The Comey Threat Indictment Is A Grave Embarrassment To The United States Department of Justice And The Rule of Law  —  The Department of Justice Is Dead; Long Live The Department of Trump  —  On April 28, 2026, the United States Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey …

EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Finalizing Plan to Put Trump Picture on U.S. Passports  —  THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS CLOSE TO FINALIZING a radical redesign of the U.S. passport to include a picture of President Donald Trump, The Bulwark has learned from two sources with knowledge of the redesign …

Hill Republicans want Trump to solve their internal problems … Meanwhile, there's growing frustration among Senate Republicans and Trump allies that the House hasn't yet taken up their bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

FCC challenges ABC broadcast licenses  —  The Scoop  —  The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it is reviewing ABC's broadcast licenses, upping the pressure on the network's owner, Disney, which is again under White House fire over a late-night monologue.

Is the Justice Department lying about Saturday's “shooting”?  —  A central point of the government's case doesn't add up. … As regular readers know, this isn't usually anything close to a daily newsletter, but there's a lot to say about Saturday's “security incident.”

Pentagon asks Congress to codify ‘Department of War’ with $52 million price tag  —  The Pentagon has asked Congress to codify its “Department of War” renaming, saying it will cost nearly $52 million to complete and will not have a “significant impact” on President Trump's fiscal 2027 defense budget request.

Barney Frank, entering hospice care, embarks on a final act: Taking on the left … Frank, who served in the House from 1981 to 2013, said he feels “very good — no pain, no discomfort,” but has entered hospice care as he deals with congestive heart failure.

Exclusive: Trump approval sinks to record low as war with Iran drives cost-of-living concerns  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost of living and an unpopular war with Iran, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Trump Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran  —  The president prefers decisive victories, but none of the available options provides him with a swift exit from the conflict  —  President Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, U.S. officials said …

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster announces retirement  —  Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection in November, joining dozens of lawmakers who have announced their retirement ahead of this year's midterm elections.  Webster, who has served in Congress since 2011 …

Former Senior NIAID Official Indicted for Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland  —  Greenbelt, Maryland - A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee is facing indictment …

King Charles: The hidden messages in his speech to Congress  —  The British monarch delivered a jovial address to Washington's leaders that was laced with plenty of shade.  —  King Charles III deployed the first royal address to the U.S. Congress in 35 years today — and he had plenty …

U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran  —  The jump on Tuesday of 1.6 percent was the highest percentage increase in more than a month.  —  Gasoline prices in the United States rose on Tuesday to their highest level in four years as peace talks between the United States and Iran appeared at an impasse.

Appeals court rules against ICE's mandatory detention policy … In a 3-0 ruling, a panel of the New York-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals found that ICE's policy was based on a flawed, implausible and unprecedented interpretation of decades-old laws.  But more fundamentally …

Calling Trump a Tyrant Is Not a Call to Violence  —  Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump—while excusing how the president talks about everyone else.  —  To describe Donald Trump as a corrupt aspiring authoritarian is not to conclude that he should be murdered.

Trump's reflecting pool spruce-up fails to charm preservationists … “The reflecting pool is hallowed ground,” said Charles Birnbaum, who previously served as the coordinator of the National Park Service's Historic Landscape Initiative, which aimed to identify and preserve historic landscapes across the national park system.

U.A.E.'s OPEC Exit Deals Major Blow to Cartel Amid Middle East Oil Squeeze  —  Sudden departure threatens an organization that has been hobbled by internal disunity and the rise of American oil output  —  The United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil cartel …

Rep. Brandon Gill Didn't Hold Back on This Abortion Advocate  —  Republican Rep. Brandon Gill went viral on Tuesday after grilling an abortion activist over her “favorite type of abortion” during a congressional hearing over protests which are held outside of abortion clinics.  The video is a must watch:

U.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says  —  Jakob Marcoulier, stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, was charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he told people on Discord about his plans, the Justice Department said.

White House makes ‘two Kings’ post with photo of Trump, King Charles  —  The White House posted a Tuesday picture of President Trump and King Charles III with the caption “two Kings” amid the monarch's visit to the U.S.  —  Opponents of the president have used the phrase “No Kings” in protests against the Trump administration.

The Justice Department Is Now Reformatting Trump Truth Social Posts as Court Filings  —  Working at the Justice Department used to be a prestigious gig in the legal profession.  Now, its filings read like Trump wrote them on the toilet.  —  Late Monday evening, the three highest-ranking attorneys …

America's special relationship is ‘probably Israel’, says UK ambassador to US  —  In leaked remarks, Christian Turner also says it is ‘extraordinary’ that Epstein scandal has not affected sex offender's US associates  —  Britain's ambassador to Washington has said that America's only …