New York Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman on Monday declined to comment on whether they had access to audio tapes from the Situation Room for their book about President Trump’s second term. “We’re not going to comment on the tapes,” Swan, sitting next to
Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would bar the president from installing an acting director of national intelligence (DNI), legislation taking aim at President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the intelligence community. In
Jim Cooper, the sheriff of Sacramento County, California, said Monday that drones will continue to play a major role in law enforcement, after his department disarmed a suspect using a drone earlier this month. “The future is drones. Obviously, we use them a lot to make entry
The National Defense Authorization Act should address the weak disclosure regime governing foreign money flowing into American universities and the risks that can follow, by lowering the reporting threshold and requiring full disclosure for countries of concern.
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President Trump is set to meet with the heads of the biggest U.S. defense firms on Wednesday amid concerns of America’s dwindling stockpile of sophisticated munitions. Trump has summoned the top military contractors along with senior Pentagon officials to the White House to
New England Patriots owner and billionaire Robert Kraft would reportedly like to see the NFL play a game in Scotland after supporters of the World Cup team spent time in Boston during group stage action for this year's tournament. Kraft spoke with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
The Trump administration will loan $17.5 billion out to try to speed up the process of building 10 large-scale nuclear power plants. Energy Department leaders said Tuesday that they are issuing up to five conditional loans that would each support two nuclear reactors. Each
The Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act is designed to strengthen program integrity in home health and hospice while protecting access to care for patients and reducing burden for legitimate providers.
A mysterious, well-connected 79-year-old man has gained sole access to an experimental obesity drug created by Eli Lilly. The outlet that first reported the early access, STAT , speculated that the patient could be Donald Trump, in no small part due to the president’s unabashed
President Trump in remarks from Pennsylvania will have another opportunity to tout his economic agenda ahead of the midterm elections, as affordability continues to be a top issue on the minds of voters. The president over the weekend claimed the U.S. has the “BEST ECONOMY
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President Donald Trump blatantly lied about how much oil is actually traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, amid growing backlash to his peace deal. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday, Trump bragged that the 19 million barrels of oil that flowed through the strait on Monday
President Trump is practically begging Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to allow a federal takeover of Chicago. “At least 39 people injured, 4 dead, in Chicago weekend shootings. Governor Pritzker, I, as President, can fix this, FAST and Permanently. D.C., Memphis, New Orleans,
The drop in homicides coincides with a pause in law enforcement action against cartel leadership.
President Trump is sticking by his claims of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, following reports that the pool’s new base covering is peeling off. The Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar renovation project of this iconic water feature was only recently
National Guard members and U.S. Park Police patrolled around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday as part of a crackdown against suspected vandalism after the pool's waters turned green from an algae bloom and blue paint added to the pool floated to the surface. The
The Pentagon wants $80 billion from Congress, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, the Associated Press reports. This is on top of the White House’s request to boost defense spending in the 2027 budget to $1.5 trillion—nearly 50 percent more than current
Adding four seats under the next Democratic trifecta would actually be unpacking the court.
