Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One.  The Times called the move a “brazen act.”  —  The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists …

Iran's supreme leader pledges revenge for his father's assassination amid Trump death threats  —  Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on Saturday that revenge for his father's assassination “will most certainly be carried out.” … Throughout the weeklong funeral procession …

How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar … Eric Lee for The New York Times

Bipartisan housing bill automatically becomes law after Trump refuses to sign it  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — A landmark housing bill automatically became law at 12 a.m. on Saturday after President Trump declined to sign it in protest of the Senate's inaction on an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act.

At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys  —  It's over.  —  The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.

Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior  —  FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House …

Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race  —  Graham Platner officially withdrew his candidacy for Senate on Friday, according to Maine's Secretary of State.  —  That office announced in a news release that it received a letter from the former Democratic nominee, a step required to formally withdraw his candidacy.

Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice With a New Conservative Legal Vision  —  Samuel Alito is fusing establishment conservatism and the Trump movement into a new legal doctrine.  His approach to the law may outlast them both.  —  During a little-noticed Supreme Court argument in March, one lawyer confessed to an unusual tactic.

ICE deserves skepticism of its account of Houston shooting  —  Last Thursday, during a traffic stop in Houston, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the United States for 35 years.

CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country  —  MAHA.  —  The country is in the midst of a nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea caused by a parasite the CDC stopped surveilling at the federal level in July 2025.  —  That's around the same …

Here are the races to watch as Democrats grow more bullish on retaking the Senate  —  The map still favors Republicans, but political headwinds are shifting to boost Democratic chances of flipping seats - despite the scandal in Maine.  —  Summary  —  Democrats are growing increasingly bullish …

Maine's vetting reckoning  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Ali Bianco  —  Good Saturday morning!  This is Irie Sentner, looking forward to a weekend full of good friends, good food and good dogs.  How are you spending your Saturday?  Get in touch.  —  DRIVING THE DAY

An American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank  —  Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes.  Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today's Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.

Conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death are still raging, infuriating friends  —  Right-wing influencers sparred over the case this week as a court hearing laid out detailed evidence in Kirk's shooting.  —  Summary  —  Prosecutors had just laid out their evidence …

U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers  —  Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.  —  The Homeland Security Department told employers …

Mitch McConnell's D.C. Home Getting New Flooring As He Remains Hospitalized  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  NEW FLOORS FOR MITCH  —  While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.

Why both left and right have rejected free markets  —  American political leaders on the left and right are rebelling against the market-first consensus that dominated Washington for four decades.  —  Why it matters: The result is one of the biggest shifts in U.S. economic policy since …