Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer …

Elon Musk and DOGE's Savings May Be Erased by New Costs  —  An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk's cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.  —  President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings …

Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME  —  President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on April 22.  —  Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including his trade war and the economy …

Trump Directs Justice Dept. to Investigate ActBlue, Democrats' Cash Engine  —  The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.  —  President Trump on Thursday directed …

A frustrated Trump privately concedes ending the Ukraine war has been harder than he thought  —  Five days before his 100th day in office - and 93 days since his own deadline passed for resolving the conflict in Ukraine - President Donald Trump is frustrated his efforts to broker …

Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer  —  President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery.

Trump's immigration ratings turn negative, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval ratings on immigration, relatively strong in the early weeks of his second term, have dipped into negative territory, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll …

How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions  —  Nearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after its promoters said top buyers could join the president for dinner.  —  Buyers have poured tens of millions …

In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study  —  The Trump administration is restoring financial support for a landmark study of women's health, an official said Thursday, reversing a defunding decision that shocked medical researchers.

The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools.  Now They're Closing.  —  Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color.  Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.

White House ousts trade official over alleged ties to ‘Anonymous’ author  —  George Bogden, a senior aide at Customs and Border Protection, was pushed aside after officials circulated a photo of him at Miles Taylor's wedding.  —  The White House ousted a top customs official earlier …

We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention.  What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All.  —  A young woman walked casually down a public street only to find herself suddenly surrounded by masked law enforcement officers in plain clothes.  Without explanation — and in the absence of criminal charges …

USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry  —  The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.

U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing  —  The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City's congestion pricing program.  —  The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it took the extraordinary step …

The Return of Stagflation … i remember the little stickers on restaurant menus.  —  In the 1970s, it cost much more to print a menu than it does today.  Restaurants did not change them often.  When prices rose, they'd retain their old menu—but affix little stickers with the new, handwritten prices atop the previous ones.

Chart of the week: Young people are anti-Trump again  —  If it's Friday, it's time for the Chart of the Week!  I was going to write about Trump's sinking approval ratings on economics and immigration, and about the stock market, but I already wrote about that this week so I decided to do something new instead.

Why 72% of American Jews disapprove of Trump  —  American Jews continue to reject Donald Trump overwhelmingly.  —  A new poll from the Mellman Group finds: … The disapproval extends, but not as overwhelmingly, to how Trump is “handling antisemitism.” … Think about it.

The Trump Victim I Can't Stop Thinking About  —  I understand why Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Donald Trump's monstrous policy of sending migrants to a gulag in El Salvador.  In a court filing, the administration's own lawyers initially admitted that his deportation was an …

Trump Says He Would Sign Bill Banning Congressional Stock Trades  —  President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” sign a bill banning congressional stock trading, saying he was concerned lawmakers could be using insider information for an advantage.  —  “I would be okay with it,” …

Trump Sees Trade Deals Getting Done in Three to Four Weeks  —  President Donald Trump said he expected to wrap up trade deals with US partners looking for lower tariffs soon.  —  “I would say, over the next three to four weeks, and we're finished, by the way,” Trump said of the deals …

DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg's plan to challenge incumbent Democrats  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Thursday that party officers should be banned from taking sides in primaries, countering DNC Vice Chair David Hogg's plan to raise money for candidates challenging Democratic incumbents.

4/25/25 ☀️ AM: … The slot won't open up until after the 2026 election, but Schatz and other hopefuls will spend the next 19 months lobbying colleagues for their support. … The effort is a sign that Republicans are seriously considering including the tax hike in their reconciliation package.

Trump Takes His Biggest Step Yet Toward Restoring Meritocracy  —  The administration's executive order eliminating disparate-impact theory restores the 1964 Civil Rights Act to its original meaning.  —  Measured in Trump time, it took them eons to get around to it, but the White House …

Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy  —  “I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020  —  The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced his resignation today …

Slotkin is testing a ‘war plan’ to beat Trump.  She wants Dems to ditch wokeness and muscle up  —  The Michigan senator will give the first in a series of political speeches on Thursday.  —  Elissa Slotkin, the former CIA analyst turned battleground senator, will on Thursday start road-testing …

Controversial Hegseth chief of staff to leave Pentagon  —  Joe Kasper will continue to support and advise the Pentagon, he said, but as a special government employee.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's controversial chief of staff, who played a central role in a recent power struggle …