The Trump administration is formally shutting down the United States Agency for International Development today, after cancelling 83% of its programs earlier this year. read more
The DOJ has taken the first real step towards expanding the government's efforts to strip citizenship from those who applied for it and received it -- and has suggested it will be doing so for explicitly political reasons. read more
The House passed Senate Republicans' version of the reconciliation package on Thursday 218-214 in a largely party line vote. Only two Republicans joined Democrats and voted against the bill -- Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The so-called "big beautiful" bill will make President Trump's tax cuts permanent, slash the social safety net, add trillions to the national debt, cut clean energy incentives and substantially bolster the administration's sweeping mass deportation agenda.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said during a public meeting on Wednesday that she is trusting advisers to provide counsel on how to fire people who "don't like us." read more
New York Time reporter Russ Buettner reviewed 2,000 documents filed in a legal action against Donald J. Trump for a more complete understanding of his financial state than was previously known. read more
A former FBI agent who was charged with joining a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol and cheering on rioters is now working as an adviser to the Justice Department official overseeing its "weaponization working group," which is examining President Donald Trump's claims of anti-conservative bias inside the department. read more
The "Everyone is Welcome Here" sign that sparked a viral nationwide controversy can no longer be displayed in Idaho schools ... read more
A JPMorganChase Institute has found that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump's current tariff plans ... read more
"In retrospect, it lacked empathy." read more
A Jan. 6 defendant who plotted to murder FBI special agents who investigated him over his actions at the Capitol was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. read more
Watch live: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' "magic minute" speech has been going for more than five hours as Democrats fight to delay passage of Republicans' megabill. read more
US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit "immediately", in an escalation of his attacks on Jerome Powell. read more
A 30-year-old man has admitted to murdering four roommates in a small Idaho college town in 2022, as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. read more
"The latest arms decision against Ukraine looks like another signal to Mr. Putin to continue the war. And why not? He can keep banking territorial gains while Mr. Trump keeps begging the dictator, pretty please, for a truce," the [Wall Street Journal] editorial board wrote. read more
Del Monte Foods, known for its canned vegetables and fruit cups, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is now seeking a buyer. read more
The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion in federal funding that helps pay for after-school and summer programs, support for students learning English, teacher training and other services. read more
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