US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term * US politics live – latest updates In his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump has announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday afternoon, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow. Continue reading...

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An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.

Echoing White House attacks, an Interior Department letter threatened the institution “under current leadership” with loss of support for sourcing artifacts and more.

The Kennedy Center began removing “Blue,” a sculpture on its grounds, on Wednesday morning with no prior announcement.

The Kennedy Center's willows were removed in 2025, with its executive director testifying that most were felled due to decay.

The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three U.S. Department of ​Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora, a foodborne parasite that has sickened ‌thousands of Americans this summe...

A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail

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The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

Trump Media, the company that runs the Truth Social media platform and is majority-owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, is being criticized by Trump...

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The Chicks did their first U.S. show since their 2023 tour with an off-the-beaten track tour preview at SoCal's Yaamava' resort, back in top form.

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AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

A new AAUP report, "Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance," exposes how the Trump administration has extended its pay-to-play approach to gov...

Nearly 250,000 federal jobs have been cut under Trump, stripping staff from FDA, USDA and HHS and raising concerns about food safety, inspections and oversight.

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.