‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal  —  Trump said Tuesday night that the U.S. “will take over Gaza” and send in troops “if necessary.”  —  Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night following President Donald Trump's announcement …

U.S. government officials privately warn Musk's blitz appears illegal  —  The billionaire's DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.  —  The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal …

There Is No Going Back  —  Even if anyone had elected Elon Musk to anything, the last week would still be one of the most serious examples of executive branch malfeasance in American history.  —  Musk has seized hold of critical levers of power and authority within the federal government …

The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover  —  Spy agency's workforce receives buyout-style offer  —  WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump's priorities, including targeting drug cartels.

U.S. Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China  —  The Postal Service will continue to accept parcels from Hong Kong and China despite a new executive order that will require greater inspection of packages.  —  The United States Postal Service on Wednesday …

Democrats Are Falling For Trump and Musk's Foreign Aid Trap  —  Three veteran strategists want their party to be more thoughtful about fighting Trump's anti-bureaucracy campaign.  —  After three months of soul-searching about how to revive their party, some Democrats this week believe …

Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats  —  Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’  —  Staffers with Elon Musk's “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered …

Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’  —  The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives.  A majority are Black.  —  Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos …

Musk shocks lawmakers, setting himself on collision course  —  Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is on a collision course with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are starting to challenge his authority.  —  Senate Republicans acknowledge they need to cut government spending …

Treasury says Musk's DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system  —  The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed to the agency have “read-only” access to its sensitive $5 trillion US payments system and that no payments have been suspended …

Migrants Are Deported to India on U.S. Military Plane  —  The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States.  —  A U.S. military plane with at least 100 aboard landed …

Republicans stare down massive deficits to extend Trump tax cuts  —  Caught between the debt and their tax base, Republicans are considering some novel ways to account for the cost of their legislative agenda as disagreements over budget cuts look set to hamstring early moves on their tax bill.

The “deferred resignation” scam  —  Last week, Popular Information broke down the “offer” that the Trump administration was making to millions of federal employees to induce them to resign voluntarily.  The Trump administration wanted federal employees to believe that if they agreed …

The Business Community Is Extraordinarily Stupid  —  You may have noticed that wealthy international businessmen—the jet set class with the means to be anywhere—do not typically choose to live and headquarter their businesses in Russia.  Nor do they choose to base themselves in Hungary, or El Salvador, or North Korea.