Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge  —  He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday.  Stocks fall.  —  President Trump likes to cite the stock market when it's rising as a sign of his policy success, so what does he think about Monday's plunge?

No more town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans  —  The chair of the House GOP's campaign arm told Republican lawmakers Tuesday to stop holding in-person town halls amid a wave of angry backlash over the cuts undertaken by President Donald Trump's administration.

People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago  —  Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

How an Arizona DJ and karate instructor won Trump's ear on Ukraine  —  Until President Donald Trump quoted Michael McCune's Facebook post, it wasn't clear whether he remained interested in pursuing a minerals deal with Ukraine.  —  Just now  —  PHOENIX — In between deejaying weddings …

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst's Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee  —  Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill.

Economic growth is slowing — so Trump wants to redefine “economic growth”  —  The White House is promising to manipulate economic data. … The government produces many of America's most important economic indicators.  And that data influences the media's coverage of the economy, which likely colors voters' views of the president.

RFK Jr.'s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts  —  The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on vitamin A use to combat …

Vance Ignites Outrage in Britain With ‘Random Country’ Comment  —  The vice president denied that he was talking about Britain and France when he downplayed “20,000 troops from some random country” protecting Ukraine.  No other countries have pledged troops.

Vengeance Is His  —  With Trump back in the White House, each new week produces an onslaught of radical policy initiatives.  —  In an essay posted on Substack, Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown, described a sequence — running from Feb. 21 to Feb. 27 …

Secretary McMahon: Our Department's Final Mission  —  When I took the oath of office as Secretary of Education, I accepted responsibility for overseeing the U.S. Department of Education and those who work here.  But more importantly, I took responsibility for supporting over 100 million American children …

Shell-Shocked at CBS  —  As Paramount's merger with Skydance nears the finish line, CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens have faced escalating pressure to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit—including from incoming president Jeff Shell.

How Federal Workers Are Dealing With the $1 Limit on Their Corporate Cards  —  Most workers now have the spending limit on their government-issued plastic—rendering it functionally useless  —  WASHINGTON—For much of the federal workforce, pulling out a government credit card during …

Trump says federal funding will stop for colleges, schools allowing ‘illegal’ protests  —  President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all federal funding will stop for colleges and schools that allow “illegal” protests and that agitators will be imprisoned or sent back to the country they came from.

‘It was messy’: Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights  —  Millions of federal workers were ordered to return to offices across the country in recent weeks, marking an end to Covid-era rules allowing more flexibility to work from home.

Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration  —  What follows is a timeline of actions that highlight the alarming level of politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.

Corporate Clemency: How Trump Is Halting Enforcement Against Corporate Lawbreakers  —  Key Findings  —  After freeing January 6 rioters, Donald Trump's second administration is rapidly moving toward a new priority: granting “get out of jail free” cards to corporations facing investigations …

Exclusive: Fired US government workers with top security clearances were not given exit briefings, sources say  —  Some U.S. government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised …

Beware Trump's Talk of Coming “Emergencies”  —  Even before he took office, Donald Trump spoke of emergency: America is in the grip of a “woke” and weaponized federal government, he warned.  Then came the catch: With the nation in such a state, the normal rules weren't going to apply anymore.

Tina Peters election tampering case under DOJ review … - Yaakov Roth, the acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil division, expressed concern about the judge's “exceptionally lengthy” nine-year prison sentence and denial of bail while the conviction is appealed.