There's Nothing Democratic About These Socialists  —  The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.  —  The general idea that Democratic Party loyalists seem to have about members of the Democratic Socialists of America is that they're a lot like Democrats, but perhaps a bit more passionate.

Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico  —  The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form.  —  Wednesday marked the deadline to renew the trade agreement, which President Trump struck …

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records  —  Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.

Kash Patel's Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions  —  FBI Director Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.

MAGA Rage Takes Unnerving Turn as Birthright Loss Rattles Trump Badly  —  After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it.  Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can't do, and he lamely claimed it was a …

No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B … - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant foreign women from entering the country, an idea also floated by administration figures.

ICE's arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas  —  The president's deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, and a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister's release.  —  Summary  —  SAN ANTONIO — Sister Leticia …

Another Major Precedent Crumbles at the Supreme Court.  3 Legal Scholars Assess the Fallout.  —  Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with William Baude, a law professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown …

Trump's DOJ challenges California's Glock ban, threatens more action on guns  —  SACRAMENTO, California — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against California's recently-enacted ban on Glock-style firearm sales, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche threatening future suits following …

Even Degenerate Child Predators Deserve Representation Too, You Know  —  Imagine, if you will, a man who pled guilty to having child s@xual abuse material and was thus put on the sex offender registry, decided to run for office.  In California, where in some areas being a sexual predator is almost …

Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing  —  A Navy helicopter assigned to a U.S. aircraft carrier made an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday morning and one of the four aircrewmen is missing, according to the U.S. military.

DOGE Cut Off Small Town America's 250th Birthday Money  —  A local Ohio historical society had hoped to go big for America's 250th anniversary.  It settled on what it could afford: a limited “passport” project to encourage people to visit and engage with local history sites.

Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big  —  President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.  —  President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term …

Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month …

Crowd size gripes, state fair troubles: The problems of an America 250 celebration tied to Trump  —  President Donald Trump has billed his July Fourth rally on the National Mall as a culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.”

RNC chair predicts first-ever midterm convention will turn Dallas into ‘Trumpapalooza’ for 2026 fight  —  Gruters says the two-day Dallas event will energize MAGA voters and contrast Republicans against radical leftist primary winners  —  EXCLUSIVE - Republican National Committee Chairman …

‘This One!’:  Trump Is Already Planning To Steal Classified Docs Again  —  Time is a flat circle... especially when it comes to Donald Trump's lawlessness and pettiness.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Remember that open-and-shut federal criminal case where Donald Trump clearly committed serious crimes …

Five Words That Changed America  —  There is a moment for every American when she first encounters the Declaration of Independence.  For most, it comes to her as scripture — the highest and most sacred text in the nation's civic religion, encapsulated by its moving assertion of human equality …

Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump's anti-mail voting order  —  In the latest blow to President Donald Trump's anti-voting agenda, a federal court on Wednesday granted the NAACP's request to halt the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) implementation of his executive order against mail voting.

Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028  —  Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.

Scoop: Trump backs MAHA in heated, “shocking” Oval Office fight on pesticides  —  Tensions over pesticide use erupted in an Oval Office meeting last week, as a top agriculture lobbyist warned President Trump that an executive order calling for pest-killing alternatives would cost Trump support from farming interests.

Ex-EPA staffers sue after agency fired them following dissent letter  —  Seven former staffers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are suing the agency after it fired them following their criticisms of the Trump administration.  —  The employees were let go after signing a letter saying …

He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down  —  David Streever was on vacation in Finland with his 7-year-old daughter last week when he noticed his doorbell camera back home had captured some unusual footage.

‘All I Have Is the Power to Talk and Be Heard’  —  On a recent afternoon, I drove down a wooded Maine road, past serene ponds with no people in sight, until I reached a big white barn.  I parked, in patchy grass, near a Ford F-350 with a crane bolted onto the back, an American flag, and an idling black SUV.

Anna Paulina Luna Held a Hearing on CIA Mind Control.  It Went Off the Rails.  —  The Florida Republican questioned whether USAID was used to “further MKULTRA,” while her colleagues fixated on Covid conspiracies.  —  On Tuesday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) held a House oversight hearing on MKULTRA …

Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says … Trump's comments come after he killed a Senate plan last month to quickly confirm Clayton as the new DNI, paving the way for Pulte to helm the agency on a temporary basis.

Beyond the Headlines: The Supreme Court's Final Decisions  —  The Supreme Court never really sleeps.  Even though today was the last day they will announce decisions from cases that were briefed and argued during the 2025-2026 term, there are still matters pending on the shadow docket …