At Least One US Citizen Killed in Cuba Boat Shootout, Officials Say

The Cuban government says it is willing to exchange information with the United States as both countries open investigations into the deadly shootout off Cuba’s coast. U.S. officials tell NBC News American citizens were among the passengers on the boat involved in the confrontation. At least one U.S. citizen was killed and another is now … Read more

Trump has embraced a disturbing strategy to silence free speech | David Bralow

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Media Matters over critical coverage. It’s just one example of the administration’s approach The Trump administration is embracing an intimidation strategy to silence critical media coverage. Here’s how it works: a federal agency launches a pretextual investigation into a perceived enemy, keeps the investigation open to coerce compliance, and … Read more

California fast food workers, still reeling from ICE raids, demand employers step up

Union-backed pledge urges fast food employers to protect workers’ rights as immigration raids fuel fear and walkouts Fast food workers in California are demanding employers sign a pledge reaffirming workers’ rights amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at workplaces across the US. The California Fast Food Workers Union, an affiliate of the Service Employees … Read more

Columbia Says ICE Agents Lied to Gain Access to the University

Columbia University’s president Claire Shipman says federal agents, who detained a student from Azerbaijan, misrepresented themselves to gain access to a residential building by claiming they were looking for a missing child. Federal officials say the apartment’s building manager let officers into the building and that all agents identified themselves. The detained student has since … Read more

Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn

Scientists say crackdown on gender-affirming care could have impact on healthcare of all Americans As more health systems end gender-affirming care for patients amid a crackdown from the Trump administration, scientists and advocates say the science of sex and gender is being misrepresented – and will have major repercussions for the healthcare for all Americans. … Read more

Bill Clinton faces high-stakes House grilling in Epstein probe after Hillary blasts ‘fishing expedition’

Former President Bill Clinton will testify to the House Oversight Committee in a high-stakes deposition for the committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. The closed-door meeting is expected to take place at 11 a.m. at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Westchester County, N.Y. Chappaqua has been the Clintons’ primary residence since they left … Read more

Report exposes billions in uncovered fraud, waste as watchdog coalition offers support to Trump’s crackdown

FIRST ON FOX: As the Trump administration appoints Vice President JD Vance to lead a nationwide “War on Fraud,” a coalition of conservative state financial officers says it has already uncovered and stopped billions in taxpayer waste and is pledging to partner with the White House to root out corruption nationwide. In a Thursday letter to … Read more