Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says he believes it will make people buy American-made cars  —  In an interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump also said he would not fire anyone involved in the Signal group chat.

White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say  —  A federal prosecutor in Los Angeles was fired Friday at the behest of the White House, after lawyers for a fast-food executive he was prosecuting pushed officials in Washington to drop all charges against him …

Over 200 ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests take place throughout US on ‘Global Day of Action’ against Elon Musk's role with DOGE  —  Hundreds of “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations are taking place in the United States, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to CEO Elon Musk's efforts …

For God's Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump  —  President Trump this month issued an executive order clearly intended to destroy the venerable law firm Perkins Coie, a firm that has zealously represented clients large and small for more than a century.

Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing  —  Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing …

SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students' Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University's Knowledge  —  In a developing story, it appears the Trump administration is quietly targeting even more students for deportation and doing so in a way that is taking universities and the students themselves completely by surprise.

White House Correspondents' Association cancels plans to have a comedian headline annual dinner  —  The White House Correspondents' Association is reversing course and canceling its plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline this year's annual fundraising dinner in Washington, DC.

A.O.C. Wants the Democrats to Think Anew  —  It might surprise some people that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politics' most dynamic progressive icon, wishes Democrats would stop thinking “that the power struggle within the party is between progressives and moderates,” as she told me recently.

A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz's Seat Rattles Republicans  —  Democrats are hoping to do better in Florida's Sixth District than they did in November, when President Trump won it by 30 points.  —  Frank Curnow, a retired Navy veteran, had a question for the Republican Party volunteers …

‘Should I Fire Him?’  Inside Trump's Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz  —  In public, President Trump has defended his national security adviser.  But behind the scenes, he has been casting around for advice.  —  For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question.

Trump quickly works to consolidate power and muzzle dissenting voices  —  From law firms and universities to the arts and the press, Trump has targeted these independent actors and tried to bend them to his worldview — willingly or not.  —  WASHINGTON — Moving at a rapid-fire clip …

When ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Actually Means the Opposite  —  As part of a ‘painful period’ of cuts, Trump and RFK Jr. plan on dismantling the agency that focuses on substance abuse.  —  ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANCES in public health from the last few years is one that you've probably never heard about …

The Trump 2.0 resistance: Alive, but evolved  —  The resistance of 2025 may not be wearing a pink knitted cap — but it's alive in town halls, streets, campuses and car dealerships across the country.  —  The big picture: If the 2017 Women's March heralded a new era of protest, so too …

Trump's “restoring truth” order could return toppled Confederate monuments  —  President Trump has ordered a federal review of monuments toppled in the wake of George Floyd's murder, targeting what he calls a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history.”

JD Vance admits that he wasn't entirely sure why Trump wanted Greenland in the first place  —  Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited the territory for just a few hours … Vice President JD Vance told U.S. service members at a Greenland base that he only recently realized what they were doing there.

How Colleges Are Cracking Down on Students Now  —  Colleges are using surveillance videos and search warrants to investigate students involved in pro-Palestinian protests.  Experts say it's a new frontier in campus security that could threaten civil liberties.