Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal  —  Exclusive: Unreported warning contained in notes taken by lawyer Evan Corcoran that prosecutors have viewed in recent months  —  Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump was put on notice that he could not retain …

Concerns about Biden's reelection swamped by fear of Trump in swing voter focus groups  —  “Whatever the step above panicked is, that is what I feel about Trump,” said one of the voters, who picked Trump in 2016 then Biden in 2020  —  Nearly all of the 15 gathered swing state voters described …

NAACP president on Florida warning: We shouldn't use race to ‘weaponize against people’  —  NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson on Monday defended the organization's decision to issue a travel advisory to Florida for Black Americans and communities of color.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Policy Exposes Fox News Stances on Woke Ideology  —  FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Fox News employees are allowed to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, rather than their biological sex, and permitted to dress in alignment with their preferred gender.

The President Is Already in Litigation Over the Debt Ceiling  —  On today's X-Date: The White House and its allies are acting like they must avoid a legal battle over the debt ceiling.  Too late.  —  President Joe Biden speaks during a Medal of Valor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 17, 2023, in Washington.

An apparently AI-generated hoax of an explosion at the Pentagon went viral online — and markets briefly dipped  — An apparently AI-generated photo faking an explosion near the Pentagon in D.C. went viral.  — The Arlington Police Department confirmed that the image and accompanying reports were fake.

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state  —  Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.  Carper's announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest …

Exclusive: Texts tie DeSantis closely to Trump insider Lev Parnas in 2018 race  —  Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarch's money into American political campaigns.

How the Pentagon falls victim to price gouging by military contractors  —  Military contractors overcharge the Pentagon on almost everything the Department of Defense buys each year, experts told 60 Minutes over the course of a six-month investigation into price gouging.

14th Amendment, Debt Ceiling & Perpetual Bonds: The Treasury Department is Hiding Political Failure In Technocratic Excuses  —  Many thanks to Carlos Mucha for his generous assistance.  —  The 14th Amendment is strongly relevant to the debt ceiling, but unlike what some elected officials …

Trevi Fountain water turned black by climate activists protesting fossil fuels  —  Rome's historic and iconic Trevi Fountain became the site of a protest Sunday when climate activists turned its water black in protest of the fossil fuel industry.  —  Activist group Ultima Generazione …

I Know One Way the Supreme Court Got to How It Is.  I Watched It Happen for Years.  —  This is a part of Disorder in the Court, a weeklong series on the legal press and the most explosive Supreme Court in generations: how we cover it, how we've failed, and how we can do better.

The central question for Monday's debt ceiling talks  —  President Biden says he's ready to cut spending in a debt ceiling deal.  But how far is he willing to go?  —  That's one of the questions as he prepares to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for another critical meeting …

The Future of The Nib  —  I'm afraid I have some bad news.  After ten years of publishing, The Nib is going to close down this summer.  The new issue of our magazine, the Future issue, will be our last.  We will continue to publish online every weekday through August and then shut down.

Ron DeSantis shut out the media.  That's changing.  —  The presidential campaign-in-waiting and super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to warm up the governor's cold war with the journalists who cover him.  —  DeSantis had taken apparent pride in a combative operation …

The Democratic upset in Jacksonville is a product of the GOP's war on cities  —  Republican big city mayors are a highly endangered species.  That's not a fluke.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, Democrat Donna Deegan won an upset mayoral election victory in Jacksonville, Florida …

Sidney Powell's Tossed Ethics Case Appealed by Texas Bar Panel  —  Attorney ethics enforcers in Texas are appealing the dismissal of their complaint against Donald Trump ally Sidney Powell over her failed legal efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election.

EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida  —  Florida's police recruitment bonus appears to have attracted a certain kind of cop.  —  In July 2021, the son of a high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) …

Bob Woodward roasts Trump's ‘everything is mine’ take in ‘unprecedented’ copyright suit: Interview tapes ‘belong to the People’  —  From George Washington to Joe Biden, U.S. presidents have harnessed the power of the press to reach the populace.  Investigative journalist Bob Woodward argues …

Book removals may have violated student civil rights, Education Dept. says  —  In a move that could affect how schools handle book challenges, the federal government has concluded that a Georgia school district's removal of titles with Black and LGBTQ characters may have created a …

Spying in Mexico Strikes a New Victim: the President's Ally  —  While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country's top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world's most notorious spyware, The Times found.  —  Natalie Kitroeff reported from Mexico City and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.

Man Convicted of Torture and Exporting Weapons Parts and Related Services to Iraq  —  A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan.

Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can't care for them  —  Cities are building special shelters for the old, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of aging baby boomers  —  PHOENIX — Beatrice Herron, 73, clutched a flier offering low-cost cable TV …

Why was this massive Trump scandal hiding in plain sight for 28 months?  —  It's remarkable, in hindsight, that Donald Trump even showed up for work during the last week of his twisted 45th presidency in January 2021.  After all, his fantasies that some sort of coup could overturn …

Pro-Ukraine fighters ‘liberate’ village in Russia's Belgorod region  —  Kyiv denies direct involvement but says Russian fighters are seeking to create ‘security zone’ near border  —  A group of anti-Kremlin fighters stormed Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine on Monday …