A Democrat running for the US Senate in Maine, Graham Platner, has a legit Nazi skull and crossbones tattoo on his chest and claims he got it while being inebriated a long . . .

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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society. Around 30 bills have been enacted or adopted in 12 states...

A college graduate student accused of pro-Hamas activism is seeking millions from the Trump administration weeks after being released from an immigration detention center. Mahmoud Khalil — a Syrian-born Palestinian activist who became the face of anti-Israel demonstrations that rocked Columbia University’s campus throughout 2024 — is suing the Trump administration for $20 million for his arrest and months-long detention by federal immigration authorities, according to the Associated Press (AP). Khalil’s lawyers filed his claim Thursday, alleging he was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and wrongly labeled as an anti-semite as the Trump administration sought to remove him from the country...

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel announced on Tuesday that he withdrew from his Senate confirmation hearing after losing too many Republican votes over his leaked texts. Paul Ingrassia was scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) cast doubt on the nominee’s confirmation in light of Ingrassia’s alleged remarks in a group chat, saying, “He’s not going to pass.”...

The wrecking of part of the White House’s East Wing to make way for President Trump’s ballroom is striking a nerve with his critics who see it as an overhaul of a historic building for a gaudy personal project. Images of an excavator tearing into parts of the White House went viral on Monday, eliciting the latest outrage over Trump’s efforts to rapidly remake the nation’s capital in his preferred image...

A pair of new Democratic internal polls point to tight races in two battleground congressional districts currently held by Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Why It Matters Democrats are hoping to retake the majority in the House of Representatives in November 2026. Historically, the party of the president loses seats in the midterms, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped since...

The federal government shutdown is now the second-longest in history. We’re on Day 21, and if it lingers into early November, Congress could surpass the current record of 35 days – from, as it happens, the first Trump administration. Who knows if we’ll get there. There is a premium in these debates on appearing resolute. That means neither side telegraphs that it might fold – right up until the moment one does. But there are also a number of dynamics pushing us toward an especially prolonged shutdown right now...