08.03.2025 — Day DOGE Battled Courts As Intelligence Cut Flowed East

Border Czar Tom Homan has declared that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) will “not allow” the illegal immigrant who lit an innocent sleeping woman on fire on a New York City subway car, resulting in her death -- to get away with it.

On Friday, the Trump administration revoked over $400 million in contracts and grants for Columbia University, claiming that the Ivy League university had violated anti-discrimination regulations.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed that two individuals within the Department of Homeland Security have now been identified and accused of leaking deportation operations ahead of time.

Forensic experts came to a simple but heartrending conclusion about the manner of death for 95-year-old actor Gene Hackman -- heart failure and Alzheimer’s a full week after a rare, rodent-borne disease took the life of his wife at their Santa Fe home.

President Trump also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.

A day after offering Canada a reprieve, US president warns of new levies on lumber and dairy in latest twist in his serpentine trade policy

One Newark police officer was killed and another is “fighting for his life” in critical condition after a shootout with a 14-year-old suspect Friday evening.

The president is pivoting as he gets a huge reality check.

The president is pivoting as he gets a huge reality check.

Longtime MAGA supporters and members of the Cabinet have begun pushing back on Elon Musk and the elites surrounding the president.

Jim Newell

It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.

President Trump’s shifting positions and outright lies have presented the American public with dueling narratives at every turn.

Linda McMahon said Trump "certainly intends" to dismantle the Education Department. What would that mean for schools and students?

The Social Security Administration said it will restart a policy that had caused financial distress for some beneficiaries.

An audience with the former Republican leader

Two months after the Palisades fire, customers of Malibu businesses have been displaced or blocked by restrictions on Pacific Coast Highway. Restaurants and shops tell the world they’re open for business.

The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.

The American Right Is Abandoning Mises

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) warned Trump not to allow Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) savings to be spent by “war pimps.”

Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, died at a hospital and a second officer who was also shot was recovering from his injuries.

The Right’s newfound love of censorship proves what many suspected: its free speech absolutism was always conditional. Just ask Jacobin contributor Yves Engler, recently jailed in Canada for five days for online criticism of Israel’s supporters.

Jim Newell

The WNBA is more popular than ever. On the back of this success, and with rival leagues threatening to outbid it by offering athletes higher pay, the WNBA’s union has decided to use its strong position to renegotiate a contract for better pay and benefits.

At least 10 people have died and over a thousand people have been evacuated in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after receiving rain in just a few hours that was equivalent to a years worth and resulted in a horrific flood.

The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental concerns and economics.

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30.

The WNBA is more popular than ever. On the back of this success, and with rival leagues threatening to outbid it by offering athletes higher pay, the WNBA’s union has decided to use its strong position to renegotiate a contract for better pay and benefits.

Jim Newell

The continuing resolution bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and a floor vote is expected Tuesday.

An Associated Press reporter described in lucid detail what it was like to watch the first American be executed by firing squad in 15 years.

New Jersey detective Joseph Azcona has been fatally shot and an unnamed officer has been injured after a shootout took place with a 14-year-old suspect.

House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing it in a narrowly divided chamber is the next hurdle.

Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

TREASURY STOOGE SPINS: 'DETOX PERIOD'

The Trump administration is reportedly finalizing a new travel ban that would be broader than the previous bans from his first term.

Natasha Jugo, 31, was last seen leaving her Bayside, Queens, residence on March 16, 2013.

Natasha Jugo, 31, was last seen leaving her Bayside, Queens, residence on March 16, 2013.

The attack ads will test whether the billionaire will prove to be a political liability for Republicans

Luke Winkie

Brush fires on Long Island’s East End have shut down a main route to the Hamptons and created a smoke cloud visible for miles.

The proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain levels of spending passed during the last administration.

Hundreds of people have been killed in Syria by the forces from the jihadist government.

Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.