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.

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

Walmart, Target Executives to Meet Trump as Tariff Angst Spreads … President Donald Trump is set to meet 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.

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 …

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,” …

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.

Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law?  Seven Experts Weigh In.  —  Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis.  The White House says that's hysterical.  What do our top legal minds say?  —  The first 90 days of President Trump's second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers.

NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests  —  New rules appear to be next step in Trump assault on campus diversity programs and antisemitism  —  The National Institutes of Health appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding …

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 …

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 …

House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return  —  More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.  —  Four more Democratic lawmakers have landed in El Salvador …

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.

'There's a reckoning to be had': San Francisco Dems move to push the national party to the center.  —  Local party leaders are advancing an ideology they call “new pragmatism.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Democrats in San Francisco — who for decades pushed their party down an increasingly progressive path …