Navy Carrier's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War  —  Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy's logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.  —  The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln's supply problems began soon …

Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025  —  The White House credited a “Trump effect” for the decline, but data released by the FBI shows crime was falling well before the president took office again.  —  Summary  —  Violent crime and murder rates across …

Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows  —  The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter.  An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”

Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences  —  The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II.  The change could cost billions.  —  Summary  —  The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers …

Democrats abandon deep-red state Senate races, boosting independents  —  Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents.  But Alani Bankhead in Montana declined to join them.  —  Summary  —  Democrats trying to unseat Republican senators …

Iran rejects Trump's ‘delusions’ on making Strait of Hormuz a US territory  —  Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a “territory of the United States,” saying the opening and closure of the key waterway will remain up to Iran's control.

Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial  —  The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump's felony conviction.

Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank  —  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank  —  World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's flagship crypto venture …

Debunking MAGA's Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed  —  This sick attack is a preview of what he faces—and a case study in how lies become part of our political debate.  —  A NEW MAGA ATTACK on Abdul El-Sayed is making the rounds.  This one is about his tenure as public health director in Detroit …

Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement  —  Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Butler County Jail following an apparent increase in enforcement after the official end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.

There's a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence.  It's not just Netanyahu  —  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers.

Trump rants about ‘TREASONISTS’ group that launched lawsuit to stop his ballroom  —  President Donald Trump issued a long Truth Social rant on Saturday, railing against the “TREASONISTS” who allegedly “revealed Top Military Secrets” by suing to stop the construction of his White House ballroom.

Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox's Own Pro-Trump Spin  —  Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News.  —  You've probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy.

Why Trump is tearing up a beloved national park  —  This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.  Subscribe here.  —  Welcome to The Logoff: Remember President Donald Trump's first-term border wall?

How $600B of Biden's clean energy funding escaped Trump's cuts  —  President Donald Trump has spent more than 18 months demolishing Joe Biden's expansive green agenda.  —  Yet pieces of the former president's would-be legacy stubbornly cling to life — along with roughly $600 billion …

Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates … This week in New Philadelphia, Ohio, at a coffee shop called the Daily Grind, Sherrod Brown told a crowd of 100 or so people about the last big thing he did as a United States senator.

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim  —  FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday directed a review of state grants to entities operating two major Texas airports over religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport …

Why Is Hunter Biden on a Media Blitz?  —  The former president's son is trading silence for airtime, using podcasts and essays to talk about his past and share grievances with his father's administration  —  He has hung out with Nick Fuentes, ridiculed former Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Americans sour on Donald Trump's economy as affordability strains intensify  —  Consumer sentiment and retail sales fall as the war in Iran worsens cost of living pressures  —  Working Americans are growing increasingly gloomy over Donald Trump's economy as the president's war in Iran intensifies …