Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.

Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with obvious corruption mechanisms baked in. Last week, the administration excitedly announced a new "Tech Force"—a program to bring tech talent into government for two-year stints to modernize federal technology. If that sounds familiar, it's because that's precisely what the US Digital Service (USDS) and 18F successfully did for over a decade.

Russell Brand will appear in court on 20 January 2026 over the new charges.

There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.

Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.

President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so again. This time, he has sued the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Florida (naturally). For context: the only other president to come anywhere close was Teddy Roosevelt, who sued a Michigan newspaper for calling him a drunk—and that was while campaigning as an ex-president, not while actually holding office.

A federal appeals court has blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors. In a 2-1 opinion, the court said the 2023 law illegally restricts speech that reflects the moral beliefs of therapists.

Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.

Some weather forecasters say the missing data is affecting the quality of their predictions, while others say it’s too soon to tell.

A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.

Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official who helped clear a path for its development.

Vandals destroyed Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Nativity. It replaced Mary with a sign saying she’s in immigration detention.