Trump Admits Chopper Was Downed by Military He ‘Obliterated’  —  WHAT NOW?  —  The threat of another escalation came hours after Trump insisted a peace deal was only days away.  —  Donald Trump raised the prospect of escalating his war after blaming Iran for shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter …

Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting  —  A key U.S. spy law remains on track to expire at the end of the week after Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday with President Donald Trump about the future of a key section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …

Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump  —  Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff said in a closed-door interview Tuesday that she arranged phone calls between the late, disgraced financier and President Donald Trump, two Democrats …

The Fading Fun of Trump 2.0  —  From empty concert stages to fractured group chats, the president's cultural movement is hitting an establishment wall  —  New York Knicks fans in Madison Square Garden received President Trump, a longtime fan and once one of their own, the same way they welcomed …

Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins.  Investors don't  —  Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, a Reuters examination found.

Raphael Warnock meets with Mike Johnson after questioning speaker's Christian faith  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock met Tuesday with Speaker Mike Johnson after the Republican leader requested the Democratic senator privately discuss comments Warnock made regarding Johnson's faith in a recent interview.

Disqualify Spencer Pratt  —  It's time for blue states to take on election lying for real, and they should start by making Pratt an avatar for a Big Truth movement.  —  ∙ Paid  —  I want to revise and extend an argument I made in Monday's newsletter.

Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case  —  When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses. … The lawyers on both sides of a federal court case in Mississippi were caught using artificial intelligence, a situation where …

How many times has Trump claimed an Iran deal is around the corner?  —  It's been more than two months since President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, saying at the time that the two sides were close to a deal.  —  Trump said on social media on April 7 that they were …

Moral Acceptability Falls for Several Behaviors  —  Moral acceptability of birth control, having a baby outside of marriage, gambling, teenage sex and cloning animals down significantly  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of the moral acceptability of five of the 20 behaviors Gallup tracks annually …

He Profits Off Raw Milk That's Making People Sick.  The Government Isn't Stopping Him.  — Raw Milk on the Rise: Driven by political shifts and wellness trends, unpasteurized milk has moved from a fringe obsession to a widespread movement rooted in institutional distrust.

Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You  —  The primary driver of inflation in the U.S. economy—the forever war in Iran—has not yet taken full effect.  Now we've found an entirely new driver.  —  Last week, the flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm was found in a calf in Texas …

Being Black in Pete Hegseth's Military … daniel “chappie” james jr. became commander of the Wheelus Air Base, near Tripoli, just after rebels under Muammar Qaddafi took control of Libya in a coup in 1969.  In the midst of the insurgency, Qaddafi led an effort to break into the U.S. air base …

Push for Labor nominee is latest threat to House GOP majority … Moore declined to comment.  Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, said “when there is an announcement on a permanent nomination, it will be made by the President directly.”  —  Some Republicans expressed doubt that Trump …

Government aware of ‘several’ kinds of aliens: UFO whistleblower  —  (NewsNation) — Lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to renew calls for greater government transparency, including immunity for whistleblowers.  —  The group also called for the release …

Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry  —  “I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back.  He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump.  Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.  —  In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood face-to-face.  On one side was 30-year-old Anant Ambani, son of one the richest men in Asia.

Tom Homan Keeps Making Ominous Immigration Threats About NYC  —  Border czar Tom Homan is vowing to send more federal immigration agents to New York City, claiming the deployment surge is necessary in the wake of recent immigrant-friendly legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.

ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump  —  In the first years after birth, the human brain develops at a remarkable pace.  Every second, more than a million new neural connections spring into being, shaping a person's physical and emotional health for the rest of their life.

Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032  —  The shortfall will be driven in part by a drop in immigration and Trump's tax cuts, trustees say, resulting in trimmed benefits.  —  Summary  —  Social Security's trust fund is now due to run low on money beginning in 2032.

Dems threaten to withhold DCCC dues over California faceplant  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed effort to boost their favored candidate in a Democratic primary.

FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation.

Justice Department Opens Investigation of Philadelphia Police Department's Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Revocation Practices  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation to determine whether Philadelphia Police use a vague “good cause” standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms.