Biden autopen DOJ probe presses on — though proving crime is ‘tough’
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice hasn’t shelved the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s alleged misuse of the autopen, The Post has learned.
· Josh Christenson
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Justice Department releases Epstein files with unverified Trump claim
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Tylenol use drops among some pregnant women after Trump's unproven autism claim
Tylenol pills in La Habra, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
· Laura Ungar
Alex Rodriguez joins Trump’s White House fete for Lionel Messi, Inter Miami
Lionel Messi and MLS Cup champions Inter Miami weren’t the only world-class athletes at the White House on Thursday.
· Christian Arnold
Kristi Noem's sacking exposes first fissures in Trump's second term
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Nick Pearson
Alleged Iran-backed terrorist who plotted to kill Trump posted photo of president with severed head, was offered up to $1M
A Pakistani man charged with a half-baked plot to kill US politicians posted a photo of President Trump with a severed head — and believed he’d get up to $1 million if the hit was successful, a court heard Thursday.
· Khristina Narizhnaya, Ben Kochman
Trump homenajea a Messi e Inter Miami en la Casa Blanca por título de la MLS
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump recibe un trofeo de manos del argentino Lionel Messi, durante un acto para honrar al Inter Miami en la Casa Blanca, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Messi and Inter Miami were wallpaper for Trump’s whims in their White House visit
The US president welcomed the 2025 MLS Cup champions in a ceremony beset by tangents and awkward asides
· Pablo Iglesias Maurer
Markwayne Mullin's nomination by Trump opens Senate seat in Oklahoma
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Sean Murphy
House expands Medicaid fraud probe to 10 states to ‘combat rampant waste’ — New York and California on notice
WASHINGTON — A House committee has launched an investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud in 10 states — including New York and California — demanding records “to ensure program integrity in states nationwide,” The Post can reveal.
· Josh Christenson
US and Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic relations
People attend a student-led march on National Youth Day to call for the release of detainees, considered to be political prisoners by their relatives and human rights groups, in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)
Trump kicks Tucker Carlson out of MAGA movement after talker’s Iran war criticism: ‘Lost his way’
President Trump cast Tucker Carlson out of his Make America Great Again movement following the conservative talking head’s loud criticism of the US and Israeli assault on Iran.
· Alexandra Steigrad
Venezuela offers security assurances to mining companies, says US interior secretary
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum shake hands after a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
· Regina Garcia Cano
Wisconsin man who shot parents to fund Trump assassination plot gets life in prison
Nikita Casap appears at his arraignment on May 7, 2025, in Waukesha County Circuit Court, in Waukesha, Wis. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
· Todd Richmond
Messi and Inter Miami feted at the White House for MLS Cup title
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lionel Messi during an event to honor the 2025 Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Pentagon labels Anthropic supply-chain risk days after CEO lashed out at Trump, OpenAI
The Pentagon has reportedly told Anthropic it will be officially labeled a supply-chain risk – just days after the AI firm’s CEO Dario Amodei circulated a letter to staffers bashing the Trump administration’s efforts against the company.
· Taylor Herzlich
Noem’s answer on ‘sexual relations’ with Lewandowski was ‘final straw’ for Trump, sources say
WASHINGTON — The “final straw” prompting President Trump to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was her stunning non-answer at a House hearing Wednesday about whether she had “sexual relations” with top aide Corey Lewandowski, sources inside and close to the White House told The Post.
· Steven Nelson, Emily Goodin, Marisa Schultz
US House narrowly rejects resolution to end Trump’s Iran war
The United States House of Representatives has narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have halted President Donald Trump’s war on Iran and required congressional authorisation for any further attacks.
· Al Jazeera
Trump says regime change in Cuba is ‘question of time’ after Iran
United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threats to topple the government of Cuba, stating that US action there could come after his administration completes its war against Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
What it was really like when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem awkwardly took the stage after Trump fired her
NASHVILLE — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem seemed deflated and shied away from mentioning President Trump’s name directly when she took the stage at a police sergeant’s conference moments after she was publicly fired Thursday, attendees told The Post.
· Georgia Worrell
Corey Lewandowski tells The Post he won’t ‘speculate’ on whether Noem’s testimony on their alleged affair cost her DHS job
Corey Lewandowski told The Post he wouldn’t “speculate” on why President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — one day after she was questioned in Congress about her alleged affair with him.
· Marisa Schultz
Trump says he must be ‘involved’ in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader
Donald Trump says he wants to be involved in choosing the next supreme leader of Iran, reiterating his goal of giving rise to a new leadership that is friendly to the United States within the Iranian ruling system.
