Germany's foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist” organization. MORE
“I was at DEA yesterday, they said to me, ‘you — Donald Trump — have taken the handcuffs off of DEA agents,’ and as a result of — since you have been in office, President Trump, your DOJ agencieshave seized more than 22 million fentanyl pills, 3,400 kilos offentanyl, since you’ve been, your last 100 days — which saved — are you ready for this, media? — 258 million lives," the attorney general claimed. MORE
One hundred days into the second Trump administration, many environmentalists’ worst fears about the new presidency have been realized—and surpassed. MORE
"Israeli ambassadors must be summoned and answer to violations of international law, including the ongoing blockade and the bombing of our civilian vessel in international waters," said flotilla organizers. more
Two weeks afterthe November 2024 election, the Republican-controlled legislature in North Carolina convened a lame-duck session for the ostensible purpose of passing a hurricane relief bill. But, with no public notice, they snuck provisions into the bill stripping power from the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general and drastically changing how elections were administered. more
Critics raised eyebrows — and questions about basic math — after Attorney General Pam Bondi made a dubious claim during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday. more
"All of us who care about an independent press, an informed populace, a responsive government, and a thriving democracy have a stake in the outcome of this fight," said one press freedom advocate. more
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else. here
Marco Rubio has indicated the administration of President Donald Trump may flout a judge’s order requiring it to provide information about efforts to return a wrongly deportedman from El Salvador. more