New York City voters are set to deliver their verdict Tuesday in one of the most prominent election battles between artificial intelligence companies and the nonprofits pushing for stricter rules on the new technology. The fight over AI policy has loomed over the Democratic
Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a subpoena from Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to appear before his committee in July. In a post online late Monday, Paul said Fauci backed out of a voluntary agreement to testify in front of his panel this month. “Last week,
When 14-year-old Mehjabin Habib took the microphone at an early June meeting held by New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board in Queens, her legs shook. She was there to give testimony as a rent-stabilized tenant from a largely Bangladeshi neighborhood in Astoria (Mayor Zohran
The MLB says it will not discipline players who displayed Bible verses on their uniforms during a Pride Night game earlier this month after warning them about rules regarding on-field displays and political speech. In a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), MLB commissioner Rob
Two more dead ducks were found near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after a separate bird carcass was found floating in the recently renovated site. The Washington Post reported Monday the two dead ducks were found in a pond at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall,
President Donald Trump’s acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, has wasted no time purging staff members from his new office. Pulte, a housing regulator with no experience working in intelligence, has already begun implementing sweeping personnel changes in the
Financial markets often price the future long before it arrives. Understanding the difference between market value and economic reality has rarely been more important.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick “an idiot” to his face over a minerals deal with Ukraine, according to a new book from two New York Times journalists. During a Monday episode of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell read off
The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafari man cannot seek damages from state prison guards who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious rights in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines on Tuesday. Guards at a Louisiana prison handcuffed Damon Landor to a chair and
The Justice Department (DOJ) launched an investigation into a New York City coffee shop that said it would have refused service to pro-Israel Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) if it had recognized him, according to U.S. Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group. The conservative majority rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt to
The former U.S. Olympian arrested on misdemeanor charges for allegedly vandalizing the newly revamped Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool said he was “never read” his Miranda rights after his arrest and plans to fight the charges against him. David Hearn, 67, on Monday denied
A special 79-year-old man has received unparalleled access to Eli Lilly’s obesity drug. Millions of Americans are eagerly awaiting access to retatrutide, a powerful new drug from the pharmaceutical company. But one unidentified person has been able to gain premature access to
The Trump Justice Department planned to subpoena journalists at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal , attempting to force them to testify before a grand jury for vague national security concerns. The subpoenas were eventually withdrawn this month without any
In historical context, Juneteenth is also a reminder that progress is not irreversible.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Middle East on Tuesday for three days of talks with Gulf allies about the preliminary U.S. agreement with Iran and efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio will visit the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and
Commentator Bill O'Reilly on Monday said the Pentagon's strategic error in the Iran war is that it did not war-game the possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. "One major error by the Pentagon is they did not war-game the Strait of Hormuz. I can't explain it; nobody
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says he's under investigation by the Justice Department. Is that a political gift or a political problem? Vice President Vance is leading the U.S. talks with Iran. Is that a political opportunity or roadblock? Plus, Democrats gather in Chicago
A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that global views of President Trump are overwhelmingly negative, and fewer people say the U.S. is a reliable partner. Among more than 42,000 respondents across 36 countries, approximately two-thirds expressed no confidence in
The Protect College Sports Act proposes an antitrust exemption that would allow universities and conferences to pool and sell certain media rights collectively, which could increase revenue for college sports but also raise the cost of television and streaming for viewers.
After watching President Donald Trump nod off during meetings over and over and over again, we may finally have some answer as to why. In Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump , a new book by New York Times writers Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan,
Donald Trump began his Tuesday morning by melting down over the status of his agreement with Iran. “Despite their protestations and false statements to the contrary, coupled with the drumbeat of the Fake News, which is doing everything possible to make the U.S. Victory as small
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday joined another prominent ex-supporter of President Trump in pulling back their support for the Republican Party. Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he “would not support” the GOP following his split with the Trump
As New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday, a crowded Democratic primary in the state’s 12th congressional district could serve as a referendum on tech money in politics. But why this race has drawn quite so much money is a little mysterious. To some, it’s an intra-industry
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision to toss the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after determining the case against the mistakenly deported man was vindictive in nature. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw
Divided government in our current political climate might make any effective oversight of the executive branch utterly impossible.
CBS News is losing heads, both in the newsroom and across America. Viewership plummeted at CBS News weeks after its chief, Bari Weiss, fired numerous producers and correspondents from 60 Minutes , according to Nielsen ratings data obtained by Status . Damage was particularly
President Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center, according to new photos. In a Monday night report from The Washington Post, the outlet featured photos it reported were from the previous week and obtained from an activist group named Hands Off the Arts. The
The biggest force behind noncompliance is not defiance. It is values.
President Trump on Tuesday defended the U.S.’s new agreement with Iran, which opens the door to lifting sanctions on the country and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “The Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and
The Senate Banking Committee will hear testimony from experts on affordability Tuesday morning as cost-of-living concerns in the U.S. grow ahead of the midterm elections. Rising costs — including gas price spikes amid the war in Iran — and inflation have voters on edge. The