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Firings, pardons and policy changes have gutted DOJ anti-corruption efforts, experts say – Trump administration changes in the Justice Department have fostered what critics say is the ripest environment for corruption by public officials and executives in a generation.
Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report – Warren’s report is focused on Musk’s misuse of political power for personal gain as Donald Trump’s DOGE chief.
Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives – Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv’s SBU security service says
6/3/25 ☀️ AM: – PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Trump, Thune push Senate GOP on reconciliation timeline Cornyn down big in new poll. New Tillis hires. The Vault: Lobbyists
The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone – “Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.
Interactive Election Map – A 2020 presidential election map based on the consensus of the most respected forecasts and polling. Click on the states to make your own forecast.
Hurricane season is here. NOAA is in shambles. What could go wrong? – Trump could make this year’s hurricane season deadlier.
Is THIS ex-DJ 'secret agent' behind world's most daring military op? – VLADIMIR Putin’s goons have accused a Ukrainian ex-DJ of being the spy behind the incredible Operation Spiderweb. The SAS-style strike on Sunday against four airfields deep inside Russia has …
Trump’s Budget Axes Program That Keeps Poor People From Freezing To Death At Home – His HHS budget request would cut all funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which millions of people rely on to help pay energy bills.
Iranian official says US nuclear proposal is ‘incoherent and disjointed,’ as sources warn talks momentum is collapsing – A senior Iranian official told CNN the new nuclear deal proposal presented to Tehran in recent days is “incoherent and disjointed,” as sources familiar with the progress of the talks said the momentum…
Delicate balancing act for Senate on reconciliation tax package – The House's nearly $4 trillion tax package is set for a makeover in the Senate starting this week when lawmakers return to Washington.
Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News – Fox News will pay more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems after the sides hammered out a last-minute settlement Tuesday in the explosive defamation case launched against the right-wing…
Trump’s education secretary Linda McMahon questioned by Senate committee – US politics live – Former wrestling executive expected to face questions about budget cuts critics say will hurt students at all levels of education
Massachusetts students and teachers protest teen’s ‘inhumane’ arrest by Ice – Milford high school students walk out to support classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, with teachers following: ‘We are inspired by the brave young people’