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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Rubio to take questions as Leavitt replacement in White House briefing  —  The Iran war will be at the forefront Tuesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio becomes the first person to stand in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt as she begins her maternity leave.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

In major escalation, DOJ demands personal information of 2020 election workers in Georgia  —  Over three months after the FBI seized 2020 election materials from Fulton County, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is now seeking the identities and personal information of thousands of people who helped run the vote in the county.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Pennsylvania lawsuit alleges AI chatbots posed as doctors, therapists  —  Pennsylvania is suing an artificial intelligence company to stop it from misrepresenting its AI chatbots as licensed professionals who can provide medical advice.  —  The lawsuit alleges Character.AI chatbots claimed …