Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn't declassify ‘secret information’  —  Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.

House Ethics Committee quietly restarts Gaetz probe  —  The House Ethics Committee has restarted an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the latest legal problem for the controversial Florida Republican, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Poll: Trump struggles in potential Georgia matchup against Biden  —  Donald Trump is neck-and-neck with President Joe Biden in a hypothetical matchup in Georgia, according to a new poll commissioned by Gov. Brian Kemp's political network that pointed to the former president's vulnerabilities in a pivotal battleground state.

U.S. Official Says Spy Satellites Detected Explosion Just Before Dam Collapse  —  U.S. spy agencies still do not have any solid evidence to determine who caused the destruction, the senior administration official said.  —  WASHINGTON — A senior Biden administration official …

White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine  —  Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine …

The Coming Storm of Fiscal Policy  —  How Democrats created a worse debt ceiling situation in 2025  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill, May 31, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington.

Rhode Island Councilman Arrested With Crackpipe in Hand Now Charged With Child Molestation  —  R.I. Republican arrested again after resigning as councilman and party chairman  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …

Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on U.S. amid oil feud  —  After President Biden vowed to impose ‘consequences’ on Saudi Arabia for slashing oil production last year, Mohammed bin Salman privately threatened to sever ties and retaliate economically, according to a classified U.S. intelligence document.

The Right Has a Vigilante Fetish  —  For most of the country, Daniel Penny was in the wrong place at the wrong time: The 24-year-old Marine veteran confronted an erratically behaving homeless man named Jordan Neely on a New York City subway last month, killing him.

The Supreme Court's “deal with the devil”  —  A recent decision gutting the Clean Water Act shows how business interests trump principle for the court's right-wing majority.  —  Aaron Rupar and davidrlurie  —  ∙ Paid … Today's radical right-wing Supreme Court majority is the product of a …