Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary  —  The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.  —  This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident …

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88  —  Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday.

My Dinner With Adolf  —  Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world's most reviled man, Adolf Hitler.  I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything …

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says  —  The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers,officials said Monday.

145. Justice Alito's Misbegotten Dissent in A.A.R.P.  —  Justice Alito's after-the-fact opinion dissenting from the Court's early-Saturday-morning Alien Enemy Act ruling rests on a revealing array of misrepresentations, misstatements, and non-sequiturs.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …

Stop Waiting for a Formal Declaration of “Crisis”  —  Are we in a “constitutional crisis”?  —  You have likely heard that question innumerable times over the past three months, followed by a discussion as to whether our president has actually, explicitly, openly violated a court order (make that a Supreme Court order).

The ‘5 things’ emails are going by the wayside as Musk readies his exit  —  After the DOGE leader demanded federal workers list accomplishments, agencies applied an inconsistent patchwork of policies.  —  When Elon Musk and President Donald Trump commanded all federal workers …

How Democrats Won Wisconsin In 2025: Turnout.  —  Democrats swelled with confidence after their victory in the State Supreme Court race in Trump-won Wisconsin.  It seemed that public opinion swung sharply against Donald Trump and the GOP despite Elon Musk's eight-figure investment in the state.

Tesla Slides as Analyst Warns of ‘Code Red’ Ahead of Earnings … Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said Tesla's chief executive officer should step back from his controversial work at the Department of Government Efficiency and re-focus his attention on the carmaker.

The “sell America” trade has reached levels not seen since the 1980s  —  Traders are dumping US assets like mullets are back in style and “Endless Love” is topping the Billboard Hot 100.  —  Rising recession risks thanks to onerous tariffs have catalyzed a global downgrade of US stocks …

Wife of former senator Bob Menendez found guilty in corruption case  —  Prosecutors described Nadine Menendez as a liaison between then-Sen. Bob Menendez and the contacts who paid him, seeking bribes and sharing in illegal profits.  —  NEW YORK — The wife of former U.S. senator Bob Menendez …

Delta plane engine catches fire at Orlando airport, passengers evacuate on slides  —  A Delta passenger jet caught fire on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport Monday and passengers had to evacuate via the emergency slides, the Federal Aviation Authority said Monday.

Pope's death due to stroke and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse  —  The Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, releases the official medical report on the death of Pope Francis, which was confirmed through electrocardiographic thanatography.

Bukele Wants to Make Trump's Mass Deportations So Much Worse  —  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wants to exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States being unlawfully held in prison for political prisoners being held in Venezuela.  —  He made the terrifying proposition …

Trump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion Pricing  —  The Trump administration is threatening to stop future federal approvals for transportation projects in Manhattan and may withhold funding if New York City's congestion pricing program continues.

Raskin to Bukele: ‘Trump administration is not going to last forever’  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) had a warning for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about his growing relationship with President Trump, noting the Trump administration “is not going to last forever.”

Gunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso pleads guilty to capital murder  —  The gunman who killed 23 people when he targeted Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas in 2019 pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder and was scolded by a judge over the racist attack in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump pretends he's a dictator — and the credulous media too often nods along  —  Immediately after retaking the presidency in January, Donald Trump began signing executive orders with lightning speed.  Wielding his fancy pen like a wrecking ball, he acted like he was autographing new copies of “The Art of the Deal” for his fans.

Walmart, Target Executives Meet Trump as Tariff Fear Spreads … President Donald Trump met with major retailers at the White House, as business executives seek relief from sweeping tariffs that have destabilized global supply chains and rattled US consumers.