Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein  —  Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse and was not a victim of his.  She called for a congressional hearing for his victims.

Keir Starmer: 'I'm fed up' with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs … British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” seeing energy bills in the U.K. swing up and down because of actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 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 …

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.

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company  —  Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests  —  A high-profile US defense department official …

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.

Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism  —  In a lengthy social media post, the president attacked Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and others in starkly personal terms.  He also criticized the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

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.

Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says  —  Agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez in Patterson, Calif., this week.  His lawyer said Thursday that they had fired at Mr. Hernandez before he tried to flee.  —  An immigrant working in Northern California …

Labor secretary faces discrimination complaints tied to her husband's alleged misconduct  —  At least three people have lodged formal workplace discrimination complaints against Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, alleging she created a toxic workplace and sought to retaliate against women …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hunter Biden is too broke to pay his lawyer — as he challenges Trump's sons to a ‘cage match’ at YouTuber event  —  WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is crying poor again over legal debts he incurred from retaining high-powered attorney Abbe Lowell in his federal tax and gun crime case …

Strained Postal Service Proposes Price Increases and Delays Retirement Funds  —  The moves are the latest attempts to stave off a looming financial crisis, and come on top of an 8 percent package surcharge that will take effect later this month.  —  The U.S. Postal Service …

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 …

Transgender darts pro says she ‘just got retired’ by governing body's policy change  —  A transgender darts player said she's “not done fighting” after the sport's governing body enacted rules barring transgender women from women's tournaments.  Noa-Lynn van Leuven of the Netherlands spoke …

Wes Moore, Citing His Military Service, Says Trump's War in Iran Is Aimless  —  Maryland governor says U.S. is risking a protracted conflict similar to Iraq and Afghanistan  —  NEW YORK—For Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, the conflict in Iran under President Trump is personal.

Living through Trump's time bomb  —  A whole civilization may not have died, but something within us certainly did. … When I woke up Tuesday morning I believed there was a very real possibility that the United States might drop a nuclear bomb on Iran.  And as I was going to bed Wednesday night, that possibility returned.