Kristi Noem Wants Migrants to Compete for Citizenship on New Reality Show  —  LET THE GAMES BEGIN  —  A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.  —  Kristi Noem reportedly wants …

The ‘Modest’ Ruling That Could Kneecap Our Legal System  —  It is often difficult to persuade anyone other than lawyers to care about the more technical, procedural minutiae of Supreme Court decisions.  But Thursday's oral argument in three Supreme Court cases challenging President Trump's efforts …

Former FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump's life  —  Several Trump allies accused Comey of calling for the president's assassination in a now-deleted Instagram post.  He denied it was meant as a threat.

Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?  —  For a few hours on Wednsday, X's Grok AI wouldn't stop talking about about white genocide.  When the X account for a baseball podcast asked Grok about the stats for Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, it answered the question …

This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision.  Now He's Speaking Out.  —  Jonathan Stewart says controllers didn't walk off the job after recent FAA equipment outages; 'I don't want to be responsible for killing 400 people'  —  MALVERN, Pa.—Jonathan Stewart …

Donors Promised ‘VIP Experience’ to Military Events With Trump  —  Top donors to a committee supporting events celebrating America's 250th birthday will receive special access to a military parade and other festivities  —  Donors are being offered a “dedicated VIP experience” …

FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn't Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season  —  Two weeks from hurricane season, agency staff are worried FEMA isn't prepared  —  WASHINGTON—The newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged in private meetings …

Cut-price Magna Carta ‘copy’ now believed genuine  —  A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and “one of the world's most valuable documents”, according to UK academics.  —  Harvard Law School paid $27.50 (then about £7) …

Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage  —  Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees  —  The layoffs amounted to over a third of the media organization's staff, and came as the Trump administration put up for sale the federal building in Washington that houses the network.  —  The Trump administration …

Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives.  They Declined.  —  EPA staff didn't use a tip line set up by the Trump administration to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

‘No Way to Run a Two-Car Parade Let Alone the House’  —  Coastal Republicans express anger at red-state leaders who won't help them with SALT deductions.  —  The boiling internal GOP debate that's holding up President Donald Trump's self-declared “big, beautiful” bill isn't over the deductibility …

CNN to air George Clooney's ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Broadway play live on June 7  —  CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney's record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday.  —  The limited-run play's penultimate performance …

Joe Biden ‘redemption tour’ backfires as cognitive doubts resurface  —  Democrats unsettled by books revealing former US president's mental decline as he battled Donald Trump in 2024  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world

2nd-Place Runner in High School Race Rips Maine GOP Lawmaker for Attacking Trans Winner  —  A high school runner in Maine who finished second to a transgender competitor at a recent track meet said this week that a Republican state lawmaker's “hateful” crusade targeting trans athletes …

Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished  —  Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles her surviving infant.  The other twin is gone, a casualty of malnutrition and the international funding cuts that are snapping the lifeline …

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Update, May 15, 2025: This story has been updated to reflect …

Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past  —  Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state.  They may find allies in the Trump administration.  —  Republican leaders in Louisiana are pushing to end the last remnants …

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything  —  The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment.  Here's some of what those taxpayer dollars created.  —  Science seldom works in straight lines.

The Opinion That Ate the Paper  —  Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times' “Opinion” section has doubled in size.  What kind of publication is she building?  —  In the summer of 2020, as James Bennet, the head of the New York Times' “Opinion” section, was being forced to resign, his deputy …

Dems confront the first real litmus test of 2028: Biden's mental acuity  —  Some Democrats argue their leaders aren't owning up to the truth about Biden — and risk keeping the issue alive indefinitely.  —  Joe Biden may have cost Democrats the White House in 2024.

DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none  —  After installing anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone early last month, the Social Security Administration is considering walking back the policy after finding only two cases that had a high probability of being fraudulent.

Kid Rock's Restaurant Closes to Avoid Trump's ICE Raids  —  NOTHING TO SEE HERE  —  Kid Rock's Big A— Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee shuttered reportedly closed on Saturday to avoid being caught by ICE.  —  A Nashville restaurant owned by MAGA musician Kid Rock reportedly closed …

The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say  —  The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban  —  A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family …

DNC vice-chair David Hogg on Democratic party: ‘We need to dramatically change’  —  Hogg, a Florida activist, presses on importance of strong fighters in face of Trump for ‘isolated’ Democratic base  —  David Hogg believes the Democratic party not only needs better messengers - it needs stronger fighters.

5/16/25 ☀️ AM:  —  House GOP pushes Bondi on Trump enemies  —  Johnson hits the wall … This is what happens when you leave huge decisions on reshaping huge swaths of the federal government to the last minute. … Think of this situation a bit like squeezing a balloon.

RFK Jr. Insists He Hasn't Fired ‘Any Working Scientists’ ― After Firing Hundreds Of Them  —  The HHS secretary “clearly believes that the more he tells a lie, the more it becomes the truth,” Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) told HuffPost.  —  WASHINGTON ― During a Senate committee hearing …

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