In two weeks, President Trump plans to launch a new visa program to attract rich foreigners to America. The "gold card" sells for $5 million and offers a path to citizenship. read more
Timothy Soseki Kudo: The president and defense secretary are forcing an impossible loyalty test. read more
White House Correspondents' Association: "This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps. For generations, the working journalists elected to lead the White House Correspondents' Association board have consistently expanded the WHCA's membership and its pool rotations to facilitate the inclusion of new and emerging outlets. Since its founding in 1914, the WHCA has sought to ensure that the reporters, photographers, producers and technicians who actually do the work -- 365 days of every year -- decide amongst themselves how these rotations are operated, so as to ensure consistent professional standards and fairness in access on behalf of all readers, viewers and listeners." read more
On February 3, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for the United States, aiming to create one of the world's largest such funds. Given the nation's $36 trillion debt, the administration is exploring funding options, including the potential sale of federal public lands. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated plans to "monetize the asset side of the U.S. balance sheet," referring to national parks, public lands, and natural resources as potential assets. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum estimated these federal lands could be worth up to $200 trillion. This approach has raised concerns about the preservation of public lands and their traditional uses, such as recreation and conservation. read more
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the "wall of receipts" posted by Elon Musk's team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved. read more
"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
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