Democratic Party hits new polling low, while its voters want to fight Trump harder  —  Unlike in Trump's first term, Democratic voters say 2-to-1 they want party leaders to fight rather than compromise, even at the risk of not getting things done, per the NBC News poll.

Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations  —  President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization's director saying all VOA employees have been put on leave.

A Title VI Demand Letter That Itself Violates Title VI (and the Constitution)  —  By Kate Andrias, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Jamal Greene, Olatunde Johnson, Jeremy Kessler, Gillian Metzger, and David Pozen  —  On Thursday, the president of Columbia University received a remarkable letter …

Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated …

He voted for Trump.  Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.  —  Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz had a familiar small-town love story, before they collided with immigration politics.  —  They met through mutual friends, had a first date at the local steakhouse …

Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  It has been quite a week for Chuck Schumer.  When I spoke to the Senate minority leader on Monday, we talked about a lot of things: the direction of his party …

Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later  —  A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that the president invoked hours earlier to speed removal of Venezuelan gang members from the United States.

Trade War Retaliation Will Hit Trump Voters Hardest  —  The counties where tariffs could hit jobs, by presidential vote winner  —  Source: New York Times analysis of data from Lightcast and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.  Note: Vote results are for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Trump's Moves Are Boosting Stocks ... Overseas  —  For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries.  But since Trump's inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China.  —  President Trump has promised to create an age …

‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans  —  Notorious Blackwater founder is lobbying allies in White House for private contractors to assist in mass deportations  — Never miss global breaking news.  Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.

Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state  —  In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week.

Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order.  What we know.  —  A federal court order that would have halted the immediate deportation of a Rhode Island doctor was issued Friday evening while the doctor's departing plane sat on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport, said a family friend and colleague.

Were companies ever serious about DEI?  —  The buzzwords “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are everywhere right now, but you can't be blamed if you don't quite have a handle on what they mean.  —  The origins of DEI date back to the civil rights era — but recently “DEI” …

Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning  —  President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.