Trump's feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He too investigated Jan. 6th

As Trump pushes whirlwind agenda, DOJ is challenged to defend his orders in court

As Donald Trump presses his breakneck effort to remake the government, the flurry of lawsuits pushing back have seemingly overwhelming the lawyers defending his orders.

ABC News - 2h

Ronald Rowe, who led Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt, is retiring

Rowe led the Secret Service as acting director after Kimberly Cheatle's resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last July.

CBS News - 13h

Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will not allow.

The New York Times - 17h

Trump administration removes acting head of DOJ's National Security Division: Sources

The Trump administration has removed the acting head of the DOJ's National Security Division after he served in the role for less than a month, sources say.

ABC News - 17h

Salman Rushdie testifies that he feared he was dying during stabbing attack

Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him ...

NBC News - 16h

12:30 Report — Trump turns focus to CFPB; DOJ pushes to drop Adams charges

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Good afternoon! I’m Emily Martin, filling in for Cate on this chilly Tuesday. Inside today’s edition: Trump, Musk go after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Trump ...

The Hill - 18h

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Targets Skilled Legal Workers Too

The executive order would ban citizenship for children born in the United States to foreign workers on visas that often lead to permanent residency.

The New York Times - 19h

Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.

The New York Times - 22h

Trump pauses enforcement of foreign bribery ban

President Trump has signed an executive order to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop enforcing a law that prevents bribery towards foreign government officials. The order, signed on ...

The Hill - 22h

Did RFK Jr really drink fish medicine? He definitely has weird ideas about ‘making America healthy again’ | Arwa Mahdawi

The supplement-loving anti-vaxxer could well be the US’s next health secretary. At least the wellness bros and woo-woo fans will be happy. Robert F Kennedy Jr is many things, but he is not a ...

The Guardian - 22h

FirstFT: Trump orders pause on enforcing ban against bribing foreign officials

Also in today’s newsletter, Deloitte US staff ordered to drop gender pronouns, pros and cons of giving children weight-loss drugs

Financial Times - 1d

How Tony Hawk’s first house saved his finances after he was seen as ‘too old’ at 24

The pro skateboarder bought the house when he was just 17, and when his career took a nosedive, it became his “saving grace.”

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials

President says move will ‘mean a lot more business for America’

Financial Times - 1d

Trump administration looks to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement

The Trump administration is asking the Treasury Department to deputize some of its law enforcement agents to help carry out the president's mass deportation plans. CBS News immigration and politics ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump administration orders list of new FBI recruits, deepening fears of cuts

The Trump administration has asked the FBI for a list of probationary employees and individual justifications for keeping anyone who has been at the bureau for less than two years.

NBC News - 1d

Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.

CNBC - 1d

Trump says he has talked to Xi since inauguration

President Trump said he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since his swearing in last month, suggesting they have spoken in the days since he imposed tariffs on Beijing. “I happen to like ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump says 'too early' to name Vance as successor

President Trump said that it’s too early to name Vice President Vance as his successor in 2028, saying that while his No. 2 is skilled, so are a number of other people who could be future leaders ...

The Hill - 1d

Revelations of Israeli spyware abuse raise fears over possible use by Trump

After WhatsApp claimed 90 users were targeted last year, experts concerned over how US could use cyberweapons. Even as WhatsApp celebrated a major legal victory in December against NSO Group, the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Iceland bid to join EU should not be driven by Trump fears, says PM

Kristrún Frostadóttir favours restarting talks for economic reasons and not in reaction to US president’s Arctic sabre-rattling

Financial Times - 1d

Trump Has Given Netanyahu the Ultimate Gift

Turning Gaza into a Riviera is not a serious plan, but it does solve a few big problems for Israel’s leader.

The New York Times - 2d

Nick Foles has epic troll of Tom Brady in wake of Eagles' Super Bowl 2025 win: 'He might be a good luck charm'

Shoutout to BDN for the burn on Brady

CBS Sports - 2d

Trump says he has directed U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.

NBC News - 2d

Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to develop Gaza

President Trump on Sunday said that he is not rushed to develop Gaza, arguing that building there will bring Middle East stability after he announced a plan for an American takeover of the war-torn ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump says he’s revoking security clearances for people he doesn’t 'respect'

President Trump on Sunday said that he has revoked the security clearances of people he doesn’t respect, days after he said he would end former President Biden's security clearance. “There are ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump says he has spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war

Trump tells the New York Post that he has a plan to end the war but declined to go into details. Donald Trump has said he held talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over a negotiated ...

The Guardian - 2d

Are top honours winners too posh and too southern?

An analysis of those awarded the "higher" honours reveals a significant social and regional divide.

BBC News - 3d

Musk says he has no plans to buy TikTok

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is not interested in acquiring the video-sharing app TikTok, and has no plans regarding what he would do if he owned it. Musk made the remarks during a virtual ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump has two strong options to defuse the U.S. debt time-bomb. He should use them.

AI-fueled productivity growth, combined with realistic and constructive immigration reform, would put the U.S. economy on more solid footing.

MarketWatch - 3d

He is in a wheelchair and she is not. Their 30-year love has surpassed all the odds

For Elizabeth Wampler, it was not love or even like at first sight when she met her future husband. Now, 30 years later, she says her unfounded assumptions about his cerebral palsy were "wrong on ...

CBS News - 3d

Trump says he is revoking Biden's security clearance

"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," President Donald Trump says.

BBC News - 4d

Trump Says He’s Revoking Biden’s Security Clearance

The president suggested that he was acting in retaliation for his predecessor’s pulling of his security clearance shortly after the Jan. 6 riot.

The New York Times - 4d

At Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer

As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump touches on tariffs, DOGE and Jan. 6 investigators in press conference

NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports on what President Trump discussed in his wide-ranging press conference with the prime minister of Japan. Reporters questioned the president on DOGE's actions, ...

NBC News - 4d

DOJ reaches agreement over release of list of FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6

The DOJ and attorneys representing a group of FBI employees have reached a temporary deal to prevent the public release of a list of agents who investigated Jan. 6.

ABC News - 4d

‘They chucked her under the bus – then reversed it back over her’: has the Emilia Pérez backlash gone too far?

Karla Sofía Gascón’s precipitous fall from Oscars frontrunner to industry pariah has left many in Hollywood rethinking their tactics – and questioning their ethics. The dramatic cancellation of ...

The Guardian - 4d

Ecuador’s Leader Has Had a Year of Chaos. He Is Still Favored to Win Sunday’s Election.

President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to fight violence and corruption.

The New York Times - 5d