If Donald Trump intends to pursue his lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize Board members to the end, the defendants are demanding that the president's legal team hand over a "complete" copy of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report, putting to the test through discovery Trump's claims that a "defamatory" board statement backing Russia probe reporting awards harmed his reputation.

As US troops and personnel scrambled to withdraw in August 2021 they deserted a treasure trove of weapons and other military equipment.

Approximately 300,000 small arms US weapons were left behind, said John Sopko, who spent twelve years as the special inspector general for the US’s $148-billion Afghanistan reconstruction program.

Also left behind was electronic material including “communication stuff, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, mortars, cannons, heavy machine guns, surveillance equipment (and) night vision equipment,” Sopko told CNN.

President Trump has demanded the Afghan Taliban –– who share close links with the Pakistan Taliban across the border –– return the US weapons, but to no avail.

The vote was a hard-fought victory for both Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had to cajole the fractious GOP conference to back a deal that only temporarily funds DHS and excludes certain conservative priorities.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, as is common on the court’s emergency docket.

Within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Donald Trump loyalist Daren Margolin is serving as director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review — which oversees asylum claims and deportations in immigration cases.

One of the four interviewees, all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Beast, "Nobody ever had much confidence in him. I never got the impression he understood the law very well. He just wanted an easy job, where he didn't have to learn or do anything."

Another interviewee told the Beast, "He's a total moron. Such a 'f—— dope."

One of the interviewees alleges that Margolin was picked not despite his "incompetence," but "because of" it.

President Donald Trump last month told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would be willing to unfreeze $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer would agree to rename New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport after him, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News.

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) announced on Friday his retirement from Congress, making him the 30th House Republican not running for reelection this year.

Twenty-one Democrats are also not seeking reelection, putting Congress on track for potentially record turnover.

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Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in deal, sources say
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wants-penn-station-dulles-airport-named-after-him-in-deal-sources-say/ar-AA1VOLOP

President Donald Trump last month told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would be willing to unfreeze $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer would agree to rename New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport after him, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News.

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He will not be satisfied until a state is named after him.

And as much as I love Esther Rolle, I will not shed a tear if Florida changes its name.

Mystal added: "It sure feels like Alito doesn’t plan on having a real job the Tuesday his book launches and instead thinks he’ll be free to run around the country promoting it."

The State Department is removing all posts on its public accounts on the social media platform X made before President Trump returned to office on Jan. 20, 2025.

The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view, the State Department confirmed to NPR. Staff members were told that anyone wanting to see older posts will have to file a Freedom of Information Act request, according to a State Department employee who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by the Trump administration.