Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources say  —  FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail, as well as other staff, and has been described as being in panic mode to save …

Trade court strikes down a second round of Trump tariffs  —  In a victory for importers and a setback for the Trump Administration, the Court of International Trade struck down a second round of worldwide tariffs that the president ordered to replace import levies that were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gulf States Lift Restrictions That Blocked ‘Project Freedom’ in Strait of Hormuz  —  Decision to restore access to bases and airspace paves way for U.S. to resume operation to guide ships through waterway  —  Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have lifted restrictions on the U.S. military's use …

DOGE Slammed by Judge for AI Use in Cutting $100 Million  —  A US judge blasted the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency project for relying on artificial intelligence tools as it orchestrated roughly $100 million in cuts to federal funding for humanities programs last year.

I haven't changed.  Here's what has.  —  Working across the aisle is the only way forward.  —  John Fetterman, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.  —  Many might not know, but I won my first race by a single vote to be mayor of Braddock, a small steel town …

Federal and State Officials Discuss Closing Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  When My Father's Canary Flew Away  —  In the final stages of his dementia, a long-lost memory from childhood returned, perfectly formed.  What was going on in his brain?  —  10 MIN READ  —  ADVERTISEMENT

Minneapolis man who attacked Ilhan Omar pleads guilty  —  A Minneapolis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a syringe filled with vinegar during a town hall in January.  —  Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, faces a maximum term of 96 months in prison …

5/8/26☀️ AM: … Several House and Senate Republicans are privately raising alarms about the money and the political pitfalls of funding anything related to Trump's controversial ballroom, even as the White House, administration officials and GOP leaders insist the $1 billion is only for security.

US launches review of Mexican consulates  —  The U.S. Department of State has started a review of the more than 50 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a State Department official said on Thursday.  —  The move, which comes amid tense relations between Mexico and the U.S. …

Paramount's Paper Trail … Early on Thursday afternoon, Paramount's chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim, received a letter from lawyers representing Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders—both organizations of which are shareholders in the David Ellison-owned media conglomerate.

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail  —  Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect.  Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.

The Congresswomen's Pact  —  For the first time, twelve congresswomen reveal how they're banding together after the Trump administration came for one of their own: Rep. LaMonica McIver. … The first call came just before eight o'clock.  Then the second, then the third.

UN health agency chief says hantavirus outbreak shows why US should rejoin … Argentina had withdrawn from the WHO two weeks before, following the U.S. withdrawal in January.  President Donald Trump said he was pulling out because he believed the agency had mishandled the Covid pandemic, among other issues.

Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

The ‘America First’ Corporate Graveyard  —  IN THE MIDST OF AN ENERGY CRISIS, the Trump administration is paying companies to not build more energy infrastructure.  —  You read that correctly.  —  The Trump administration is proudly shelling out almost $2 billion in exchange for agreements …

South Africa's Top Court Rekindles Ramaphosa Cash-in-Sofa Saga  —  South Africa's top court faulted parliament's decision to quash a report that fueled efforts to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from office over his handling of a burglary at his game farm.  —  The National Assembly …

Trump Is Getting Away With Murdering an American Industry  —  President Donald Trump is now effectively blocking any new wind projects in the United States, according to the main renewables trade group, using the federal government's power over all things air and sky to grind a routine approval process to a screeching halt.

Why is the CDC Silent About the Hantavirus Outbreak? (w/ Katelyn Jetelina)  —  Jonathan Cohn is joined by epidemiologist and former CDC consultant Katelyn Jetelina to unpack the emerging hantavirus outbreak linked to a small expedition cruise ship in the South Atlantic.