“Delay, Interfere, Undermine” President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…

U.S. agents suspected Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.

Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.

We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️

Voice of America’s Farsi-language broadcast, dismantled under Trump and DOGE, was abruptly reactivated today, recalling dozens of staff from paid leave as tensions between Israel and Iran escalated.

Judge Reinstates Product Safety Regulators Fired by Trump It’s the latest setback for President Trump in his effort to purge perceived political opponents from independent agencies.

A federal judge reversed President Trump’s firings of the three Democratic members of the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission, which monitors the safety of products like toys, cribs and electronics. https://trib.al/MlgVmOK

US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’ US marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday temporarily detained a civilian, the US military confirmed, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump. Marines took charge of the Wilshire federal building earlier on Friday in a rare domestic use of US troops after days of protests over immigration raids. Continue reading...

US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA

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Texas Attorney General Announces Vote Fraud and ‘Harvesting’ Charges

Breaking News: Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas announced voter fraud charges against a half-dozen people, elevating his “election integrity” allegations against mostly Latino Democrats to a criminal level.

3 Former Officers Acquitted of All State Charges in Tyre Nichols’s Death

Breaking News: Three ex-officers from Memphis were acquitted of all state charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man whose brutal beating in 2023 stunned the nation.

Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...

NEW: Trump lawyers have repeatedly said that the administration is complying with a federal court order stopping it from cutting transgender research funding.

New whistleblower records contradict those claims.

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US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink. Wow the corruption. An internal State Department memo lays it bare:“As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing Starlink demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”

Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Choice

Breaking News: President Trump withdrew his original choice for surgeon general, a former Fox News contributor, and said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, instead.

Employment rights bill ‘improves Labour’s favourability among voters’ Polling for TUC suggests measures could lure voters back from Reform, Greens or independents, but finds low awareness Labour’s employment rights bill could substantially increase the party’s plunging popularity with Reform and former Conservative voters, but few are aware of the changes, new data by a pollster has suggested. Among the most popular policies is on workers’ prevention from harassment, which has an extremely high favourability rating – despite significant criticism from Nigel Farage, Reform UK politicians and the Conservatives, who have sought to portray it as a “banter ban”. Continue reading...

Employment rights bill ‘improves Labour’s favourability among voters’

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.

EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.

On Inauguration Day, Musk and his companies were facing at least 65 actual or potential actions from 11 different federal agencies. Today, many of those threats have been neutralized. By exercising his influence over the government, Musk is set to avoid more than $2 billion in financial liabilities.

If you’re wondering what Elon Musk has been up to it’s not about saving Americans money. It’s about saving himself money. Musk has used his position leading DOGE to illegally evade oversight, derail investigations, and make litigation disappear whenever he chooses, on his terms and at his command.

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI 'stood up' for her community, state lawmaker says The FBI's arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan is meant to scare officials and others from "standing up to the Trump regime," says Democrat State Rep. Ryan Clancy.

The FBI's arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan is meant to scare officials and others from "standing up to the Trump regime," says Democrat State Rep. Ryan Clancy.

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The White House threatens sanctuary cities in another EO, but courts are skeptical President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE.

After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.

The Trump administration cut about $1 billion in aid to anti-hunger groups, according to Feeding America. It's put more pressure on organizations that distribute food to hold up their corner of the U.S. safety net, dipping into reserves and scrounging for donations to replace the food they had lost.

US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’

US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in the U.S., was jailed in Florida under a controversial state immigration law, even though he had a valid U.S. birth certificate and Social Security card. A judge confirmed both documents were real, but said she

Handmaid’s Tale in the making

Crosswalks across Silicon Valley were hacked this weekend. Pressing the button now triggers a message impersonating Elon Musk—mocking him in the process. Videos have been circulating online all weekend. 😂

Gaza Medic Missing Since Israeli Attack Is in Israeli Custody, Palestinian Group Says Asaad al-Nasasra has not been heard from since the March 23 ambush by Israeli forces, which left 15 aid workers dead and drew international condemnation.

A Gaza paramedic for the Palestine Red Crescent Society who has been missing since Israeli forces ambushed a group of ambulances and other aid vehicles in late March is in Israeli custody, the Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday.

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M.

Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.

Trump's order to expand U.S. timber production includes all of California's national forests A federal order to increase U.S. timber production by 25% will touch all 18 of California's national forests, officials said.

Trump's order to expand U.S. timber production includes all of California's national forests

IRS plan to give data to ICE could wallop California, where many immigrants pay taxes A Trump administration plan to begin targeting undocumented immigrants using IRS data has sparked fear, anger and economic concern in California, where undocumented taxpayers contribute billions in local and state taxes.

IRS plan to give data to ICE could wallop California, where many immigrants pay taxes

Trump says five more law firms agree to pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders Cadwalader and Latham & Watkins among major firms to provide $600m in pro bono work to Trump-backed causes

Trump says five more law firms agree to pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders

Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data Nineteen state attorneys general had sued to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing Treasury systems that include Americans’ bank account and Social Security information.

A federal judge ruled on Friday that one member of Elon Musk’s government efficiency program could have access to sensitive payment and data systems at the Treasury Department, as long as that person goes through appropriate training and files disclosures.