Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order  —  The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.  The ongoing funding freeze is also reflected …

Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams  —  A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.  —  NEW YORK — The Justice Department …

Why Trump's new tariffs are such a strange idea  —  Donald Trump announced Monday that the US will impose a 25 percent tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum.  —  The president has a habit of declaring radical changes to trade policy, only to swiftly walk them back.

1 dead, 4 hospitalized after two planes crash on runway at Scottsdale Airport  —  The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday  —  SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Officials confirm at least one person has died after an aircraft crash on the runway Monday at the Scottsdale Airport.

Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.

Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint  —  The rough plan would cut less spending than hard-liners want while also scaling back potential tax cuts.  —  After a series of setbacks and delays, Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday night shopped around a new budget blueprint …

Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance  —  Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives …

Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event  —  The Army and other service branches are abandoning recruiting efforts at a prestigious Black engineering event this week, turning down access to a key pool of highly qualified potential applicants amid President …

EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets  —  U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding that they will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc.

Mace Takes to House Floor With Charges of Rape and Sexual Predation  —  The South Carolina Republican used her floor privileges to lodge shocking accusations against her former fiancé and three other men.  —  Representative Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican who in recent weeks …

Trump is assaulting his own legitimacy  —  Defying the courts could bring a steep cost. … 🏰 👑 ⚔️  —  Donald Trump's cronies are threatening to defy the authority of the federal courts.  If they follow through, the nation's rapid descent into dictatorship will be complete …

Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news - study  —  Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries  —  Far-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social media …

Trump says he may withhold aid to Jordan, Egypt if they don't take in Palestinians  —  President Trump said Monday he would consider withholding aid to Jordan and Egypt if they do not agree to take in Palestinians as part of a plan for the U.S. to take over and develop the Gaza Strip.

LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  I am writing today to address a few words to you in these delicate moments that you are living as Pastors of the People of God who walk together in the United States of America.

Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine's security without America  —  Exclusive: In extended interview with the Guardian, Ukraine's president says he will offer US firms lucrative reconstruction contracts to try to get Trump onside  —  If Donald Trump withdraws US support for Ukraine …

27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests  —  More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists …

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Roland L. Bragg  —  While flying aboard a C-17 from Joint Base Andrews to Stuttgart on February 10, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Roland L. Bragg.

Obama Best Liked Among Living Presidents; Biden, Least  —  Obama, Bush, Clinton are viewed more positively than negatively  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Of the five living men who have served as U.S. president, Barack Obama receives the highest favorable rating (59%) and Joe Biden the lowest (39%).

What Republicans really mean when they blame ‘DEI’  —  Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism  —  In 1981, Lee Atwater, the most influential Republican party strategist of the late 20th century, sat down for an off …

Trump Names Loyalist Interim Leader of Kennedy Center as He Strengthens His Grip  —  The president also purged 18 board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who were scrubbed from an official roster on the center's website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein.

The GOP Says They Love Elon.  Privately, They're Expressing Concerns.  —  REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE WIDELY praised Elon Musk as he's gone about restructuring and in certain cases eliminating entire parts of the government.  —  But in private, they've expressed quite a different perspective …

Will Trump really defy the courts?  —  Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to transform federal spending and the federal workforce are crashing up against judges who've temporarily blocked several of their policies.  —  Judges have frozen Trump's “spending freeze” orders …

Defense Secretary Hegseth booed and heckled by military families protesting against DEI push  —  Last week, Hegseth wrote a memo in which he banned transgender people from joining the military and restricted the use of some learning materials in Defense Department schools.

'We'll all have to go vegan': Wisconsin dairy farmers fret over immigration crackdown  —  Business groups warn agriculture sector will collapse without foreign labour  —  John Rosenow, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, says that if Donald Trump deports all undocumented aliens, Americans will have to get used to a whole new diet.

US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave  —  Staffers at the nation's cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

As USAID retreats, China pounces  —  With help from Connor O'Brien, Nahal Toosi and Daniel Lippman  —  If USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in.  —  That's the trend that longtime U.S. China watchers and aid workers are already noticing …

Pentagon changes Fort Liberty's name back to Fort Bragg  —  The Pentagon will change the name of the North Carolina military base Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Trump while honoring a different namesake.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …

Deb Haaland announces run for New Mexico governor … - Haaland, who served in the Biden administration, was the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.  — She has been taking steps for some time to consolidate support in the state and assemble a team of political operatives …

The Toxic Male Is the New Femme Fatale  —  Between the first presidential campaign of Donald Trump and the arrival of the #MeToo movement in 2017, progressive activists and social critics increasingly warned us about something called toxic masculinity.  The term, vaguely academic in nature …

Exclusive |  Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI  —  The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman's plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.