Trump's DOJ hired a lawyer who compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape

The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.

How Yunchan Lim changed my mind about Tchaikovsky's 'Seasons'

In a new album, the youngest ever Van Cliburn winner puts his own stamp on Tchaikovsky's undervalued set of piano pieces called The Seasons.

Erik Menendez has been denied parole. Lyle Menendez's hearing is next

Erik Menendez had his first-ever parole hearing on Thursday, while Lyle Menendez's hearing is expected Friday. The brothers have spent more than three decades in prison for their parents' murders.

A timeline of the Trump administration's words as critics press for the Epstein records

The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records — especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise.

The Supreme Court allows the NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants, for now

But the court, in its emergency-docket order, left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out National Institutes of Health memos that enforced the administration's policies.

To counter Texas and Trump, California approves plan for new voting districts

California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump.

The Kennedy Center terminates its dance programming team

This is the latest shakeup since Trump took over the cultural center. "We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon," said a Kennedy Center spokesperson.

Chance the Rapper will not turn the other cheek

STAR LINE recasts the affable indie rapper as something sharper-eged — a skeptic of the state and champion of the collective, who is ready to scrap if necessary.

Florida must stop expanding the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration center, a judge says

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.

The African Union backs a campaign to replace the Mercator map that distorts Africa's size

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.