House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech  —  Hayden Haynes is a longtime top aide to Mike Johnson, both in the speaker's office and his personal office.  —  WASHINGTON — Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. …

Trump pauses Canada, Mexico auto tariffs  —  “We spoke with the big three auto dealers,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters.  “We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through [the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.”  —  President Donald Trump has decided …

Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's bid to avoid paying USAID contractors  —  The Trump administration's efforts to effectively dismantle the foreign aid agency led contractors to file suit claiming they are owed money.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed …

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members …

Musk promises better communication between Republican lawmakers, DOGE  —  “With all due respect to Mr. Musk, he doesn't have a vote up here,” one lawmaker said.  —  Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk stepped up his congressional outreach on Wednesday, taking questions from Republican lawmakers …

White House accuses Panama of being unaware of situation at canal … - His comments were regarding BlackRock's agreement to acquire two ports serving the canal from a Chinese group, CK Hutchinson, as part of a larger $22.8 billion deal. … - “I reject in the name of Panama and all Panamanians …

Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve  —  A large majority of speech watchers approved of what they heard from President Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday night.  —  The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president's party draws more of their own partisans.

Trump administration ordered to reinstate thousands of fired USDA workers  —  The decision is a blow to the Trump administration's effort to drastically and quickly shrink the federal bureaucracy.  —  Thousands of fired workers at the Department of Agriculture must get their jobs back for at least …

The Simple Explanation for Why Trump Turned Against Ukraine  —  Donald Trump's highly public schism with Volodymyr Zelensky has yielded the kind of doublethink that is common in personality cults.  Those believers who approve of the policy hail the great leader's strategic genius.

Freshman Rep. Sylvester Turner dies at 70 … - “We were on the floor together last night. … - Turner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Let's Be Honest About The State Of The Union  —  It wasn't necessary to watch all of Trump's speech last night to understand where we are as a country.  The state of our union, as I noted Sunday night, is compromised.  And that comes as no surprise to any of us.

U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft  —  Trump administration had used C-17s to fly migrants abroad and to Guantanamo Bay  —  The Trump administration has stopped using military aircraft to fly migrants who entered the U.S. illegally to Guantanamo Bay or other countries, defense officials said.

This Pentagon Press Secretary Has a Long History of Bigoted and Xenophobic Posts  —  “Be unapologetically right-wing.  It will pay off.”  —  On Donald Trump's first day in office, the Department of Defense announced a spate of hires, including 26-year-old Kingsley Wilson, who will serve as the Pentagon's deputy press secretary.

Exclusive: U.S. holding secret talks with Hamas … - While the Trump administration consulted with Israel about the possibility of engaging with Hamas, Israel learned about aspects of the talks through other channels, one source said.  — The sources spoke with Axios on the condition …

Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members—'Suspicious,' Experts Say  —  Trading in Dominari Holdings Inc. soared ahead of the February announcement that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had taken stakes in the company …

Trump's Rage Over “Low” Deportations Suddenly Gets More Unnerving  —  For weeks now, President Donald Trump's propagandists have relentlessly glorified his mass-deportations, even posting images of defeated-looking migrants getting frog-marched onto shiny military planes.

Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings  —  U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts …

Why Trump Thanked John Roberts  —  The conservative justices are frequently accomplices to Trump's assault on democracy.  —  The exchange was so awkward, it should have been followed by the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song.  While President Donald Trump was shaking hands down the aisle …

Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak  —  During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize “as much as possible.”  —  Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday …

US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine  —  Fresh blow to embattled government in Kyiv as Trump administration shifts on conflict  —  The US has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military's ability to target Russian forces, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The American Century is Over  —  President in Name Only Donald Trump delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress typical of him—overstuffed, narcissistic, mean-spirited, and deeply dishonest.  And boring—not to mention interminable.  Some (smart) Democrats chose not to attend …

Mayor Adams' Job Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low Of 20%, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; 56% Of Voters Say Adams Should Resign From Office  —  mail_outline  —  As New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces legal uncertainty over federal corruption charges, as well as a re-election bid …

Trump Promised Retribution.  Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind.  —  Donald Trump rambled, ranted and raved his way through the 2024 presidential campaign, but he was clear on one point.  When he was elected, he would get revenge.  —  “I am your retribution,” Trump said to crowds of his supporters throughout the campaign.

How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA  —  The billionaire overseeing a wide-ranging government efficiency effort is offering his own SpaceX technology as the future of flight-safety inside the Federal Aviation Administration  —  Two weeks ago, SpaceX engineer Ted Malaska showed …

Disney to Cut Nearly 6% of Staff Across ABC News, Disney Entertainment Networks  —  The layoffs are being announced to employees as early as Wednesday  —  About 200 employees are being let go at Disney's ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks unit, people familiar with the matter said.