the shooting of Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross in relation to a separate case involving Ross.

Trump officials deny threatening Vatican over Pope Leo's criticisms  —  Pope Leo XIV has become increasingly concerned over Washington's military policies  —  The Trump administration is trying to calm a furore over claims it threatened Pope Leo XIV's ambassador to Washington in an effort …

Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater  —  The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater.

Secret docs: Neo-Nazi group's newest member is ex-Navy SEAL tied to war crimes case  —  Records show that the Navy SEAL medic whose testimony helped Eddie Gallagher walk free in his war crimes case has recently joined a neo-Nazi group.  —  A former Navy SEAL whose jaw-dropping testimony upended …

Trump administration plans to attack Biden DOJ as ‘anti-Christian’ in new report  —  The report comes out of an executive order that established a “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias,” according to details viewed by NBC News.  —  The Trump administration is finalizing a report …

White House Warns Staff Not To Place Bets on Prediction Markets Amid Iran War  —  Well-timed bets about the war in Iran have raised eyebrows and calls from Democrats for more regulation  —  Just hours after President Trump announced a sudden pause of strikes against Iran last month …

Masterpieces of the New Deal  —  Critics wrote the work off as kitsch for the masses.  But a set of murals celebrating Social Security—now threatened with destruction—show that such sweeping judgments went too far.  —  Seek  —  to forge a new social contract is one thing.  To explain it to people is another.

Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights  —  The court is the first since at least the '50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.  —  The sharply conservative Supreme Court …

Labor secretary faces discrimination complaints tied to her husband's alleged misconduct  —  Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is accused of creating a toxic workplace and retaliating against staffers.  —  At least three people have lodged formal workplace discrimination complaints …

U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran  —  The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.  — Copy  —  When the United States dropped its first bomb on Iran …

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man  —  A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him.  Now, Louisiana's Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature …

“A Slap in the Face”: Trump's DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims  —  In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration.

At climate contrarian gathering, allies urge Trump to keep Zeldin at EPA … Zeldin's appearance, a clear sign of the Institute's growing influence inside the Trump administration, comes amid a complete revamping of climate regulations.  Under Zeldin, the EPA has cut billions of dollars …

The utility race turbocharged by Turning Point  —  Turning Point USA brought voters to the polls by pouring money into a typically under-the-radar Arizona utility board race.  —  But not only the conservative voters it wanted.  —  A record-breaking 36,000 people showed up Tuesday to vote for the board of the Salt River Project.

White House calls new ballroom a national security necessity that's ‘vital’ to the Trump family's safety  —  The administration indicated that it will go to the Supreme Court if the federal appeals court doesn't rule in Trump's favor.  —  The White House is urging a federal appeals court …