Chuck Schumer clung to belief Republicans would ‘expel’ Trump, book says  —  Even as 2024 election loomed, reporters say, Democratic Senate leader was sure GOP would ‘expel the turd of Trump’  —  Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate minority leader, insisted Republicans would move on from Donald …

Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say  —  President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.

House GOP moves swiftly to impeach judge targeted by Trump  —  Just hours after President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans over the weekend, House Republicans introduced a measure to do just that.

Judge says dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional, orders Musk to restore access for employees  —  The judge ordered a pause on any efforts to shut down USAID.  —  Elon Musk's attempt to unilaterally dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the United States Constitution …

Kennedy's Alarming Prescription for Bird Flu on Poultry Farms  —  The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune.  Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's top health official …

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract  —  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to try to block it from terminating all federal funds for the U.S.-backed broadcaster.  —  In a federal lawsuit …

NASA astronauts return after unexpected nine months in space  —  Problems with Boeing's Starliner capsule forced Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to stay on the International Space Station far longer than planned.  They're finally home.  —  NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned to Earth.

GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor  —  Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn was arrested Monday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.  —  Bloomington police said Eichorn was arrested near the 8300 block …

Turkey detains Erdogan's main rival in what opposition calls ‘coup’  —  Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party called “a coup against our next president”.

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump's ban on transgender service members, saying it's ‘soaked in animus’  —  A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump's ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term.

JFK Assassination Records - 2025 Documents Release  —  In accordance with President Donald Trump's directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released.

Judge bars Trump's EPA from taking back $20B in climate grants — for now  —  The ruling orders EPA and climate change groups to return to court to argue about the fate of the money.  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to recoup $20 billion …

Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  On Feb. 20, nearly 7,000 probationary employees …

‘We Finally Got You.’ Immigrant-Rights Advocate Arrested in Colorado.  —  Jeanette Vizguerra, who made national news evading deportation in a church basement, is the latest activist to be taken into custody by federal immigration agents.  —  An undocumented woman in Denver who became a symbol …

Trump's cuts to US news outlets criticized for ceding ground to China, adversaries  —  U.S. lawmakers and rights advocates say the Trump administration's drive to dismantle U.S. government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, is a major blow …

Trump to declare “illicit” fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction,” per draft EO  —  The Handbasket is subscriber-funded.  If you want to support independent media during these dark times for democracy, become a paid subscriber today!  —  Video  —  The heads of the US Departments of Commerce …

Putin Rejects the Trump Cease-Fire  —  The Russian wants much bigger concessions that would cripple Ukraine.  —  Click For Sound  —  President Trump and Vladimir Putin talked on the phone on Tuesday, and neither side is divulging many details of their chat.

Trump admin considers giving up NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower  —  The move is being discussed as part of a possible restructuring of combatant commands that would help the Defense Department cut costs.  —  For nearly 75 years, it has been a distinctly …

The White House war on federal statistics  —  Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups  —  Leading academic economists are fretting not just about what the Trump administration's policies might to do US growth and inflation.

U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog  —  Trump has escalated an authoritarian turn in last few days  —  A just-released annual report on the global state of democracy makes for depressing reading.  But what's even more depressing is what might appear in next year's edition.