Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to "push the envelope" one email said, with staff encouraged to come up with new ways of increasing arrests and suggesting them to superiors. read more
The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at Elon Musk as their feud rapidly ramped up.... read more
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines ... read more
President Trump doubled down Wednesday on calls to scrap the nation's debt ceiling ... read more
The measure includes the most substantial rollback of the ACA since Mr. Trump's Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama's signature domestic accomplishment...One difference today is that Republicans aren't describing their legislation as a repeal of the ACA, after the 2017 effort cost them control of the House the following year. read more
The request, if it passes the House and Senate, would formally enshrine many of the spending cuts and freezes sought by DOGE. read more
Politico has a report about the Trump Administration blocking the publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit. read more
Trump signs ban on travel to US from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. There are an additional seven countries whose nationals face partial travel restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The White House says these "common sense restrictions" will "protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors" read more
Bruen mandated that modern gun regulations align with historical firearms regulations ... Many judges have openly admitted they're not equipped to evaluate whether centuries-old statutes match modern-day restrictions. read more
Ukraine has detonated a massive underwater blast targeting the key road and rail bridge connecting the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia, damaging its underwater supports. read more
American manufacturers are having pandemic flashbacks: some say tariff disruptions are starting to stack up to the COVID era, with nearly as much difficulty securing critical inputs.
Surpassing that number would be a "stunning" and grisly milestone, according to a report by a prominent Washington think tank. read more
Hiring decelerated to the slowest pace in two years as sectors including business services and education and health shed jobs, pointing to a weakened demand for workers. read more
"It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We also discussed Iran, and the fact that time is running out on Iran's decision pertaining to nuclear weapons, which must be made quickly!" Trump wrote. read more
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretary of the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a defense official. read more
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