Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration. read more
Argentine Supreme Court officials uncovered hundreds of long-forgotten Nazi documents, membership cards, and propaganda materials in the court's archives. Staff had discovered these confiscated 84 year old documents while relocating materials to a museum. A few weeks ago, the Argentine government released nearly 1,850 de-classified documents that show how Nazi fugitives escaped to the country after World War II and made them available to the public. Supreme Court Archives Declassified Records read more
The judge said that the government had offered no evidence that Badar Khan Suri represented a national security threat, and that efforts to deport him violated the First Amendment. read more
"Increasingly often, [Trump] ends up backing down and simply declaring a win. His opponents appear to be catching on, sharpening their tactics based on Mr. Trump's patterns and his unapologetically transactional attitude toward diplomacy." read more
Twin celebrations of U.S. President Donald Trump's birthday and the Army's 250th anniversary will include as many as 25 tanks rolling through Washington in a celebration that will cost $25 million to $45 million, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. read more
British researchers have discovered that a 'copy' of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300. read more
J. Michael Luttig: The 47th president seems to wish he were king -- and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants. read more
As Jeanine Pirro prepares to become U.S. attorney in D.C., Trump loyalist Ed Martin is taking over the Justice Department's effort to investigate Trump's investigators.
When the Washington Post reported via anonymous sources that a government intelligence assessment concluded the Venezuelan government was not directing the migration of members of the Trenreport de Aragua gang to the United States ... read more
A woman is set to take charge of MI6 for the first time in the Secret Intelligence Service's history. read more
One of Elon Musk's employees is earning between $100,001 and $1 million annually as a political adviser to his billionaire boss while simultaneously helping to dismantle the federal agency that regulates two of Musk's biggest companies, according to court records and a financial disclosure report obtained by ProPublica. read more
Voters in Omaha, Nebraska just elected their first Black mayor, Democrat John Ewing Jr., in a historic shift, ousting a three-term Republican who has held that office since 2013. Some political observers say it's the shape of things to come, as President Donald Trump's favorability continues to drop ... read more
Boys' educational achievement, mental health and transitions to adulthood indicate that many are not thriving.
The Trump administration is set to accept a $400 million luxury 747-8 from the royal family of Qatar -- a lavish "palace in the sky" meant as a temporary Air Force One. But getting it up to presidential security standards could take years and cost hundreds of millions more. read more
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that Medicare Advantage will be overpaid by $1.2 trillion by the USG between 2025 and 2034. Medicare Advantage plans are private, for-profit health insurance plans that Washington pays to manage Medicare. They are being aggressively being pushed on senior citizens as an alternative to traditional Medicare. These plans cover more than half of the 68.5 million people currently enrolled in Medicare. Former Cigna executive Wendell Potter describes Medicare Advantage as "one of the biggest scams that we've seen in this country." read more
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Tuesday started the clock for the House to vote on his seven articles of impeachment against President Trump. read more
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