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Simply marked 'POTUS': 16 Epstein-files documents flagged by DOJ for added scrutiny

Months before the Trump administration abruptly announced it would release no further Jeffrey Epstein records, someone inside the Justice Department or FBI simply marked 16 documents from the case with the designation "POTUS."

The detail comes from a spreadsheet titled "DOJ Document Flag List," dated March 25, 2025, among newly released FBI FOIA documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

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DOJ prosecutor's 'unhinged' conspiracy theory tainted ICE protest grand jury: Attorney

A Justice department prosecutor who was "involved" in the Jan. 6 riots has been accused of presenting an "unhinged" conspiracy theory to a grand jury as he sought indictments against activists who protested Alex Pretti's death, court records show.

Joint Task Force Vanguard co-director Brian W. Lynch, who personally presented the case against 15 ICE protest defendants to the grand jury in Minnesota, was called out in a new filing Wednesday from Isaac Sant's defense attorney Kevin Riach.

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Leaked Trump loyalty test demands NATO allies praise him — or lose US protection

A leaked questionnaire shows President Donald Trump's administration has been asking NATO members to demonstrate their loyalty to him before deciding if the U.S. will cut military support for the alliance.

Bloomberg News reviewed the document asking whether each country has "been publicly supportive" of U.S. foreign policy, including strikes in the Middle East and the Western Hemisphere that were carried out without NATO consultation. It also asks what "restrictions" allies have placed on American forces using their bases, and whether they'd be "willing to reduce or eliminate any such restrictions."

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Trump memo reveals 'devious' plot to kill probes into him if Dems win Congress: experts

President Donald Trump is quietly trying to kill congressional corruption investigations against him before they even begin, legal experts warn.

Alarm bells are ringing after the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel published a new opinion that Trump's executive privilege extends to all of his advisers — even those who don't work in government, Talking Points Memo reported Friday.

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Sailor leaped off Navy ship after worries he was risking crew's lives got ignored: wife

A distressed sailor who jumped off an aircraft carrier off the coast of Iran was having vision problems that impacted his work repairing helicopters — and his superiors didn’t care, his wife said.

In fact, they "yelled at him," the Navy serviceman’s spouse told MS NOW’s Priya Sridhar.

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'No president has been hated more': CNN expert reeling at 'just atrocious' Trump feedback

CNN's Harry Enten's eyes popped at the latest polling for President Donald Trump on a crucial economic issue.

The 80-year-old president has earned the highest disapproval rating on gasoline prices of any president on record, Enten said, as energy officials forecast continued limits on travel through the Strait of Hormuz for the rest of the month and gas and energy prices keep fluctuating – just over two months before the midterm elections.

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MAGA presidential candidate's ex-bodyguard guilty of dealing meth

A former bodyguard for Republican gubernatorial candidate — and former presidential hopeful — Vivek Ramaswamy has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges.

Justin Salsburey, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Ohio to participating in a narcotics conspiracy involving bulk amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, reported WKBN-TV.

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Trump repeatedly tricked by late night callers sneaking behind backs of advisers: sources

President Donald Trump keeps getting tricked by "bad actors" who call the White House late at night, according to a new report.

White House officials are fuming that Trump administration leaders have taken to pushing their agendas privately to the president after his aides have gone home, sources told the Daily Beast Friday.

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Vance fraud squad accused of deceitful brags as it sparks DOJ 'turf war': WSJ

Vice President JD Vance's "fraud squad" is off to a rough start with accusations of dummying up of prosecution numbers by DOJ officials in what is being called a "turf war."

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the high-profile announcement by President Donald Trump that Vance would take the lead in rooting out government fraud has instead led to infighting at the DOJ, including over which division gets to use "fraud" in its title.

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Trump's 'chaotic' war on fraud targets ice cream trucks — and avoids Wall Street: report

President Donald Trump has caused chaos in the Department of Justice with demands that his investigators target ice cream trucks over Wall Street fraudsters, according to a new report.

The White House's "war on fraud" points major investigative guns on small businesses accused of pocketing relatively tiny amounts compared to the white collar criminals' takes — a move the New York Times reported has baffled and infuriated experts.

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'Nobody cares': Max Miller's own lawyer silences him as he gripes to judge

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) complained about his court schedule to a magistrate judge, claiming it was unfair because the Republican Party held a "very small majority."

His own attorney, Larry Zukerman, silenced him mid-gripe in open court.

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'First the Reflecting Pool, now this': Trump flips out with new vandalism rage

President Donald Trump is using the vandalism of a beloved Washington D.C. monument to resurface his baseless claims that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's problems were not caused by him.

The World War II Memorial— which the Associated Press reported has been vandalized with bubbles and the message “Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint — triggered a raging response from Trump Friday morning.

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Tennessee superstore's sudden closure slaps MAGA with existential threat

A roadside "Trump Superstore" off Interstate 40 near Knoxville, Tennessee, is shutting down — and it's a shock for MAGA.

Despite a local news report attributing the shutdown to the 80-year-old owner's retirement, on-the-ground reporting suggests a simpler explanation – the MAGA merchandise business has dried up.

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