Trump ballroom project security funding included in $72B GOP enforcement bill … “The White House applauds Congress's latest proposal in its reconciliation package which includes additional funding for security infrastructure upgrades in relation to the long overdue East Wing Modernization Project …

White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation  —  A high-level Trump administration official informed Iran on Sunday of the impending U.S. operation to “guide” ships through the Strait of Hormuz and warned Tehran not to interfere, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge.

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 …

U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into All-Women's Smith College for Admitting Men  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into Smith College, one of the nation's largest all-women's colleges …

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.

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 …

DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as Recruitment Lags  —  The Justice Department is taking a new tack to overcome hurdles in attracting qualified legal talent: offering $25,000 signing bonuses to staff an office investigating youth transgender treatments and litigating the Trump administration's immigration agenda.

Exclusive: VA conducted internal investigations into employees who attended vigil for Alex Pretti  —  Federal agencies Veterans Labor unions  —  For days after the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, fellow workers for the Department of Veterans Affairs held vigils …

Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.”  Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.  —  To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison …

Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia  —  The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.  —  The Justice Department has demanded the identities …

Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War  —  The president's criticism adds to tensions ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Vatican  —  ROME—President Trump escalated his public feud with Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of endangering Catholics …

Trump Pressures FDA Commissioner to Approve Flavored Vapes  —  Marty Makary has been on thin ice with the White House in recent days  —  WASHINGTON—A frustrated President Trump over the weekend upbraided Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving quickly enough …

Nashua Man Charged With Threatening the President  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire  —  CONCORD - A Nashua resident and federal employee was charged by criminal complaint in federal court on Friday, May 1, 2026, for interstate communication …

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 …

Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants  —  The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications.  New policies he is introducing aim to change that.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced several initiatives intended …

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 …

Karen Bass' Latest Move to Thwart ICE in L.A. Prompts a Smackdown From the DOJ  —  One of the tricks Democrats have tried to pull since the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration began has been to implement directives, executive orders, and even pass legislation at the state level …

A Conspiracy Theory We Can All Believe In  —  How do Democrats win the crazy person vote?  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. True Lies  —  On The Focus Group this week, Sarah heard from lots of voters—Republicans and Democrats—who think the latest alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump was not on the level.

Trump Is Losing a Second War  —  Last month, out of more than 11,000 new passenger vehicles registered in Norway, only around 150 had internal consumption engines.  The rest were fully electric.  In mainland Europe as a whole, EV sales are up 51 percent from a year ago.

SEC moves to scrap quarterly reporting requirement  —  Wall Street watchdog suggests allowing public companies to file semi-annual reports  —  Wall Street's top watchdog has proposed scrapping mandatory quarterly reporting for US-listed companies, a sweeping move that has the potential …

“The Court Interred the Voting Rights Act Without the Dignity of a Funeral”  —  The nation's voting rights landscape is in upheaval since the U.S. Supreme Court last week dramatically weakened the Voting Rights Act in its Louisiana v. Callais decision.  Several GOP-run states (Alabama …

Some Democrats press Trump to break silence on Israel's nuclear arsenal  —  A letter by 30 House lawmakers calls on the United States to expose Israel's secret nuclear weapons arsenal.  —  Summary  —  A group of House Democrats is urging the Trump administration to publicly acknowledge …

Jerome Powell making a ‘significant mistake’ by staying on at the Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says … Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is making a “significant mistake” by staying on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after his term atop the central bank ends.

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 …