"Unqualified henchmen": Dan Bongino's installation in high-ranking law enforcement role sparks concern in both Republicans and Democrats read more
Kyiv has agreed terms with Washington on a minerals deal that Ukrainian officials hope will improve relations with the Trump administration and pave the way for a long-term US security commitment. read more
State-backed North Korean hackers have stolen $1.5bn (1.2bn) of cryptocurrency in the largest heist in history. Agents from Pyongyang were able to breach the systems of Dubai-based exchange Bybit to steal the digital coin Ether, according to security analysts. read more
Another Republican congressman has provoked fury from fired federal workers by telling them that "God has a plan" for their lives. read more
A legislative town hall meeting hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) descended into violence on Saturday when three unmarked men forcibly removed a woman without her shoes from the auditorium. The unidentified men displayed no badges or credentials and worked for a private security firm. The poor woman was threatened with pepper spray, the company lost its license, and a GoFundMe page was established for a potential lawsuit. read more
The flag of the United States of America was hung upside down as a sign of "dire distress" at the top of El Capitan in Yosemite. The protest group of upset Yosemite employees. read more
The Central Intelligence Agency is conducting an assessment of their own security after a White House email about civil service layoffs appeared to compromise the names of certain undercover officers, reported CNN on Monday. read more
Judges have questioned whether government legal arguments and factual presentations are accurate.
Jill Filipovic: What Trump really wants is clearer than ever. read more
Lester Holt, the anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News" for a decade, announced Monday that he is stepping down from the long-running broadcast at the beginning of the summer. read more
Dan Sinker writes about how one man standing up to hate changed a town's direction: "George Dale hated the Ku Klux Klan. Now hating the Klan in Muncie, Indiana was not a safe thing thing to do. The Klan ruled Muncie and Delaware County the way it ruled most places in Indiana. The entire police department and the fire department were all Klan. The county judges? Klan. The whole town, essentially, was run by the Klan." read more
Apple said Monday it will invest $500 billion on expanding US facilities over the next four years, a move that could help it avoid new tariffs on goods imported from China. read more
Historian Heather Cox Richardson writes about how recent days will be viewed in history from the perspective of Europe. This time "will live in infamy" Richardson quotes the London's Financial Times editorial board: "[i]n the past ten days, [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership." Instead, it has become an "unabashed predator," allied with Russia and other countries the U.S. formerly saw as adversaries. read more
A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust. read more
Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for by fees from banks, medical device companies and other forms of funding rather than taxpayer dollars ... read more
S.V. Date: On the wall overlooking the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is a portrait of the 40th president, Ronald Reagan. If it could move, it would likely turn its back in shame at the words and actions this week by the 47th president. read more
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