DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse  —  Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language.  Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them  —  The worst thing that the federal government has done to labor unions in my lifetime happened last night.  Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that the government will no longer recognize and bargain with a huge portion of the unions that represent federal workers.

Vance, citing threats from Russia and China, urges Greenland to ‘cut a deal’ with the U.S.  —  “When the president says 'We've got to have Greenland,' he's saying this island is not safe,” the vice president said.  —  Vice President JD Vance on Friday did not rule out using military action …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Grant?  —  QUESTION: The Ukrainian children who —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Oh, the data.  The data is secured.  We secured the data.  We'll transfer it to the appropriate party.  We've ensured that.

Another law firm targeted by Trump sues to block punishing executive order  —  Jenner & Block is the second law firm to try to fight Trump in court over his executive orders.  —  A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump sued Friday to bar enforcement of his executive order that seeks …

'If We Don't Get Our S—t Together, Then We Are Going to Be in a Permanent Minority'  —  It's been months since Democrats suffered a devastating defeat at the polls.  For all the talk about the party's need for change, few seem actually willing to make the leap.

Musk deletes post promising he'd go to Wisconsin to deliver $2 million to Supreme Court race voters  —  Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday clarified his reasons for visiting Wisconsin two days ahead of its hotly contested Supreme Court election after deleting a social media post saying he planned to …

This Is Just Dumb  —  It's not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it's the stupidity.  We're all shocked — shocked! — that President Trump and his team don't actually care about protecting classified information or federal record retention laws.  But we knew that already.

Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton in securities fraud case … President Donald Trump pardoned Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton for his October 2022 conviction of federal crimes related to defrauding investors with false claims about the success of the electric and hydrogen-powered truck maker.

Trump Warned U.S. Automakers Not to Raise Prices in Response to Tariffs  —  Threat came in a call earlier this month, in which carmakers feared punishment if prices go up  —  When President Trump convened CEOs of some of the country's top automakers for a call earlier this month …

Officials say texts sent by Waltz, Ratcliffe in Signal chat may have damaged US' ongoing ability to gather intel on Houthis  —  Current and former US officials have told CNN they believe two texts sent by national security adviser Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe …

Vance to wipe ‘improper ideology’ from the Smithsonian  —  The project offers the vice president the opportunity to make headway on his yearslong crusade against progressive principles.  —  Vice President JD Vance has a new job: erasing what the White House considers “improper ideology” …

Strong earthquake strikes central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok  —  A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

The Everything Scandal  —  Democrats have shown real signs of life since The Atlantic exposed the amateurish inner-workings of the Trump administration.  But in the interests of keeping them bucked up so they don't return to hibernation (and, frankly, in the interest of fueling distrust between …

North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo  —  A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member …

Bannon: Trump ‘going to prison’ if Democrat wins White House in 2028  —  President Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon predicted Thursday that President Trump will go to prison if a Democrat wins back the White House in 2028.  —  “God forbid we don't win in '28, President Trump is going to prison …

Dow sinks 600 points.  Stocks are on track for their worst quarter since 2023  —  New York CNN —  US stocks were lower Friday as investors digested souring consumer sentiment and inflation data that showed an uptick in one of the Federal Reserve's key gauges, underscoring the delicate state …

Fallout coming for House GOP over Trump's rug pull on Stefanik  —  President Trump's dramatic rug pull of Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) UN ambassador nomination has given House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a new series of headaches.  —  Why it matters: Johnson has to reassure GOP lawmakers …

Texas Never Wanted RFK Jr.'s Unproven Measles Treatment  —  Kennedy made a show of shipping vitamin A to measles-stricken communities.  The state's public-health department didn't take up the offer.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., staring down his first major health crisis as the head of Health and Human Services, had a plan.

Trump administration ‘proposing a silly new bureaucracy’: Former HHS secretary  —  Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala criticized the Trump administration's efforts to cut back the department she once led, calling it an insult that puts Americans' health at risk.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi Launches Compliance Review Investigation into Admissions Policies at Stanford University and Several University of California Schools, Advancing President Trump's Mandate to End Illegal DEI Policies  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed …

Trump threatens Iran with “bad things” unless it accepts nuclear deal  —  “Bad things” will happen to Iran unless it reaches a deal with the U.S. on its nuclear program, President Trump said Friday.  —  Why it matters: Trump's comments came after Iran responded to the letter the president sent …

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's ‘kafir’ tattoo draws criticism.  What does it mean?  —  Hegseth has previously attracted attention over his many tattoos.  This time, new photos show that he has the word ‘kafir’ on his upper arm.  What does that mean and what do critics say it's indicating?

U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Trump's Effort to Dismantle Voice of America  —  Voice of America journalists had argued in a lawsuit that the administration's actions violated their First Amendment rights.  —  A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration's efforts …

Cuomo held up Citi Field mass vaccine site amid beef with de Blasio  —  The account, shared by nine people involved in New York's pandemic response, conflicts with the image Cuomo cultivated as a steady leader in a time of tumult.  —  NEW YORK — In early 2021, pandemic-battered New Yorkers …