Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”

How Did Hunger Get So Much Worse in Gaza? Less food is going into Gaza now than during most other times in the war. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while heading toward aid sites. Many others are suffering from serious malnutrition, and Gazan health officials say scores have died from it.

Less food is going into Gaza now than during most other times in the war. Starvation is mounting. And hundreds of Palestinians have been killed — many by Israeli forces — while heading toward aid sites.

Here's how a humanitarian crisis became what aid groups say is an impending famine.

How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation

How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation

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not sure if anyone remembers, but in September Musk reposted a 4chan screenshot that basically argued that women shouldn't be able to vote

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How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal l...

WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests.

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The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’ A casualty of Trump’s purge speaks out.

“They get a kick out of playing dress-up and acting tough,” he said. “But they actually have no idea what they’re doing.”

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Questions swirl over what Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump’s Deputy AG discussed While President Trump strikes a trade deal with the European Union abroad, American politics is awash with questions surrounding Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s unprecedented meetings with Ghis...

American politics is awash with questions surrounding Deputy AG Blanche’s meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell. Fmr. Lead Investigator of the Jan. 6 Cmte. Tim Heaphy and NBC’s @ryanjreilly.com join Alex Witt to share their insights.

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Three Venezuelan men who the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador said they experienced physical and psychological torture. The men said there were many moments of anguish and terror and that they feared for their lives.

Venezuelans describe being beaten, sexually assaulted and told to 'commit suicide' during El Salvador detention

Daniella Silva and Didi Martinez report:

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‘I will not be silent’: Fired Jan. 6 prosecutor sues the Trump administration Mike Gordon, who prosecuted dozens of rioters who participated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection, says he was fired from his position without warning or cause – despite receiving the highest possi...

‘I will not be silent’: Fired Jan. 6 prosecutor sues the Trump administration

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“But now prosecutors have to also think to themselves ‘What’s the president going to think of this case?’” Former Jan 6 prosecutor Mike Gordon describes the fear among DOJ officials now that they can no longer rely on following the evidence without fear or favor as they are all taught.

Former Jan. 6 prosecutor and ex-DOJ employees sue Trump administration over firings Mike Gordon, who had been senior trial counsel in the Capitol Siege Section, which prosecuted Capitol rioters, was terminated without explanation. Now he's pushing back.

New: Former Jan. 6 prosecutor and ex-DOJ employees sue Trump administration over firings

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Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance The deal opens the door to major changes at CBS News, with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr saying, "Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is ti...

so the FCC won’t let cbs be and let… www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

Heading into NYC for a live shot, and this is the sign on one of the overpasses

If you’re interested in the Jan. 6 investigation have I got a book for you! It was even a New York Times bestseller, according to AI (it was not a NYT bestseller, and Publishers Weekly named it one of the best books of the year, not Kirkus). www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/ryan-...

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.

This congressman wants to ban companies from using your search history to set personalized prices Democratic Rep. Greg Casar is introducing legislation to ban "surveillance pricing," whereby companies use personal data to charge consumers different prices for the same products.

My newest obsession: "Surveillance pricing" whereby companies can charge use your search history and other personal data you (yes, you!) more for a product than they charge other people. Rep. Greg Casar has a new bill to ban it www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

somebody should ask her why marco rubio, who is currently running half the government, signed off on a report that said the opposite

what this makes me think about - with regard to right now - is how so much of the information about Trump and Epstein that’s resonated in recent weeks is old stuff, widely and publicly reported. but a lot of it didn’t break through to lots of ppl in their information environments

Calls to strip Zohran Mamdani's citizenship spark alarm about Trump weaponizing denaturalization Past administrations, including Obama's, have sought to denaturalize U.S. citizens, such as terrorists and Nazis. But advocates worry he could target political opponents.

Calls to strip Zohran Mamdani's citizenship spark alarm about Trump weaponizing denaturalization

@lawrencehurley.bsky.social:

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When you say “they’re really playing the hits” out loud in the office and it turns into a story:

Amid Epstein fallout, the Trump administration turns to MAGA's other greatest hits The president posted a fake AI video of Obama being arrested as Attorney General Pam Bondi released a report on the 2016 FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.

Clinton emails, Russiagate: Amid Epstein fallout, the Trump administration turns to MAGA's other greatest hits

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Amid Epstein fallout, the Trump administration turns to MAGA's other greatest hits The president posted a fake AI video of Obama being arrested as Attorney General Pam Bondi released a report on the 2016 FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.

Amid Epstein fallout, the Trump administration turns to MAGA's other greatest hits

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Trump's 'big beautiful bill' is projected to add $3.4 trillion to the debt, budget office says The law will also "increase by 10 million the number of people without health insurance" over the coming decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.

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Still thinking about this illiterate line in the Trump WSJ lawsuit

Just listen to how Stephen Colbert answered this question off the cuff.

Republicans Gutted A Program That Saved Millions Of Kids. I Know Because I’m One Of Them. Congress this week voted to eliminate funding for the United Nations Children's Fund — an organization that has been proven to save lives — including my own.

“Republicans Gutted Aid That Saved Millions Of Kids. I Know Because I’m One Of Them.”

@igorbobic.bsky.social: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

“Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

Former Voice of America employee charged with threats against Marjorie Taylor Greene The threats took place from 2023 until early 2025, according to an indictment.

Jeanine Pirro announced that a former Voice of America employee was arrested for threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene. DOJ said the calls were "made from various phone lines connected to studios and control rooms." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Trump Justice Department seeks one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case A DOJ sentencing memo requests time already served for former Louisville officer Brett Hankison, who was involved in the raid but whose shots did not strike anyone.

Trump Justice Department seeks one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case

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