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Rhode Island's chief federal judge is publicly rebuking the Trump administration after ICE falsely characterized a colleague's ruling in an immigration case and put his fellow judge in danger.

Chief Judge John McConnell issued a formal letter Tuesday condemning ICE for publishing a press release that described District Judge Melissa DuBose as an "activist Biden judge" who knowingly released "a violent criminal illegal alien who is wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic" – which he said was flatly false, reported The Providence Journal.

A bombshell new report on high-ranking administration officials calling to suspend a constitutional right and invoke the Insurrection Act shows how far President Donald Trump's authoritarian ambitions have retreated since the start of this year.

New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported in their forthcoming book that Stephen Miller pushed the president to suspend habeas corpus for accused illegal immigrants, while Vice President JD Vance called on him to use military troops to crack down on protesters in Minnesota, but The Bulwark's Andrew Eggers spotted a silver lining in that "jaw-dropping" report.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire last week, and now a prominent economist is warning that his unprecedented wealth poses a grave threat to human freedom in the US and across the globe.

In a column published by The Guardian on Tuesday, Paris School of Economics professor Gabriel Zucman argued that Musk’s enormous fortune is fundamentally at odds with a democratic system of governance because it gives him “the power to stifle competition, the power to shape public discourse, the power to influence policymaking, the power to buy elections, the power to stall social progress,” and much else.

A group of Democratic US senators warned Monday that congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump could be gearing up for a push for raise the retirement age as part of a broader—and deeply unpopular—effort to slash Social Security benefits after the 2026 midterm elections.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote in a letter to Trump that they have “renewed concerns” that his administration is “considering raising the retirement age, cutting the earned benefits of millions of Americans,” despite the president’s repeated vows to shield the program.

A federal prosecutor unveiled indictments against 15 Antifa-linked defendants in Minneapolis Tuesday — then got corrected by reporters who knew his own track record better than he did.

U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for the District of Minnesota announced the indictment alongside Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy. The defendants — members and associates of Direct Action Minnesota — face charges including conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, interstate stalking, and assault on a federal officer. Twelve were arrested Tuesday morning; two remain fugitives.

CNN conservative columnist S.E. Cupp argued President Donald Trump's investigation into California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, could inadvertently boost Newsom's political standing and damage the Republican party ahead of the 2028 elections.

Cupp characterized the probe as beneficial to Newsom and wrote, "This is exactly what Gavin Newsom wants."

CNN's Harry Enten was surprised by the polling data for Vice President JD Vance, who's considered a frontrunner for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.

The 41-year-old vice president has taken an active role in defending the nebulous agreement to end the war in Iran and has been promoting his forthcoming memoir, "Communion," and the network's chief data analyst told "CNN News Central" that prediction markets had soured on his chances.

Despite Donald Trump’s proclamation that the Iran war is drawing to a close, columnist David French claimed that conservative anger aimed at the president with the president is not close to dissipating.

Appearing on MS NOW’s “Money Power Politics,” with host Stephanie Ruhle, the conservative New York Times columnist may no longer be able to placate critics in his own party.

In a note written on July 22, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein appeared to portray himself “as a victim of the #MeToo movement,” and also compared his situation to the 19th century antisemitic persecution of a French Army officer, The New York Times revealed Tuesday after obtaining a collection of “never seen before” notes from the convicted child sex offender.

The note in question was written four days after Epstein had been denied bail, and scrawled across the top was the phrase “J’ACCUSE,” which roughly translates to “I accuse” in English. The phrase, the Times notes, is a likely reference to the 1898 open letter of the same name accusing the French government of antisemitism for the persecution of Alfred Dreyfus, a military officer who was falsely accused of espionage and imprisoned on a brutal prison island.

Vice President JD Vance spent Tuesday on The View trying to explain away President Donald Trump's controversial remarks — and co-host Joy Behar immediately shut him down.

Vance was on the show defending the administration's economic record days after Trump told reporters he loved the surging inflation, insisting it would fall once the war in Iran ended. Consumer prices had hit a three-year high in May.

Internal contractor estimates reveal President Donald Trump's East Wing replacement ballroom project costs $600 million — $200 million more than what Trump has publicly stated.

According to Clark Construction documents obtained by the Washington Post, approximately $307 million comes from federal agencies, including the Secret Service and White House Military Office. But only $293 million derives from private sources.