Politics
Big Bird Deserves to Lose This Time
The Trump-backed rescissions bill represents the best chance to defund public broadcasting in decades, if not ever. Source link
The Grand Bargain of Desalination
The dream of hyper-abundant water can come true, soon. Source link
How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department. Source...
Trump Tamps Down on Epstein Infighting Between the FBI and DOJ
The president is in this mess because he has turned his Justice Department into a component of his political operation. Source link
Senate confirms Trump's first judicial nominee of his second term
The Senate on Monday confirmed the first judicial nomination of President Trump's second term, building on his promises to remake the judiciary with a conservative bent. Source link
Hakeem Jeffries pressures Trump to come clean about Epstein case
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that President Trump should be more transparent about the Department of Justice's investigation in "this whole sordid Jeffrey Epstein matter." Source...
Supreme Court allows Trump to slash Education Department
The Supreme Court allowed President Trump on Monday to move ahead with mass firings and deep cuts at the Education Department, setting aside a lower court's ruling that had...
Biden autopen scandal ignites firestorm over cover-up of president's mental fitness
President Biden's chief authorized thousands of last-minute pardons signed by an autopen, raising new questions about Mr. Biden's mental decline in office and who was really calling the shots...
Trump tests limits of tariff power as high-stakes court case forges ahead
President Trump's decision to link tariff rates to Brazil's prosecution of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro is testing the bounds of White House tariff powers and could complicate the president's defense...
Powell asks Fed watchdog to review $2.5B renovation of its headquarters
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made a formal request Monday to the central bank's inspector general to review the $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters. Source link
