Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

US Transportation Security Administration officers will no longer be able to sit while checking IDs at US airport checkpoints, the ​agency and a major union said Tuesday.

Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...

A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).

Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, falling a million square kilometres – or almost 400,000 square miles – short of the long-term average, scientists have confirmed. Confirmation of the peak meant the four lowest years on record for the continent’s sea ice – a vital component of the planet’s climate and critical for marine life – had all occurred in the past four years. Continue reading...

The FBI will hopefully someday become a normal law enforcement institution again. That day, however, is not close.

Few Americans have set up Trump Accounts on their own.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…

Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”

Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.

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HSI Agent Ryan Ribner has been lying again.

New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, a district attorney confirmed on Monday, after a civil lawsuit filed ...

In an attempt to do a Twitter Files dump on Jack Smith's January 6 investigation, Chuck Grassley exposed very personal details of the far right political establishment, in the process identifying peop...

The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.

It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...

… Before we get into today’s Bulletin, first a programming note.

Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.

“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.

The two left lanes of the westbound (toward Gig Harbor) bridge will close for most of Saturday, Oct. 3. Later this month, a larger repair project will require two weeks of around-the-clock lane closur...

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist

Voters face a stark choice between two candidates in the race for city attorney, an office with a large mandate from policing homelessness to enforcing consumer and tenant protections.

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing th...

A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

And Other Tales of Billionaire Lying from the Data Center Wars

Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola.

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 9/28/2026 topics: I...