Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements  —  Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk's demand sparks confusion across key government agencies  —  The new FBI director, Kash Patel, has told his agency employees to hold off on responding …

Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled in Major Shake-Up  —  Ms. Reid's 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.  —  Joy Reid's evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated …

FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief  —  Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.  —  President Donald Trump's newly-confirmed FBI director, Kash Patel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role …

Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash  —  After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump's term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.  —  Some came with complaints …

Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall  —  A group of frustrated Yosemite National Park staffers hoping to draw attention to the federal government's sweeping workforce cuts hung an upside-down American flag Saturday thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

Condoms for Gaza?  Ukraine started the war with Russia?  The president's manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.  —  The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas.  Diversity programs caused a plane crash.  China controls the Panama Canal.  Ukraine started the war with Russia.

In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military's Top Lawyers  —  The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to fire the top lawyers for the Army …

Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump  —  The second-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.

The Death of Competition in American Elections  —  A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries.  The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.  —  President Trump's return to Washington …

Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children  —  The Trump administration is directing immigration agents to track down hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without their parents, expanding the president's mass deportation effort …

Witkoff declines to blame Russia for starting war in Ukraine  —  The Trump-appointed special envoy called Ukraine's ambitions to join NATO “a threat to the Russians.”  —  Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russia should not necessarily be blamed for sparking the war in Ukraine …

GOP rep calls US-Ukraine resource deal ‘victim extortion’  —  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said on Sunday that forcing Ukraine to agree to a resource deal with the U.S., in exchange for the possibility of support against Russia, is akin to “victim extortion.”

U.S.A.I.D. Appointees Fire Hundreds Working on Urgent Humanitarian Aid  —  The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency's acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.  —  Trump administration appointees running …

Leavitt says media has been ‘blinded’ by ‘anti-Trump bias’  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday said journalists at mainstream media outlets bring “preconceived narrative and bias” against President Trump to the briefing room.  —  In an interview on the premiere episode …

As sales drop, artists weigh canceling Kennedy Center shows in protest  —  Ticket sales dropped roughly 50 percent week-over-week after Trump announced his takeover, sources said.  Meanwhile, performers are mulling their options.  —  W. Kamau Bell was scheduled to perform at the Kennedy Center …

Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy  —  After addressing more than 3,400 Nebraska residents in Omaha Friday evening, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday made his second stop on his National Tour to Fight Oligarchy—telling Iowa City …

Trump uses merch to monetize agenda … But this fundraising effort is the latest reminder that for Trump, the campaign never ends.  — The black “Make America Great Again” caps that Musk frequently wears have become the Trump team's second-best selling item ever — behind only the red and white MAGA hat …

Trump is ‘surrendering to the Russians,’ Democratic Sen. Jack Reed says  —  “This is not a statesman or a diplomat.  This is just someone who admires Putin.”  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, on Feb. 19, 2025.  —  In an interview Sunday on ABC News' …

Melania Trump returns to Washington after four-week absence  —  After a four-week absence from Washington, first lady Melania Trump returned to the White House on Saturday for an annual dinner and reception with the nation's governors.  —  “She worked very hard on making sure that everything was beautiful.