F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe  —  The agency's scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release.  —  Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication …

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week  —  President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make this week to the Vatican.

Republicans want to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's $400 million ballroom  —  The controversial vanity project was already unpopular.  The GOP's planned use of public funds is poised to make matters worse.  —  It took more than two months, but Congress ended the shutdown …

7 Indiana legislators face Trump-backed primary challengers after bucking him on redistricting  —  A majority of the seven state senators on the ballot Tuesday who faced Trump-backed challengers lost their primaries, NBC News projects. … President Donald Trump exacted revenge …

In Attack on Mamdani, Vornado Chief Likens ‘Tax the Rich’ to Hate Speech  —  Steven Roth, the chief executive of Vornado, criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani for singling out the billionaire Ken Griffin in his bid to make the wealthy pay more taxes in New York City.

Exclusive: Bert Callais, lead plaintiff in case that gutted Voting Rights Act, is an election conspiracist who was at Jan. 6 protest  —  The lead plaintiff in the case that destroyed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has a history of promoting false election conspiracies and anti-voting policies …

Another House Republican is under the microscope for alleged sexual misconduct … “We have said it from the beginning, if you are abusing your power in Congress it does not matter if you have an R or a D beside your name, there needs to be consequences for your actions,” Mace added.

‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance's 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say … During Vance's first trip as vice president to the early caucus state — where he was campaigning for Republican Rep. Zach Nunn at a rally in a manufacturing warehouse in this battleground House district …

Trump's Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon  —  Here's a simple thought experiment for you.  The Justice Department, as you know, is prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump.  Now imagine if acting Attorney General Todd Blanche remarked …

Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war  —  The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA, hitting the wallets of drivers after rising 50% since the war with Iran began.

Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban  —  The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that's been in place for Colorado's largest city since 1989.  —  The lawsuit came a day after city …

AFSA Statement on State Department Reductions in Force  —  Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, the State Department separated more than 200 Foreign Service members under the reduction in force first announced last July, even as it continues to recruit and onboard new officers.

N.Y.P.D. Captain Is Transferred After Calling Mamdani ‘Total Nonsense’  —  The captain, James G. Wilson, was also filmed calling Democrats a “waste of human race.”  —  A New York police captain was transferred to a less prominent role on Tuesday, one day after a video began circulating that showed him …

Justice Alito's Intriguing Footnote  —  He hints at a delay in releasing the Louisiana v. Callais decision.  —  Click for Sound  —  Exchanges at the Supreme Court are getting testier, as one this week between Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji Brown Jackson attests.

Federal employment agency sues NYT for discrimination … - The Times also filed its own lawsuit against the Defense Department last year over its restrictions on journalists. … - The federal agency, which sits under the executive branch, pointed to the lack of promotion for a …

New York Democrats amplify their push for 2028 redistricting … The focus on that amendment has heightened as that initial vote looms — and particularly in the wake of last week's Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act that will allow Republican states to start eliminating Democratic-held districts with Black majorities.

A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off  —  Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote.  Should they? … The Electoral College — our nation's bizarre system that hands a few narrowly-divided states the privilege …

The Supreme Court Just Made Its Voting Rights Ruling Even Worse  —  The court has fast-tracked its decision demolishing the VRA, helping Southern states redraw their maps before the midterms.  —  Pocket  —  People say that the wheels of justice turn slowly, but the Supreme Court's Republican supermajority …

Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?  —  Americans already distrust institutions, including academia.  More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn't worth the cost.  —  A few weeks ago, while I was dealing with taxes, it occurred to me that the money my wife and I were putting away …

U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into Los Angeles Unified School District  —  The Los Angeles Unified School District (the District) appears to be protecting sexual predators at the expense of its students.  Today, in response, the U.S. Department of Education …

Pluralistic: The three armies fighting for the post-American world (05 May 2026)  — The three armies fighting for the post-American world: Hippies, investors and hawks.  — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.  — Object permanence: NK dictator's son v Tokyo Disneyland …