· Ali Harb
US Postal Service faces cash crisis by 2027, postmaster general warns
Postmaster General David Steiner speaks at an event marking the 250th anniversary of postal service’s founding, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
· Susan Haigh
Panel reviewing Trump’s $400m White House ballroom postpones vote
National Capital Planning Commission cites ‘large amount of public input’, with a majority opposing the plan
· Anna Betts
US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran
Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219
· Chris Stein
Top photos of the day by The Associated Press
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· The Associated Press
49ers hiring former Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive assistant, AP source says
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus looks on from the sidelines during a NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
· Josh Dubow
Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to DC church preparing to celebrate Supreme Court term
U.S. Supreme Court Justices listens as President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Michael Kunzelman
Trump taps Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin for DHS after Noem ouster
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is President Donald Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security Secretary, following the firing of Kristi Noem. Mullin told reporters at the Capitol on Thursday that he would get DHS “focused on protecting the homeland.”
· Sean Murphy
‘I want them gone, even at the cost of my own life’: Tehran eyewitness reveals life after Khamenei
The killing of Iran’s tyrannical Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday in an unprecedented joint military attack by the US and Israel called Operation Epic Fury set off widespread celebrations from Iranians around the world — as President Trump said it would give them their “greatest chance” to “take back the coun…
· Natasha Pearlman
Trump voices support for possible Kurdish offensive in Iran
Donald Trump has expressed public support for a possible Kurdish offensive against Iran as the United States pushes to destabilise the Iranian governing system internally.
· Al Jazeera Staff
FBI investigating 'suspicious' cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information
WASHINGTON — The FBI said this week that it is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations.
· Associated Press
Trump trust bought up to $1.25M in Netflix debt during bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery: filings
President Trump’s trust bought as much as $1.25 million worth of Netflix bonds in January as the streamer was in a heated bidding war with Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros. Discovery, according to government filings released this week.
· Taylor Herzlich
México y EEUU inician el 16 de marzo primera ronda de conversaciones para la revisión del T-MEC
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — México acordó con Estados Unidos iniciar a partir de 16 de marzo una primera ronda bilateral de conversaciones de cara a la revisión del tratado comercial trilateral que mantienen con Canadá (el T-MEC) que se ha visto afectado en el último año por los aranceles impuestos por el presidente Don…
Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart
Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI
· Blake Montgomery
The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
A cleric leads a group of volunteers in prayer next to a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
· The Associated Press
'Funding peace or war?': UAE billionaire slams Trump for dragging Gulf into Iran war
UAE billionaire Khalaf al-Habtoor accused US President Donald Trump of dragging the US’s energy-rich Gulf partners into “danger” by unleashing a war on Iran that they did not want and betraying the American people by putting war at the “top of your priorities”.
· Middleeasteye
US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war
The United States House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution to halt the administration of US President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, in the latest test of lawmakers’ positions on the war.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump demite "Barbie do ICE" e nomeia senador para o cargo
O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, demitiu nesta quinta-feira (05/03) a chefe do Departamento de Segurança Interna (DHS, na sigla em inglês), Kristi Noem, apelidada popularmente como "Barbie do ICE". A decisão foi anunciada após crescentes críticas à gestão dela no departamento, incluindo a resposta a desastres e à…
· Deutsche Welle
The moment at Kristi Noem’s Senate hearing that likely got her fired as secretary of Homeland Security
Fired Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem likely sealed her fate with one answer to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday — and it wasn’t the one about sex with her aide Corey Lewandowski.
· Chris Nesi
White House vows to ‘vigorously defend’ tariffs as California, New York lead court revolt
Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states, including California and New York, are filing a lawsuit to block President Trump’s new tariffs, two weeks after a new round of taxes and duties on imports were issued following a Supreme Court ruling that found the White House had overstepped its authority.
· Josh Koehn
Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage
On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and peering into tents. It was the day after a winter storm had doused the city, and many of the unhoused people Feldman usually treats had moved to find somewhere dry.
Kristi Noem out in first shake-up of Trump's second term
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· The Associated Press
New York and other US states sue Trump over ‘illegal and reckless’ tariffs
Lawsuit says president does not have authority to impose levies and demands refunds from federal government
· Michael Sainato
Trump to replace Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Who is Markwayne Mullin? Ex-MMA fighter tapped as new DHS chief
President Trump has selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security.
· Samuel Chamberlain
Morning Mail: Israel orders more than 500,000 to evacuate Beirut, Trump fires Kristi Noem, two mammal species discovered
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· Martinfarrer
Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels
Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs
· Tiago Rogero
Trump y sus subalternos han dado múltiples justificaciones para la guerra
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos Marco Rubio (izq) con el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth durante una reunión entre el presidente Donald Trump y el secretario general de la OTAN Mark Rutte en La Haya, Holanda, el 25 de junio del 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
· Laurie Kellman
Kristi Noem replaced as head of US homeland security, Donald Trump announces
Critics said Kristi Noem demonised immigrants and promoted an immigration enforcement strategy that targeted non-criminal, working immigrants and families. Source: AAP / J. Scott Applewhite/AP
· Sbsaustralia