House Oversight interviews Epstein prison guard

Tova Noel says she was the last person to see the late convicted sex offender alive.

Cuba's president warns of 'bloodbath' if US takes military action

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday warned of a "bloodbath" if the U.S. were to attack the island country, after Axios reported that Cuba has more than 300 military drones with discussed plans to use them to strike the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay or Key West,

Jury rejects Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman

A California federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, ending the latest chapter in a nearly decade-long feud between the two technology moguls over the artificial intelligence firm's non-profit structure. The advisory

US bans foreign travelers from Ebola-impacted nations

In response to a growing Ebola outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is imposing a ban on foreign passport holders from entering the country if they have been in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Sudan in the previous 21 days. The

Elon Musk loses his case against Sam Altman

After around two hours of deliberation, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in Musk v. Altman, the tech trial of the year. The group found that two claims were barred by the statute of limitations, and a third failed thanks to the dismissal of one of these. The jury here

Trump Makes It Even Easier for Him to Ignore Protesters

The White House is replacing a space known for protests with a parking lot for a month of major national events—including Donald Trump’s birthday. Over the weekend, a pedestrianized stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Square Park was painted

Trump dropped IRS suit in deal to create $1.776B 'anti-weaponization' fund

The Justice Department on Monday launched a nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization fund” as part of a settlement after President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for $10 billion. The fund, which will receive a total of $1.776 billion dollars, will give payouts as

A hidden barrier to starting a family

Endometriosis is a widespread disease affecting at least one in eight women, often leading to infertility, which can be prevented with earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Kash Patel abusing his position to live VIP lifestyle

If you campaign against excess, against elite privilege, against government waste, then you should probably avoid behavior that looks exactly like the thing you condemned.

More than 100K children separated from parents during Trump immigration crackdown: Report

A new report from the Brookings Institution found that more than 145,000 U.S. citizen children have likely been separated from at least one parents due to detention over their immigration status in the second Trump administration. The information released on Monday by

Thomas Massie smeared by GOP establishment; MAGA is with him!

There’s at least one Republican who votes the way he promised.

Fox News Wants the Iran War Ceasefire to End

Fox News thinks that escalating the war in Iran is the best way to end the conflict. On Fox and Friends Monday morning, Brian Kilmeade called for sending American troops to seize Iran’s enriched uranium, seizing the Strait of Hormuz, and targeting the “bad actors that have been

Graham presses Trump for 'short but forceful' response to Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pressed President Trump for a “short but forceful response" to Iran as peace talks stay stuck at a standstill. “I have every confidence that President Trump fully understands the situation with Iran and will not continue to tolerate a refusal to

Democratic leadership needs to stop with the Goldilocks politics

Despite the current political climate, Democrats are struggling to take a stand on important issues, leading to individual candidates rising in popularity by taking their own stands and calling for Democratic leadership to either do the same or step aside.

Here’s How Many Families Trump Has Separated—and It’s Staggering

Tens of thousands of children have been separated from their families during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a new analysis by the Brookings Institution . The report, released Monday, suggests that more than 145,000 children have been separated

Cassidy after primary defeat: 'Our country is not about one individual'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Saturday that the U.S. "is not about one individual" as he conceded the race to Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming (R). Letlow, who was endorsed by President Trump, and Fleming will face one another in a runoff on June

Why voters — not courts — must put a stop to America’s redistricting wars

The mid-decade redistricting wars are a race to the bottom. But the further down we go, the harder it will be to climb back up.

New polling spells danger for Trump, GOP

It’s Monday. The Washington Nationals hat giveaway over the weekend has been the talk of the city. You are a local celebrity if you got one of the “BAD DAY TO BE A 🌭” hats. Oh, and DC has its first heat alert of the season today. It’s going to be very hot for the next few

How Sun Tzu might have responded to the Trump-Xi summit

For those not familiar with Sun Tzu, he was a famous Chinese strategist and military philosopher living between 400-600 B.C.E. His most important book, "The Art of War," is the ancient companion to Karl Von Clausewitz’s modern masterpiece "On War." Sun's most interesting pieces

MAGA Senator Calls on More Iran Bombing for Absurd Reason

Senator Rick Scott thinks President Trump should “bomb the living daylights” out of Iran so that “we all don’t get killed” by Iran’s nonexistent nuclear weapon. The GOP hardliner stumped for more death, destruction, and war crimes against Iranians on Fox Business Monday

Trump planning to build helipad at White House for new Marine One: Reports

President Trump is planning to build a helipad at the White House for the new Marine One helicopter, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the president has discussed placing a helipad at the White

Democratic candidate: 'Can't put everything' wrong with California on Trump

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) on Saturday said Democrats and his fellow candidates for governor "can't put everything" wrong with the Golden State on President Trump. Villaraigosa kicked off an interview on MS NOW's "The Weekend: Primetime" calling the

Eagle plaques on homes are an American tradition. Who qualifies for them?

They're more than just patriotic decor.

Trump’s War Sparks Tsunami of Insider Trading

Prediction market analysts uncovered what looks like blatant insider trading within the U.S. military after a group of nine connected Polymarket accounts won more than $2.4 million by placing bets on Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Nicolas Vaiman, the CEO of data analytics firm

Trump Gives Bizarre Message to Half-Empty Christian Nationalist Event

Practically no one attended Donald Trump’s eight-hour religious program Sunday on Washington’s National Mall. Even the president—or his cabinet members—couldn’t be bothered to show up to Rededicate 250 , which was billed as a “national jubilee of prayer, praise and

FDA's top drug regulator ousted amid agency upheaval

Upheaval among the top ranks of the Food and Drug Administration continued late Friday when Tracey Beth Høeg, the agency’s top drug regulator, was ousted. Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since December, and was the

Trump Treated His Evangelical Supporters Like Dogs This Weekend

Instead of attending his administration’s nine-hour prayer festival on Sunday, President Trump decided to play golf at his club in northern Virginia. Rather than speak at the Christian nationalist event, held as part of the America250 celebrations for the anniversary of the

Pentagon pauses Canada joint military board, pointing to Carney remarks

The Pentagon’s policy chief announced Monday that the United States will suspend its involvement in a joint body that coordinates military consultation with Canada, pointing to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the World Economic Forum earlier this year. The

Trump Just Launched a Taxpayer-Funded $1.8 Billion MAGA Slush Fund

President Trump is officially dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, opting instead to create a roughly $1.8 billion fund to further enrich himself, January 6 rioters, and virtually any right-winger who felt targeted by the Biden administration.

