Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system  —  A basic democratic norm is that laws are implemented as they are written.  Another norm is that the implementation of the law be even-handed, applied equally to all groups.  The idea that some groups would become less eligible for public support …

How Do You Like the Trade War Now?  —  Trump is furious that Canada won't take his tariffs lying down.  —  President Trump wanted a trade war with the world, and Americans are getting it, good and hard.  Stock prices continued to decline on Tuesday amid the latest Canada-U.S. tariff tit-for-tat.

Why I Left the Washington Post  —  Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years.  After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided to quit.  —  I walked into the Washington Post building …

EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs  —  The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase …

“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security's Thoughts on DOGE and Trump  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Since the arrival of a team …

Texas measles outbreak grows, while New York and California report new cases  —  Counties in California, New York and Maryland detected their first measles cases of the year.  The CDC has warned travelers to be vigilant as spring break begins.  —  Los Angeles County in California …

Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office  —  As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency's chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office …

New CNN poll: Americans are negative on Trump's handling of economy  —  Americans are not impressed with President Donald Trump's stewardship of the economy, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, putting him underwater on the nation's top issue even as he sees ratings among the best …

Trump's Economic Messaging Is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers  —  The president's team has received a flood of calls from business executives concerned about the mixed messaging on tariffs  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's stop-and-start trade policy and uneven economic messaging have rattled …

How to Lose a Green Card  —  Green card holders like Columbia University's Mahmoud Khalil are entitled to due process before having their permanent residency taken away.  —  @mboaz.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … At 11:30 a.m. this morning, Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District …

A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Lose  —  Especially when you're running a country  —  A note to subscribers: I've taken my weekend primer on Social Security out from behind the paywall, partly in response to popular demand but also because it's relevant to today's post.  —  This will, I hope, be a fairly short post.

Trump, Perkins Coie and John Adams  —  The President breaks a bedrock legal principle by targeting the law firm for representing clients he doesn't like.  —  Tap For Sound  —  As he campaigned for a second term, Donald Trump often said his retribution against opponents would be “success.”

Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts  —  Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts  —  The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University …

Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President  —  The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.  —  Rahm Wants to Run.  —  Yes, that Rahm.  And, yes, for that office — the presidency.  —  “I've only been back two months …

‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading  —  Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items  —  The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining …

The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring  —  A contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and many other U.S. government agencies has developed a tool that lets analysts more easily pull a target individual's publicly available data from a wide array of sites …

Turns out DOGE can't beat FOIA by shouting NOT AN AGENCY  —  🚘 💨 🛣️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff  —  The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.  —  The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers …

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices  —  An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.  —  The Trump administration intends to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency offices responsible …

DOGE Privacy Act Requests  —  U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.  —  The U.S. District Court for the District …

Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker  —  New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%  —  Elon Musk claims that the U.S. DOGE Service (DOGE) — a small group of Musk associates embedded in virtually every department of the federal government — have already saved taxpayers over $100 billion.