Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams  — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abruptly increased the amount of water flowing from two California dams.  — The federal agency made the decision after President Trump signed an order calling for increased water deliveries.

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say  —  Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees …

Watch live coverage: Plane crash in Philadelphia leaves multiple houses on fire, causes explosion  —  Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small medical jet crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadephia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia.

Public health information pulled offline in response to Trump orders  —  Massive amounts of information about HIV, LGBTQ+ health were pulled from cdc.gov Friday night.  —  Large amounts of public information about HIV and the health of teens, transgender and LGBTQ+ people abruptly disappeared late Friday …

These Clowns are Economic Illiterates  —  Trump treats tariffs like a toddler treats a new word, repeating it endlessly without grasping its meaning in his stained, clutching hands.  —  Donald Trump has discovered tariffs again, and God help us all.  The President and souvenir coin salesman announced …

Federal Judge Orders White House to Keep Money Flowing to 22 States  —  A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump's directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.”  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep taxpayer dollars flowing …

FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge  —  This afternoon, FBI personnel braced for a retaliatory purge of the nation's premiere law-enforcement agency, as President Donald Trump appeared ready to fire potentially hundreds of agents and officials who'd participated …

D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probes  —  Ed Martin has fired Jan. 6 prosecutors, launched investigations of Capitol riot prosecutions and threatened the nation's top elected Democrat with an inquiry.  —  Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. …

Trump Admin Emails Air Traffic Controllers: Quit Your Jobs  —  REALLY?!  —  Federal employees were told they could use their paid time off to explore “dream destinations” before quitting.

The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn't Want You to Read  —  Editors note: As The New Republic reported on Friday, the Los Angeles Times—currently in a race to the bottom with The Washington Post to determine which of the two venerable institutions can sell out to Donald Trump the hardest …

Trump's disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, legal experts say  —  Scholars warn of president's lawlessness in actions such as federal funding freeze and birthright citizenship order  —  Donald Trump's rapid-fire and controversial moves that have ranged …

Trump's fierce attacks on DEI reflect a longtime GOP focus  —  The president's baseless claim that diversity programs are to blame for a deadly plane crash follows conservatives' growing criticism of such efforts.  —  Donald Trump knew exactly what his audience wanted to hear when he addressed …

New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There  —  The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.  —  A state grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New York doctor …

Trump Media gifts Patel, McMahon thousands of shares  —  Trump Media called the gifts in the filings “consideration for services provided” in 2024.  —  President Donald Trump's social media startup gifted more than $800,000 worth of stock each to Kash Patel, his nominee to run the FBI …

The Situation: Kash Patel's “Odor of Mendacity”  —  Any FBI agent who testified as the FBI Director nominee did would lose his job.  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Wednesday focused on the unique danger of Kash Patel among Donald Trump's nominees, in the context of the purge …

Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sexual Misconduct Rules  —  The new Title IX rules provide more protections for those accused of sexual misconduct and eliminate LGBT protections adopted under Biden.

Pentagon to swap traditional media with pro-Trump outlets under new rotational program for Defense Department workspace  —  One America News Network would soon replace NBC News and Breitbart would swap with National Public Radio in coveted Pentagon press corps workspace under a plan shared with journalists Friday night.