Inside Democrats' scramble to travel to El Salvador  —  Democrats are rushing to organize trips to El Salvador as President Trump refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of a Maryland resident who was erroneously deported to the country.

1 big thing: Trump tariffs are on trial  —  U.S. courts have the potential to be the biggest threat yet to the central tenet of President Trump's economic agenda.  —  Why it matters: Legal groups representing Main Street businesses want judges to block some tariffs as lawsuits against the levies …

Trump's Harvard Whiplash  —  The demands the Trump administration is placing on the university are internally contradictory.  —  On Friday, the Trump administration insisted that Harvard comply with an updated litany of demands or risk losing billions in federal funding and grants.

Trump's D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times  —  Trump nominee Ed Martin's 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.

Trump dashed Musk's secret Pentagon briefing on China  —  Beyond tariffs and court battles over Trump policies, two pieces of White House palace intrigue emerged Tuesday:  — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suspended two top Pentagon officials, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick …

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers  —  The world's richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump.  He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and privacy.

America, This Is an Old and Brutal Tyranny  —  The Trump administration believes it can send anyone it wants, without due process or future legal recourse, to rot in a foreign prison.  —  It has argued as much in court.  Lawyers for the Justice Department have asserted the president's supposedly …

2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns  —  Three people, including the two who were subdued with stun guns, were arrested.  —  A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia outside of Atlanta on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos …

Why Trump Will Lose His Trade War  —  His people don't know what they're doing or what they want  —  Scenes from the trade war:  — In response to Donald Trump's huge tariffs on Chinese exports, China's government has suspended exports of rare earth minerals and magnets, both critical to many modern industries and the military

Riggs on track to win NC Supreme Court race  —  Based on a court filing from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Democratic Supreme Court Justice will defeat Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs …

Supreme Court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman  —  Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.  —  It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications …

Republicans reconsider their commitment to tax cuts for the rich in Trump agenda bill  —  The unexpected debate has emerged as GOP lawmakers look for ways to pay for their massive budget bill and as the party's electoral coalition shifts.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are discussing an idea …

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state …

Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  I'm about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.I also hope ...

Trump administration refers NY AG Letitia James for potential prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud  —  WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James — who infamously declared that “no one is above the law” when she was targeting Donald Trump — was hit with a federal criminal referral …

DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group  —  A representative of DOGE met with leaders of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates.  —  U.S. DOGE Service representatives told leaders of a nonprofit group Tuesday …

Lawyer: Federal agents detain Guatemalan man, 29, with no criminal record  —  A Guatemalan immigrant with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested Monday on Tallman Street after federal agents shattered the glass on his vehicle as he and his wife waited inside the car for their lawyer to arrive.