Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump ​on Thursday to restore White ‌House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ​saying his ban on ​the three media outlets was likely ⁠unconstitutional. In a major setback ​for Trump in one of ​his biggest battles with the media, US District Judge Tim Kelly issued ​his order in a ​lawsuit that the news organizations filed ‌contesting ⁠the ban that the Republican president announced on September 18. Trump had said on social ​media that ​the ⁠three outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or ​report FICTION and LIES," ​and ⁠Justice Department lawyers had sought to justify the ban ⁠on ​national security grounds

The Iran deal that was always "about to happen": A supercut

Also: A federal judge accused the Trump administration of abusing the discovery process for political ends in a case over Trump’s “anti-DEI” efforts.

Ex-Anthropic Researcher's Post Turbocharges Calls For Action Amid Newly Disclosed Hacking Incident

@DougWahl1 He conspired, organized, instigated, and incited an insurrection against the U.S. and its Constitution and U.S. lawmakers in the U.S. Capitol. And then watched the deaths, injuries, and pro...

Ten Senate Democrats are accusing the Interior Department of using a routine-sounding policy review to lay the groundwork for stripping wilderness protections from nearly 200 million acres of public l...

Bill Nelson has killed another endangered Mexican gray wolf. Once again, authorities treated it as an accident and declined to prosecute.

Recovery on ungrazed meadow in the Sequoia Nation Forest shows remarkable resilience to aid golden trout streams

The decision over whether to let the cattlemen turn their livestock onto Northwestern Wyoming allotments full of grizzly bears will soon be made by a U.S. District Court judge.

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Fox News host Joey Jones mocked service members speaking out about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

A Sad Anniversary

Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections

A far-right Ohio lawmaker accused of horrific domestic violence has a troubled past dating back to his time in school.A new CNN investigation, drawing on interviews with more than half a dozen former classmates and acquaintances, describes the Ohio Republican as someone who's struggled with volatile...

S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago

Attorney and former Trump administration official Ty Cobb sounded the alarm Saturday over what he warned was a major threat to the upcoming midterm elections, one solidified with the Senate’s confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general earlier that same morning.“Come 2028, does American democra...

ALT: Jeff Bridges as The Dude: Funny Stir

A 1993 conversation between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein about Maples’ pregnancy took a dark turn, according to Michael Wolff.