Category: Politics

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The controversy surrounding President Trump and the so-called Epstein files has moved back to the legal system […]

People participate in a rally to call on Congress to protect funding for US public broadcasters, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), outside the NPR headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The House has approved a […]

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump says he will sue The Wall Street Journal, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch, Chairman Emeritus […]

President Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04 in Washington, D.C. Eric Lee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Getty Images President Trump and the Justice Department’s handling of documents […]

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump has a circulatory condition known as chronic venous insufficiency, but “remains in excellent health,” the White House physician said in a memo on Thursday. White House press secretary […]

Emil Bove, President Trump’s pick to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 25. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination […]

People walk past a sign for a polling station during local council elections in Folkestone, England in May. The British government is announcing plans to lower the voting age to 16. Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images The British government says it will introduce legislation […]

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: Former New York Police Department Commissioner Thomas Donlon sued Mayor Eric Adams and other top police officials on Wednesday, accusing Adams of running the force as a “criminal enterprise” that the […]

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate approved legislation early this morning to rescind $9 billion in federal funding for NPR, PBS, their member stations and foreign […]

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Little-known but Vital: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting a little-known program that underpins childhood immunizations in the U.S. by paying people who suffer rare side effects from shots. A Serious […]