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 …

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.”

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 …

Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be ‘ashamed’ of conditions on board  —  WASHINGTON — Families of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are condemning President Trump's comments on the ship's record deployment.  —  A U.S. defense official not authorized to speak publicly told NPR …

The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry  —  It is among the most famous phrases in presidential history: “ The buck stops here.”  Except with President Donald Trump, it almost never does.  —  Concerns about a weak economy and still-high inflation?

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.

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 …

Professor's Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring  —  Jason Arday, the school's youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday.  The school ignored a series of warnings about his life story and his work.  —  When Cambridge University interviewed Jason Arday …

How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands  —  The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.  Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.

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.

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 …

Debunking MAGA's Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed  —  A NEW MAGA ATTACK on Abdul El-Sayed is making the rounds.  This one is about his tenure as public health director in Detroit, and how he supposedly oversaw an animal control unit that was rife with abuse and cruelty.

Trump targets El-Sayed, WWII Memorial vandalism in string of Truth Social posts  —  President Trump targeted several Democratic politicians in a series of Truth Social posts while also calling attention to vandalism at the World War II Memorial on Friday evening.

The Orwellian Company Behind ICE's New Electric Shock Gloves  —  In 2022, Assistant Chief Adam Glueck, of the Cape Girardeau Police Department in southeastern Missouri, purchased electric shock gloves for his officers after learning about them at a trade show.  And his employees, he said, couldn't get enough of them.

Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts  —  One of the federal government's great achievements this century was making health insurance affordable to millions more Americans.  In 2010, nearly 18 percent of people under 65 lacked insurance.  By 2024, the rate had fallen below 10 percent …

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.

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 …

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 …