Hogan: Republicans never got 'back to sanity'

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said in a new interview that the Republican Party never got “back to sanity,” Hogan told The Washington Post that he thought the GOP would eventually get “back to sanity” after the 2024 presidential election in which President Trump won a

Pentagon says Hegseth campaigning against Massie in 'personal capacity'

The Pentagon is pushing back on allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is politicizing the military with his planned Monday appearance in Kentucky to campaign for the man who is challenging Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) in Tuesday’s Republican primary. “Secretary Hegseth

NextEra and Dominion say they will merge, creating utility giant

Electric companies NextEra and Dominion will merge, they announced on Monday. The merger would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility, the companies said in a press release. The move comes as electricity prices have been on the rise — up an average of 6.1 percent

Watch live: Trump hosts healthcare affordability event

President Trump is scheduled to host a healthcare affordability event on Monday afternoon at the White House. Trump in January unveiled an affordability framework aimed at lowering drug prices and insurance premiums, as he seeks to address a major Republican political liability

Pratt 'going to forever change how political ads are done': Chaffetz

Fox News host and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Sunday praised Spencer Pratt, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race, saying he is "going to forever change how political ads are done." Pratt's campaign has pushed AI-generated ads depicting incumbent Los Angeles

Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) again pinned an ongoing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike on the Trump administration, continuing a days-long feud between Albany and Washington over the strike. “Let me be clear, this strike would not have been possible if the Trump

Marco Rubio’s next shapeshift could betray MAGA or his own rhetoric

Rubio has been an active participant in Trump’s relentless campaign to prevent the U.S. from being the country he described.

Lindsey Graham Brags About How Trump Turned Republicans Into a Cult

MAGA Republicans are teaching a scary lesson in the wake of Senator Bill Cassidy’s weekend primary loss: Do not cross Donald Trump. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press Sunday to spread the word. “Are you glad that Senator Cassidy is no

Trump moves to dismiss $10B lawsuit against IRS

President Trump in a filing on Monday moved to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over an agency contractor who leaked his tax return information to news outlets. The notice of voluntary dismissal was filed in a federal court in Miami. Trump’s civil lawsuit sought

Republicans trail Democrats by double digits on generic congressional ballot: Survey

A new poll shows Republicans trailing Democrats by double digits on a generic congressional ballot. The survey results released Monday by the New York Times/Siena poll show that 50 percent of respondents said they would vote for the Democratic candidate in their district.

Supreme Court won’t weigh teacher’s firing for posts after George Floyd death

The Supreme Court said Monday it will not consider whether a suburban Chicago teacher was rightfully fired over inflammatory Facebook posts in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. Jeanne Hedgepeth was a teacher at Palatine High School in Illinois for 20

Military caregivers are America's next great bipartisan win

Military and veteran family caregivers provide $119 billion in unpaid care annually, yet 35 percent of their households live below the poverty line, and they face a lack of support from Congress.

Trump Voter Says He Gets Now How Hitler Could “Brainwash” Millions

A CSPAN caller who identified himself as a three-time Donald Trump voter compared the president to Adolf Hitler. In a damning pulse-check on Trump’s second term, a caller, who identified himself as “Thomas from Hawaii,” told CSPAN’s Washington Journal Saturday that he regrets

New reconciliation text

Supreme Court won’t hear ex-lawmaker's bid to toss insider trading conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman’s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges. Former Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) was convicted in 2023 on four federal charges tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned trading inside

Why Did Trump Just Post an Image of Him With a Buff, Shackled Alien?

President Trump capped off a long weekend of boomer-AI shitposting on Truth Social with a bizarre picture of him walking next to a handcuffed alien. The Sunday afternoon post, made without comment, is perhaps his strangest since he posted himself as AI Jesus. And its timing

Trump approval rating hits second-term low in new polling

President Trump's approval rating dipped to a second-term low in the latest New York Times/Siena poll published Monday. Pollsters found Trump's approval at 37 percent, with 59 percent of respondents saying they disapprove of the president's job performance. The previous

Supreme Court to weigh public school employee right to sue under Title IX

The Supreme Court said Monday it will weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue over sex discrimination at their jobs under Title IX. MaChelle Joseph, a women's basketball coach, was fired from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2019 after filing a

Trump Just Hit a Pathetic New Low

Less than one-third of Americans think President Trump’s war with Iran was a good idea. A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University shows Trump’s decision to go to war has hurt his popularity, with his approval rating falling to a second-term low of just 37 percent.

The ugly reality of racial politics in today's Republican Party

The GOP is increasingly embracing racial politics, with many of its members either expressing racist views or playing along by ignoring them, as evidenced by the recent Supreme Court ruling that dismantled protections for Black voters and the racist text groups involving young

Lawmakers zero in on sports gambling regulation as scandals boom

Congress appears poised to intensify its scrutiny of major sports leagues and their gambling partners in response to a growing number of scandals involving illicit wagering that have rocked college programs and professional teams in recent months. An explosive scandal that