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D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration over 'hostile takeover' of police

(Washington Post) D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has sued President Donald Trump over his executive actions asserting control over the D.C. police department and attempting to install an emergency police commissioner, one of the most extraordinary exertions of federal power in the city’s half-century of home rule. The lawsuit came hours after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered sweeping changes to law enforcement policies in the city and said a Trump administration official should assume all duties and responsibilities of the police chief, drawing immediate legal pushback from Schwalb and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D).

Police Union That Endorsed Glenn Youngkin for Virginia Governor in 2021 Splits Ticket to Back Democrat

(Mediaite) Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) picked up another advantage over her GOP opponent in the battle to be Virginia’s next governor, scoring the endorsement of a police union that has backed a straight Republican statewide ticket for nearly fifteen years, including supporting current Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for the gig in 2021.

Federal judge startled by 'basic loophole' Trump created to justify 'unlawful' firing of agency president

(Law & Crime) The president and CEO of a congressionally created independent U.S. agency, subjected to dismantling by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Donald Trump, was unlawfully sent packing based on a nonexistent "loophole" that "makes no sense," a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Murdoch Paper Warns Trump: You Just Got Hit With a Major 'Political Problem'

(Daily Beast) Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal just slapped Donald Trump with a stark warning of a looming “political problem” over who will wind up paying his tariffs. In an editorial published Thursday, the paper’s editorial board said fresh inflation data showed costs climbing for U.S.

Republicans Have Created a Legal Nightmare for Themselves on Epstein

(NY Mag) The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has hit a temporary lull — but rest assured it’s coming back, and it’s going to be ugly for the Trump administration. Major issues remain unresolved and will play out over the coming weeks and months, whether Donald Trump and his Congressional supporters like it or not. And they’ve mostly got themselves to blame.

Ukrainian flags are lining the streets of Anchorage ahead of Trump's summit with Putin

Pentagon clarifies Hegseth's repost on women's right to vote

(Axios) A Department of Defense official faced pressure Thursday to reaffirm Secretary Pete Hegseth's commitment to women's right to vote after the Pentagon chief reposted a video of a pastor in the secretary's church saying the opposite. Reposting the video is a part of a growing list of controversial moves Hegseth has made toward women amid his effort to purge the military of "wokeness." "Of course the Secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told reporters on Thursday.

Costco Won't Dispense Abortion Pill After Conservative Pressure Campaign

(Huff Post) In a move emboldening right-wing activists to keep up their pressure campaigns, Costco confirmed Thursday that it won’t seek certification to dispense mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill. In an announcement first reported by Bloomberg News, Costco said the decision was “based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients” for mifepristone, the first drug used in what’s usually a two-step regimen. Costco did not return HuffPost’s request to elaborate on the decision, but the conservative activist groups who lobbied for it are calling the announcement a big win ― and say they’re setting their sights on more pharmacies.

Ukrainians Who Fled War Are Losing Their Legal Status to Stay in the U.S.

(Wall Street Journal) Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. will begin losing legal protections Friday without action from the Trump administration, leaving them vulnerable to possible arrest and deportation. The Ukrainians came to the country through Uniting for Ukraine, a makeshift legal program created by the Biden administration. They were granted a two-year, renewable status known as humanitarian parole, so long as they found a private American sponsor to take them in.

Kristi Noem claims 1.6M migrants have left the country. Even the group behind the number admits it may be overstated

(The Independent) So-called ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi Noem has claimed 1.6 million migrants have left the country since President Donald Trump took office but the group behind the number says it may be overstated. The Homeland Security secretary, known for donning Immigrations and Customs Enforcement gear for publicity stunts, appeared on Fox News Thursday to share, “We have 1.6 million illegal immigrants that have left this country voluntarily.”