Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash  —  One of J. Edgar Hoover's greatest reforms at the FBI was his embrace of fingerprinting.  During the 1930s, visitors to the FBI offices in Washington, D.C., received souvenir fingerprint cards featuring his name.  The men who succeeded him as FBI director …

Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to re-open the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies  —  Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.  The White House said the administration notified Middle East allies in advance.

Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’  —  In remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as the American public's misconceptions about the Supreme Court.  —  HERSHEY, Pa. — Chief Justice John Roberts …

Purported Epstein Suicide Note Is Released  —  A federal judge released the note on Wednesday, which Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.  The New York Times has not authenticated that Mr. Epstein wrote it.  —  A federal judge has released a suicide note purportedly written …

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules  —  The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Susan Collins Says She Has Long Had a Benign Tremor  —  The Republican senator from Maine, running for re-election at age 73 in one of this year's top Senate races, made the disclosure after mounting online scrutiny on the left.  —  Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican seeking re-election …

The Scandal That Should Be the End for Fratboy Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  —  BLOWING UP YOUR SPOT  —  If this massive Iran cover-up doesn't cost Pete Hegseth his job, nothing will.  —  OPINION  —  Not since Vietnam have we seen a more systematic effort by an administration to lie about the nature …

FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says  —  The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.  —  The search at Virginia …

At Elite Events, Ultra-Wealthy Rebuff Their Critics  —  As the world's wealthy gathered in displays of money and influence on both US coasts this week, an underlying tension simmered in the background: the anti-rich sentiment sweeping the country and the billionaires trying to fight against it.

Colorize This Obituary  —  Ted Turner is dead.  Although not much in the news for the past two decades, Turner played an outsized role in creating twenty-first century America.  He wasn't the worst billionaire ever, not by a long shot.  But he was also very very billionaire.

FBI probing leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel, sources say  —  The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account last month of Director Kash Patel's work habits, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.

Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists”  —  Subscriptions are declining; PLEASE become a paid subscriber so I can keep doing this work  —  The White House declared war on the American people today, labeling its political opponents as terrorists, including “Left-wing extremists.”

Mexico nightclub's $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood  —  Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us - as a country - by the United States’  —  A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge …

Rubio visits Rome aiming to repair White House ties with Pope Leo  —  Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Trump's attacks on Pope Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran.  —  Summary  —  ROME — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set …

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee's Majority-Black House District  —  The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state's lone Democratic district.  —  Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed …

I Really Hope This Deadly Virus Doesn't Reach America, or We're Doomed  —  Surely we can't rely on Secretary Road Kill to protect us.  —  This is a truly frightening development.  From the BBC: … Hantavirus will kill you dead.  Thirty-eight percent of people who develop symptoms will die from it and there is no cure for it.

Fetterman slams NYC protesters as ‘pro-Hezbollah/Hamas,’ challenges Democratic Party to condemn them  —  Add us as a preferred source on Google  —  Sen. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat, lit into anti-Israel demonstrators who clashed with police outside a Manhattan synagogue Tuesday night …

Wait.  What?  A *$1 Billion* Ballroom?  —  Plus: A one-page TACO?  —  I try to keep up.  I really do. … This would be the very same ballroom that Trump told us overandoverandover would be paid for by his friends and cronies.  The Trump vanity project that would cost taxpayers nothing.

Justice Department Investigation Determines UCLA's Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has completed a year-long investigation into the admissions policies and practices at the David Geffen School …

A Black Man Won an Election In New Orleans.  Republicans Are Trying to Abolish His Position Altogether  —  The legislative response to Calvin Duncan's landslide victory has a long, shameful history in Louisiana.  —  On Monday, May 4, Calvin Duncan officially began his term as Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.

Old news: Why a former New York Times editor blocked Epstein Pulitzer  —  The Scoop  —  A years-old fight among the judges of one of the most coveted prizes in media over a major investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has spilled into view as the story of the late disgraced financier continues to ripple through American institutions.

Justice Department Notifies Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney of Investigation into His Plea Bargaining, Charging Decisions, and Sentencing Policy  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department notified the Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano …

Trump's Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He's Already Rejected  —  As chaotic negotiations over the end of the Iran war continue, US negotiators think they have the framework for a deal in place.  Now they just have to sell the president on it.  —  President Donald Trump's negotiators face …

After Hormuz, Southeast Asia Sees the Potential Value of Tolling the Strait of Malacca … Iran has suffered enormous infrastructure damage since the start of the war in late February, yet the country remains resilient.  As I noted in a prior article, the regime's survival has been due in part …

California immigration judge sues DOJ, alleging she was fired for being a registered Democrat, a woman over 40  —  A California immigration judge who was terminated by the Trump administration is alleging in a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) that she was fired …

Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Have Nuclear Weapons  —  President Trump said the U.S. has had “good talks” with Iranian negotiators and the country has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon.  “They can't have nuclear weapons,” Trump said, repeating a red line that he has set.

Another federal appeals court rejects ICE's mandatory detention policy … No prior administration believed it had this authority, they noted.  —  Judge Barbara Lagoa, a Trump appointee, dissented from the panel's decision.  —  ICE's expanded push, which began last July …

Guilty Verdict for California Biolab Operator  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California  —  Jia Bei Zhu found guilty of all 12 counts for the fraudulent sale of COVID-19 Tests and lying to the FDA  —  FRESNO, Calif. — Following a two-week trial …