By Ben Meiselas

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

I’m going to take an early night tonight, but I want to record three things that jumped out at me today because they seem to tell a story.

Trump Silences Voice of America and Hands the Mic to Propaganda, because of course.

On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that most modern authoritarian leaders are elected.

… One day after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa offered to build a Trump Tower Damascus as a sweetener to persuade Trump to meet with him during his Middle East trip to discuss the US lifting sanctio...

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Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Alarm appears to be rising about how the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is consolidating data about Americans.

Trump's latest meltdown hits new authoritarian lows—and the week is just getting started. On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down the madness: Trump’s so-called “economic plan” inclu...

Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration's decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes.

I had thought to post a picture tonight and then realized that today was the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

Yesterday I identified incorrectly the messaging app newly fired national security advisor Michael Waltz was using at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday as the unsecure Signal app.

President Donald Trump waited until the 101st day of his administration to fire national security advisor Mike Waltz, the official responsible for including the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic on an u...

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

It’s a rare midday post from me, but this is important breaking legal news!

This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report showing an abrupt reversal in the U.S.

FBI agents burst into an Atlanta house with flash-bang grenades and guns drawn, but victims have struggled to hold the government accountable for their actions.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney chose Ohio's HB6 scandal for his latest documentary because it was "so bold" in revealing how special interests and dark money have corrupted the state's political ...

Last week, I wrote to you about Losing the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. At that time, media reports confirmed that about a dozen top people had been reassigned to jobs so far beneath their level of ex...

New York Times: “In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at ‘60 Minutes’ directly criticized the program’s parent company in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast,....

Last night a new club opened in the wealthy Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C.

At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specia...

The launch of “Executive Branch” comes as Trump world looks to remake Washington.

President Donald Trump’s 100 days poll finds a lower approval rating, growing opposition to his agenda and opposition to many of his major initiatives.

Early yesterday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent three U.S.

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

A day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

Today’s major stories must be seen in the context of President Donald Trump’s dramatic losses in court and his plummeting poll numbers.

iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.