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Jane Fonda to host First Amendment concert countering White House UFC event

JANE FONDA to host counterprogram to UFC Freedom 250: "Music has long been a tool to stand up to authoritarianism..."

Judge rejects bid to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

A federal judge denied a last-ditch effort to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center while the appeals process plays out.

‘They’ll sacrifice Pulte’: GOP senators saw the writing on the wall on intel chief

GOP senators predicted this week that William J. Pulte, whom Mr. Trump made acting director of national intelligence last week, will be sacrificed for the purposes of reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on Friday.

IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general

President Trump took such a hatchet to the IRS' workforce that it was forced to reassign higher-paid employees to do lower-paid work -- but still collect their bigger salaries -- the agency's inspector general said in a new report.

GOP senators have no backup plan if Supreme Court kills Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Republican senators apparently have no Plan B if the Supreme Court sides against President Trump's order to end birthright citizenship this month.

White House aide: Trump can’t single-handedly restore FISA spy power after Congress lets it expire

The White House may not move forward with an executive order to extend power to spy on foreign targets, a legal authority that Congress allowed to expire Friday.

Ohio poised to add photo ID requirements for mail-in voting

The Republican-run Ohio Legislature has approved a photo ID requirement for mail-in voting, but it will not take effect until November 2027.

Google accuses Chinese cybercrime network of using its AI

Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network, alleging the hackers are using the company's Gemini artificial intelligence models and tools to build phishing software to rob consumers. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the network created a phishing software called "Outsider" that...

Comer requests Dershowitz interview in Epstein investigation

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has formally requested that lawyer Alan Dershowitz testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its ongoing probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, documents obtained by the Committee, and your former role as Mr....

DOJ sues over Virginia mask ban for federal agents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Virginia on Thursday over its new requirements, including a mask ban, for federal agents operating in the commonwealth, alleging the laws are an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal law enforcement operations. “Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to...

Judge won’t halt deadline to take Trump’s name off Kennedy Center

A federal judge on Friday rejected an eleventh-hour attempt by the Kennedy Center to pause the removal of President Trump’s name from the renowned performing arts center while an appeal plays out. The institution’s board had asked Judge Christopher Cooper to halt his previous order requiring that Trump’s name come off the facade of the...

Judge finds no authority to reinstate Yosemite ranger fired for trans flag 

A federal judge ruled Friday that she has no authority to reinstate a Yosemite National Park ranger who was fired for unfurling a transgender pride flag at the El Capitan rock formation last year. The decision doesn’t address Shannon “SJ” Joslin’s allegation that the firing selectively targeted them for speech protected by the First Amendment....

Trump’s name remains on Kennedy Center as appeals court weighs emergency request

The Kennedy Center board filed an emergency appeal to block a judge's order requiring Trump's name to be removed from the building's signage and materials.

‘Knife’s edge’: US-Mexico relationship teeters as World Cup begins

Just after halftime in their country’s match against South Africa Thursday afternoon, Mexican embassy officials were nervous. Forward Julián Quiñones scored a goal in...

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