Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources say  —  FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail, as well as other staff, and has been described as being in panic mode to save …

U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump's Hormuz blockade for months  —  A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.  —  Summary  —  A confidential CIA analysis delivered …

Trade Court Rules Trump's 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal  —  A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports.  —  A panel of federal judges on Thursday found President Trump had violated the law when he imposed a 10 percent tariff on most U.S. imports …

I haven't changed.  Here's what has.  —  Working across the aisle is the only way forward.  —  John Fetterman, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.  —  Many might not know, but I won my first race by a single vote to be mayor of Braddock, a small steel town …

Federal and State Officials Discuss Closing Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  When My Father's Canary Flew Away  —  In the final stages of his dementia, a long-lost memory from childhood returned, perfectly formed.  What was going on in his brain?  —  10 MIN READ  —  ADVERTISEMENT

UN health agency chief says hantavirus outbreak shows why US should rejoin … Argentina had withdrawn from the WHO two weeks before, following the U.S. withdrawal in January.  President Donald Trump said he was pulling out because he believed the agency had mishandled the Covid pandemic, among other issues.

Trump Is Getting Away With Murdering an American Industry  —  President Donald Trump is now effectively blocking any new wind projects in the United States, according to the main renewables trade group, using the federal government's power over all things air and sky to grind a routine approval process to a screeching halt.

The Congresswomen's Pact  —  For the first time, twelve congresswomen reveal how they're banding together after the Trump administration came for one of their own: Rep. LaMonica McIver. … The first call came just before eight o'clock.  Then the second, then the third.

John Roberts likes being political.  He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.  —  Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as “political actors.”  They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world consequences.

US launches review of Mexican consulates  —  The U.S. Department of State has started a review of the more than 50 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a State Department official said on Thursday.  —  The move, which comes amid tense relations between Mexico and the U.S. …

Minneapolis man who attacked Ilhan Omar pleads guilty  —  A Minneapolis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a syringe filled with vinegar during a town hall in January.  —  Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, faces a maximum term of 96 months in prison …

New York Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in Broad Immigration Deal  —  State and local officials will also be prohibited from formally cooperating with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement under the agreement.  —  Four months after masked federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti …

Gas prices won't return to pre-war levels any time soon  —  If a U.S.-Iran peace deal actually happens this time — and that's still a big if— consumers have a long road ahead before filling up returns all the way to the good old days of early 2026. … - U.S. retail prices are tethered …

DOGE Slammed by Judge for AI Use in Cutting $100 Million  —  A US judge blasted the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency project for relying on artificial intelligence tools as it orchestrated roughly $100 million in cuts to federal funding for humanities programs last year.

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns  —  The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.  The department told The Associated Press on Thursday …

Why is the CDC Silent About The Hantavirus Outbreak? (w/ Katelyn Jetelina)  —  Jonathan Cohn is joined by epidemiologist and former CDC consultant Katelyn Jetelina to unpack the emerging hantavirus outbreak linked to a small expedition cruise ship in the South Atlantic.

Kelly's profile rises as he heads toward another likely victory over Hegseth … And he's leveraged the media attention into a megaphone while growing his online following.  Regardless of how the appeals court rules, the case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court either …

Exclusive: How Trump's Minneapolis immigration blitz hobbled federal crime fighting  —  The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal investigations and prosecutions into an array of serious crimes, a Reuters review of federal court records found.

Bill eliminates requirement to notify voters with new polling places in new congressional districts  —  11:55 a.m. May 7 update: After this blogpost was made, Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins contacted me to say that it was not his intention of SB7001 /HB 7001, which he helped write …

ICE Keeps Detaining the Same US Citizen Again, and Again, and Again.  He's Fighting Back.  —  “I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.  —  On the morning of May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas was driving home from a convenience store run in Silverhill …

Porter: If Trump is going to attack California, ‘F him’  —  On Tuesday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is among the handful of Democrats running to become California's next governor, said if President Trump attacks California in any way, “F him.”  —  CNN's Kaitlan Collins was co-moderating …

The Roberts Court Takes a Page from Plessy v. Ferguson  —  In destroying the Voting Rights Act, the justices echo the court's darkest and most racist days.  —  Nothing is new and history repeats.  When the Supreme Court delivered a death blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act last month …

No evidence Austin mass shooting suspect was associated with a foreign terrorist organization, FBI concludes  —  The March 1 shooting left three people dead.  —  Law enforcement patrol an intersection near Buford's bar on March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas.  Three people are dead …