Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump's new tax cuts law  —  The emails say nearly nine in 10 Social Security beneficiaries won't pay income taxes on their benefits in the future.  But the Trump tax law did not directly address Social Security.

Joe Rogan Feels Trump Betrayed Him on Immigration  —  The podcast king, once a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, denounced the president's aggressive deportation tactics on his wildly popular podcast. … Joe Rogan, one of the most influential voices in American media, is turning on Donald Trump.

Don't call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.  —  This facility's purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.  —  By Andrea Pitzer, author of “One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps”

Trump's Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe  —  Only 11 days after President Trump was inaugurated for a second term, his administration began a purge of the F.B.I. that now threatens some of the bureau's most important missions.  His appointees ousted eight of its most experienced managers …

Trump administration deports 8 migrants to South Sudan  —  The migrants were the subject of a lawsuit that halted their deportation.  —  In this Dec. 21, 2024, file photo, an aerial view of Djibouti, East Africa is shown.  —  The Trump administration deported eight migrants to South Sudan …

Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm  —  Experts warned for months about cuts to NWS and NOAA  —  As the best and the brightest were being fired at the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by senseless …

Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy … TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared notes on the news of the day and I am always particularly attentive to her thoughts on state structure and power.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke  —  In solo dissents this term, the justice accused the conservative majority of lawless bias.  On the term's last day, Justice Amy Coney Barrett fired back.  —  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote just five majority opinions …

Frantic Search for the Missing After At Least Six Killed in Texas Flood  —  The authorities confirmed that people had died as a result of the flooding along the Guadalupe River, but the scope of the disaster was not immediately clear.  —  At least six people were killed and frantic searches …

‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla's cars keep crashing  —  Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles.  But a series of shocking incidents - from drivers trapped in burning vehicles …

What Trump—And the U.S.—Can't Understand About Air Strikes  —  American leaders refuse to learn from allies and overestimate the benefits of showy tactical attacks.  —  When Donald Trump ordered air strikes on key Iranian nuclear-enrichment sites last month and immediately declared …

Trump on if he can end fighting in Ukraine: 'I don't know' … Throughout the campaign, Trump pledged to end the fighting between the two countries on day one of entering office.  He later backtracked in an interview with TIME Magazine, calling the pledge “an exaggeration.”

Congo Braces for HIV Surge After U.S. Funding Stops  —  The virus is quickly spreading in what should be the country's most economically productive regions  —  The mineral-rich provinces of South and North Kivu along the eastern flank of the Democratic Republic of Congo should be among its most productive.

Trump DOJ Drops Cases Against Top MS-13 Leaders  —  The deal with Bukele comes with significant strings attached, it turns out.  —  When foreign criminals commit serious crimes in the United States, and particularly if they are leaders of violent transnational organizations who orchestrate …

Trump tariff letters going to a dozen countries Monday  —  President Trump said the U.S. will begin sending letters Monday to other countries setting a tariff rate on their imports. … - For businesses craving certainty, who've had a period of relative calm of late, the move could once again upset that balance.

No One is ‘Gutting’ the Safety Net  —  The GOP will have to rebut the Democratic and media distortions about their reforms or lose the 2026 election.  —  Democrats and their media collaborators always distort GOP policy, but the coverage about the big budget bill has kicked free of the earth.