Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black …

Exclusive: Trump rejects Iran's offer, says blockade stays until nuclear deal  —  President Trump told Axios he's going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program. … - After the strikes …

Fidelity Won't Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center  —  Fidelity cited the Justice Department's recent lawsuit against the civil rights organization in emails to holders of its charitable-giving funds explaining its decision.  —  The country's largest sponsor of donor-advised funds …

Video shows moment Secret Service officer fired at correspondents' dinner suspect … Surveillance footage reviewed by The Washington Post shows that Cole Tomas Allen appeared to raise his shotgun in the direction of a Secret Service officer who then fired at him at least four times …

Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years  —  The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the third straight meeting but signaled it could still cut rates in the coming months, moves that attracted the most dissents since October 1992.

What Does the Correspondents Dinner Have to Do With Trump's Ballroom Project?  —  The case may test just how far national security deference by the courts to the executive can stretch.  —  EricColumbus  —  ericcolumbus.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  What does the past weekend's …

Trump says James Comey ‘probably’ endangered his life with 8647 post  —  President Donald Trump criticized former FBI Director James Comey for putting his life in danger by posting a photo of seashells in the sand that spelled out “86 47,” a phrase that detractors claimed was a call to kill the commander in chief.

Exclusive: New records show paper trail of DOGE voter data pact with election deniers  —  Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement.

April 2026 National Poll: Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage over Republicans  —  Home Polls April 2026 National Poll: Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage over Republicans  —  Trump Approval Underwater, 53% View Iran Military Action as a Failure

CBS' Ratings Calamity … Indeed, according to Nielsen data obtained by Status, Dokoupil's most recent week, beginning April 20, marked the lowest-rated stretch in total viewers since he took over the broadcast.  The program averaged just 3.7 million viewers—slipping below the once-unthinkable 4 million threshold.

Ted Cruz Bashes Trump Administration for Going After Jimmy Kimmel  —  The Texas senator jumped to the defense of the late-night host as the FCC threatens ABC and Disney's broadcast licenses … The MAGA Republican, who famously clashed with the president during the 2016 primaries before supporting him …

The YOLO Presidency  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Had President Trump, we wondered, possibly been reading or at least thumbing through—just maybe—the works of ... Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel?

Trump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men instead  —  The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department …

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records  —  A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed that a New Jersey anti-abortion clinic …

Epstein Obtained Objects From Islam's Holiest Site for His Island ‘Mosque’ … Tapestries embroidered with Quranic verses were shipped from the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest shrine.  Tiles came from a mosque in Uzbekistan.  A golden metal dome was made to replicate the architecture of ancient Syria.

In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era  —  Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.  —  Amélie Sadlo had her heart set on college in the United States.

ICE Deports Colombian Torture Victim—to Africa  —  ICE FINALLY STUCK IT to one of their detainees.  Except this person is no criminal, no murderer, no monster.  She is a torture victim from Colombia, one who—as we wrote last year—was repeatedly beaten and raped by the police buddies of her ex-boyfriend.

Trump's red-meat retribution  —  The Trump administration moved Tuesday against three enemies of the MAGA coalition: a former Anthony Fauci adviser, Somali-run daycare centers in Minneapolis, and Jimmy Kimmel.  — A fourth, former FBI director James Comey, was indicted for a second …

Former Fauci Adviser Indicted on Covid-Related Charges  —  Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.  —  Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci at the National Institutes of Health …

All Six Conservative Justices Attended Trump's State Dinner  —  Their appearance seemed at odds with the chief justice's oft-stated message that the court he leads avoids even the appearance of political splits.  —  All six conservative members of the Supreme Court attended President Trump's …

The King's Admirer in Chief  —  Cannons fired.  Fifes and drums played “Yankee Doodle.”  A quartet of F-35s flew overhead, and dozens of military service members held American and British flags.  It was about as much pomp as the United States can muster.  This 250th anniversary of America, for the Brits, can be ... a bit awkward.