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Europe Gives Trump the Cold Shoulder

It’s never a good sign when ‘allies’ is put in scare quotes.

A Not-So-‘Wise Latina’?

In my new Confirmation Tales post, I explore the discovery in 2009 of Sonia Sotomayor’s observation that she “would hope that a wise Latina...

Exclusive: Senators Press GOP Firms for Info on Ad Campaign That Led to Noem’s Downfall at DHS

Senators Peter Welch and Richard Blumenthal are asking the subcontractors to turn over documentation related to the limited-bid contract.

New Jersey sues to block ICE detention facility

New Jersey sued Friday to try to head off ICE's plans to turn a massive warehouse in Roxbury into a detention facility, saying the Trump administration is flouting immigration, environmental and procedural laws as it rushes to refurbish the building.

Bill Maher reportedly tapped to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Kennedy Center

Bill Maher, the HBO host who has traded insults with President Trump for decades, has been selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to The Atlantic, which first reported the news Thursday.

Trump unveils AI plan to guide innovation, protection

The Trump administration released a framework for artificial intelligence legislation that would promote innovation while prohibiting states from implementing their own regulations.

Student loans shifting to Treasury in Education Department overhaul

The Trump administration announced Thursday a three-phase plan to transfer the federal government's nearly $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio from the U.S. Education Department to the U.S. Treasury Department -- the latest and most consequential step yet in its bid to shutter the Education Department entirely.

DOJ sues Harvard over antisemitism, says school ‘tolerated’ harassment of Jewish students

The Justice Department sued Harvard University on Friday for civil rights violations, saying the school has discriminated against its Jewish students by not forcefully cracking down on antisemitic behavior.

U.S. progress against fentanyl deaths continues amid Trump’s strikes, dealmaking, addiction programs

Drug overdose deaths have fallen in President Trump's second term alongside his get-tough approach to fentanyl that includes sealing the border, killing foreign drug traffickers and rescheduling synthetic opioids to deliver harsher criminal sentences.

Trump re-endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd after backing his primary challenger over tariff spat

President Trump reissued his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd on Friday after withdrawing his support for the Colorado Republican last month because the congressman voted against his tariff policy.

Judge orders family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos deported

An immigration judge has denied an asylum claim and ordered deportation for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy caught up in the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

‘This is not acceptable’: Sheriff denounces antisemitic attack on Michigan synagogue

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard condemned the antisemitism he said was behind the recent attack on a synagogue in his Michigan community.

Democrats dispute GOP claim that they added new demands in DHS funding negotiations

Democrats are pushing back on Republicans' claim that they are adding new demands in negotiations to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

Rick Crawford drags intelligence community toward Havana Syndrome truth

Chairing a House Intelligence Select Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) made big progress in addressing the intelligence community’s investigation of the so-called “Havana Syndrome” concern. He got the top intelligence community leaders to touch their third rail and, indirectly, admit that a cover-up has occurred. Referred to by the government as “Anomalous […]

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