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Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
The Epstein files just keep prompting more resignations in the academic world, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Columbia's Richard Axel.
Feb 25, 2026, 3:58 PM
Online influencer faces confirmation hearing for surgeon general in U.S. Senate
Dan Vergano, Scientific American
The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing today for wellness influencer Casey Means, the Trump administration’s pick for surgeon general
Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 PM
Trump awards Medals of Honor to 2 military pilots in State of the Union
Steven Beynon, Abcnews.com
One's heroics came 70 years ago, while the other's was from the Maduro raid.
Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 AM
Kash Patel hijacks Team USA’s Olympic hockey win
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
FBI director faults media for criticism of his flight to Milan
Feb 23, 2026, 5:35 PM
Kash Patel Defends His Partying With U.S. Men’s Olympics Hockey Team
Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic
FBI Director Kash Patel is unapologetic after being caught celebrating with the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team after their Olympic gold medal victory in Milan, Italy, Sunday. Patel posted on X Sunday that “yes, I love America and was very humbled when my friends, the…
Feb 23, 2026, 2:10 PM
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s replacement is even worse
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Kristi Noem isn’t shaking up DHS, she’s doubling down on violence and propaganda
Feb 23, 2026, 11:45 AM
Top Trump Stooge Has Tantrum After Keystone Kash Busted at Team USA Hockey Bash
Leigh Kimmins, Daily Beast
President Trump’s top mouthpiece has flipped out over criticism leveled at “Keystone” Kash Patel after the FBI director was busted celebrating with a U.S...
Feb 23, 2026, 10:28 AM
Who is Susan Rice, the former national security advisor in Trump's crosshairs?
Lucia Moses, Business Insider
Rice served in senior roles in the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations.
Feb 22, 2026, 2:54 PM
Trump administration fires Virginia prosecutor hours after judges appointed him
BBC News
It is the second time this month that the Trump administration has abruptly fired a prosecutor who was appointed by judges.
Feb 21, 2026, 5:25 PM
Top Wisconsin Republican Announces He's Quitting
Chris capper Liebenthal, Crooksandliars.com
On Thursday, Wisconsin Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos announced that he would not be running for reelection. Vos claimed that he had had a heart attack in November, which prompted him to decide not to run again due to the stress of the job. It should be n…
Feb 21, 2026, 2:38 PM
Tony Gonzales accuses dead staffer’s husband of trying to blackmail him amid affair scandal
Eleanor Klibanoff, Alejandro Serrano, Salon
The Texas Republican shared an email requesting a settlement of up to $300,000 in exchange for an NDA.
Feb 21, 2026, 11:00 AM
Texas Republican denies affair with staffer who died by suicide
John Parkinson, Jay O'Brien, Diana Paulsen, Jenny Wagnon Courts, Abcnews.com
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has called for the release of a police report.
Feb 20, 2026, 4:30 PM
The Buzz in Kristi Noem’s Home State
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic
South Dakota Republicans worry that she might return.
Feb 20, 2026, 2:32 AM
Donald Trump Jr’s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past
Kate Knibbs, Wired
The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC police officer.
Feb 19, 2026, 8:45 PM
IRS lost 40% of IT staff, 80% of tech leaders in DOGE shakeup
Joe Fay, Theregister.com
CIO says sweeping reorg followed deep cuts as agency pushes cross-functional teams and AI Job cuts at the IRS's tech arm have gone faster and farther than expected, with 40 percent of IT staff and four-fifths of tech leaders gone, the agency's CIO revealed ye…
Feb 19, 2026, 2:29 PM
Biotech investor set to lead US National Science Foundation
Dan Garisto, Max Kozlov, Nature.com
If confirmed by the US Senate, Jim O'Neill would be the first non-scientist or engineer to lead the agency, a big funder of US basic research.
Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
Notorious Drug Trafficker Got Five-Star Treatment After Trump Pardon
Finn Hartnett, The New Republic
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was given special treatment and provided with a room in a luxury hotel after Donald Trump pardoned him in December, ProPublica reported Wednesday.Hernández, a member of Honduras’s right-wing National Party, was…
Feb 18, 2026, 4:01 PM
Top Trump administration immigration spokesperson is leaving
Ximena Bustillo, NPR
Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
Feb 17, 2026, 5:55 PM
Kristi Noem Told Coast Guard to Abandon Search Mission to Use Plane for Her 'Alien Expulsion Operations'
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Thanks to Noem, Coast Guard morale is reportedly "terrible," according to NBC News.
Feb 17, 2026, 3:10 PM
All the world's a stage – except this deputy federal CIO job
Joe Fay, Theregister.com
$200K role promises authority, mission, and 'zero patience for theater' The Trump administration is looking for a deputy federal CIO, and theater fans need not apply.…
Feb 17, 2026, 2:45 PM
Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars
Austin Campbell, The Intercept
“Everyone knew we didn’t need them.” Air Force maintainers have been on a decadelong knife-ordering spree. The post Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars appeared first on The Intercept.
Feb 17, 2026, 10:00 AM
Ty Cobb: Top Trump officials “should be impeached,” including Trump himself
CK Smith, Salon
After chaotic hearings and Trump’s praise for controversial figures, former insider says accountability is overdue
Feb 15, 2026, 6:30 PM
Meet N471US: The $70 Million DHS ‘Sex Plane’ That Secretary Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski Flew
Gary Leff, Viewfromthewing.com
The Department of Homeland Security is buying a lavish $70 million Boeing 737 MAX dubbed the "sex plane," and the Wall Street Journal reveals Secretary Kristi Noem traveled aboard the jet with Corey Lewandowski, fueling long-standing reports of their extramar…
Feb 14, 2026, 3:04 PM
Paramount Names Rene Augustine, Former Trump White House And DOJ Attorney, To Top Global Public Policy Role
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Rene Augustine, who served in the White House and Justice Department during President Donald Trump’s first term, has been named senior vice president of global public policy at Paramount. Augustine will report to Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer for Paramo…
Feb 13, 2026, 9:50 PM