Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer  —  Two families — among them three U.S. citizens aged two, four, and seven — were abruptly deported under “troubling circumstances,” says the ACLU … One of the children was undergoing cancer treatment and one of the mothers is pregnant.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Meets With Zelensky, Says Putin Might Not Be Serious About Peace  —  Where Things Stand  — Trump and Zelensky: President Trump spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday before Pope Francis' funeral, their first in-person meeting since …

How Trump Plays Into Putin's Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions  —  Many of President Trump's actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.  —  If President Vladimir V. Putin …

Poll: Canadians despise Trump and distrust US  —  A new POLITICO/Focaldata poll finds Trump looms over the race, boosting Mark Carney and the Liberals as Canadians turn against the United States.  —  Three quarters of Canadians dislike President Donald Trump — and Conservatives appear likely …

Among the meek and the mighty, Catholics bury their 'people's pope'  —  The pope's unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of “simplicity and essential things.”  —  VATICAN CITY — The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell …

Trump Pardons Executive Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden's Diary  —  The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.  —  President Trump on Wednesday pardoned …

Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts  —  Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support - the opposite of what the site was set up for.  —  WASHINGTON - A few years ago …

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide  —  Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.  —  Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.

The Arrest Of A Milwaukee Judge: A Troubling Assault On The Judiciary  —  The recent arrest of a Milwaukee state court judge has raised serious legal and constitutional concerns.  In this commentary, I break down the core allegations, explain why the criminal case appears tenuous both factually and legally …

Trump Is Breaking the Rule That Every Barroom Brawler Knows  —  Provoking your enemies, alienating your friends and actively sabotaging your own defenses is no one's idea of a sound national security plan.  And yet, this is the playbook that President Trump has apparently followed over the first 100 days of his second term.

MAGA maximalism: Trump's base loves Wisconsin judge arrest  —  The FBI's arrest of a Wisconsin judge shocked the establishment.  But it's exactly the kind of escalation the MAGA base has been agitating for.  — “This is not the time for summer soldiers or sunshine patriots,” …

I oversaw rigorous review of NSF-funded research on misinformation: Now the Trump administration is cancelling it  —  For the last three years, I was the director of the Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact program at the NSF.  This program funded research on the social science …

Medical journals complain of ‘harassment’ from Justice Department  —  Multiple scientific publications have received letters from the Trump administration questioning their editorial practices and standards.  —  At least three medical journals have received letters from the U.S. Department …

Trump accused of Pope Francis funeral faux pas after ‘breaking dress code’ then leaving early  —  On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents  —  President Donald Trump has been accused of breaking the dress code for Pope Francis's funeral by wearing blue …

As Trump destroys the economy, GOP and Wall Street execs stay mum  —  They seem to think they can pressure Trump privately.  It's not working.  —  President Donald Trump is torching the U.S. economy.  He's attacking our trade alliances and our ability to control inflation.

Inherent Vice: Can America Come Back From Who We've Become?  —  At the richest moment in world history, in an unparalleled time of comforts and luxuries, we have elected self-harm and self-pity. … This extended quotation comes from the Greek historian Appian's account of the Punic Wars …

US to miss out on billions as Trump's policies deter overseas tourists  —  Number of visitors sinks 11.6% in March as deportations and tariffs make US a less appealing destination  —  Every summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her home in St Kitts.  She rents a three-bedroom house for her and her US-based adult children.

Trump's Vicious Sewing Circle  —  I was already feeling queasy about the Trump administration when I saw that the Agriculture Department was withdrawing a Biden-era proposal meant to reduce salmonella in poultry.  —  So besides making us jittery — and “yippy” — the Trump gang is trying to make us actually sick.