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FEMA scrambles to suspend staffers who rang the alarm about the ...
Some of the 191 signatories chose to remain anonymous, fearing retaliation from an administration that's earned a reputation for political vengeance. But ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 27, 2025


Why did Tulsi Gabbard fire the NSA's chief data scientist?
... officials briefed on the matter. The effort failed. Ms. Gabbard, on orders from President Trump, fired the scientist, who was a leading government expert on ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 22, 2025


Trump is pushing the FBI to investigate more violent crimes. Here's ...
“They are effectively making the FBI a national police force,” said one senior agent, who declined to be named for fear of retaliation. “Who will address ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 19, 2025


Firings at FBI spark demand for probe from top Senate Democrat
... declined to be named for fear of retaliation. The agents in question — Walter Giardina and Christopher Meyer — were also fired, as was Spencer Evans, the ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 14, 2025


Trump's immigration end game could destroy an already-strained ...
One fired judge, who requested anonymity fearing retaliation from the administration, said the cuts showed the Trump administration wants immigration courts to ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 12, 2025


Monday's Mini-Report, 8.11.25
... sources familiar with the matter.” * Wait, AOL was still providing dial-up service? “In the hazy impressions of memory, some may even recall it fondly: The ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 11, 2025


Melissa Murray is the JLo of Law
Melissa Murray: I do. So one of the things that's so interesting about this court is, you know, they do actually speak off the record. Like Justice Alito goes ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 11, 2025


CDC headquarters shooting leaves officer dead and RFK Jr ...
... asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak for the agency and so they could speak critically about Kennedy. At the time of the meeting ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 9, 2025


High-ranking FBI job losses disproportionately hurt women, people ...
... declined to be named, citing fear of retaliation. In addition to the SACs, as they are known, other top bureau officials have been removed or forced to ...

MSNBC  ∙  August 5, 2025


DOJ approval of a corporate merger has exposed a rift in the MAGA ...
People familiar with the matter tell MSNBC that Arthur Schwartz, a consultant with deep MAGA ties, was also making the case for the merger. Davis declined ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 31, 2025


Nicolle Wallace calls out 'hot mess' Pete Hegseth's 'obsessive ...
That intervention, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the Post, “came in the form of a phone call by an individual close to the ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 29, 2025


Thursday's Mini-Report, 7.17.25
... sources familiar with the matter.” * In related news: "Fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sent an email Thursday morning to her former colleagues at the ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 17, 2025


Trump's Epstein files fiasco is indicative of a broader problem
A department spokesperson — who declined to be identified by name, which is ironic under the circumstances — emailed a statement: “This year the department ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 15, 2025


Trump's administration is ending USAID — and it's costing girls and ...
A practitioner in Goma who asked to remain anonymous told me, “Survivors come clinging to hope that they'll at least be protected from HIV. But when we turn ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 12, 2025


What Trump's Justice Department investigations into Brennan and ...
The Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into two longtime targets of President Donald Trump's ire: former FBI Director James Comey and ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 10, 2025


Wednesday's Mini-Report, 7.2.25
... sources with knowledge of the decision.” * This requires some additional explanation, too: “The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 ...

MSNBC  ∙  July 2, 2025


Monday's Campaign Round-Up, 6.30.25: Lara Trump eyes Senate ...
Asked about the odds she will run, the source said, “I'd put it as high as one could be considering it.” * In Virginia, there were primary special elections ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 30, 2025


Why the University of Virginia's president will resign under pressure ...
... people briefed on the matter. The developments have been confirmed by NBC News, The Washington Post and The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, where the ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 27, 2025


Tuesday's Mini-Report, 6.24.25
... people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News.” * It's hard not to wonder if this news had anything to do with this news: “The Trump ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 24, 2025


The Trump administration cut funding to a vital lifeline for LGBTQ youth
A source within the organization who spoke with me on the condition of anonymity told me the cut means a serious budget shortfall for the Trevor Project ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 22, 2025


As Trump weighs Iran strikes, his abandonment of the JCPOA looks ...
... with knowledge of the matter.” That might not be what the White House wants the public to hear, but it's what U.S. intelligence agencies keep telling ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 20, 2025


Mike Lee's posts about Minnesota shootings draws deserved backlash
But according to Alberta, “to hear Lee's friends, allies, and former staffers tell it—and they did, by the dozens, though many requested anonymity to avoid ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 17, 2025


Vance Boelter, suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings, arrested ...
A source said that the list named prominent individuals in Minnesota who have been outspoken in their support of reproductive rights. Read the state ...

MSNBC  ∙  June 16, 2025


Vance Boelter identified as suspect in shootings of Democratic ...
A source said earlier in the day that the list named prominent individuals in Minnesota who have been outspoken in their support of reproductive rights.

MSNBC  ∙  June 15, 2025