DNC releases 2024 election autopsy on how Democrats lost

The Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin has kept under wraps for months.

• May 22

DOJ onboards largest-ever class of immigration judges in deportation push

The additions come after the ouster of dozens of immigration judges across the country by the Trump administration over the past year.

• May 21

Is Trump's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" legal? Experts weigh in.

The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.

• May 21

State Democratic Party censures governor after he commutes Tina Peters' sentence

The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday voted 89.8% in favor of a measure to censure Gov. Jared Polis.

• May 21

Texas Dem under fire for saying she'd make ICE jail "prison for American Zionists"

A Democratic House candidate in Texas is facing widespread condemnation and accusations of antisemitism from her own party.

• May 21

DHS to tighten Ebola-related flight restrictions for some foreign travelers

The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the U.S. from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak.

• May 20

Ally of DOJ pardon attorney seeks to join board of Trump's $1.7+ billion fund

In his application letter, attorney Mike Howell proposed organizing a national gathering of "thousands of victims of weaponization," including those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

• May 20

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy takes digs at Trump, urging renewed unity in politics

Cassidy, who lost his reelection bid last week, called for leaders who are "steady, not erratic" and "thoughtful, not impulsive."

• May 20

U.S. intel community analyzing how Cuba might respond to military action

These kinds of intelligence forecasts attempt not only to show the immediate consequences of an American action, but the chain of reactions that may follow.

• May 20

Ex-prosecutor allegedly stole secret report on Trump, named file "Bundt Cake Recipe"

A former federal prosecutor was charged this week with emailing herself a report on the Justice Department's investigation into President Trump that a judge had kept under lock and key, under the file name "Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf."

• May 20

DOJ veterans fear probe into ex-CIA director is being stacked with Trump loyalists

Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office.

• May 20

Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law

A federal judge ordered White House staff and President Trump's top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved.

• May 20

U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro for murder over downing of planes in 1996

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.

• May 21

Rubio offers Cubans "new path" in video address

Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida, according to court filings made public Wednesday.

• May 20

Barney Frank, Massachusetts congressman for 32 years, dies at 86

Barney Frank​, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.

• May 20

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