The group chats that changed America  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan's views on China.  —  “This is insane CCP thinking,” Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir, wrote to a 300-member Signal group.

Trump is softening his tariff talk.  But the damage may already be done.  —  The economic effects of new trade wars could be hard to dodge even if talks yield new deals soon.  —  With 14 months remaining before the United States' 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Stacy Blake should be placing big orders …

D.E.A. Says More Than 100 Undocumented Immigrants Were Detained in a Colorado Raid  —  Officials said agents found weapons and illicit drugs inside the nightclub, including cocaine, methamphetamine and a mixture of powdered drugs known as pink cocaine.  —  Federal agents raided …

Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration  —  Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House  —  Leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious universities …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Cory Booker host a sit-in on Capitol steps over the GOP budget plan  —  Booker and Jeffries have hosted a number of Democratic lawmakers on the steps of the Capitol throughout the protest.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. …

American Panopticon  —  The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans.  Experts fear what comes next.  —  If you have tips about DOGE and its data collection, you can contact Ian and Charlie on Signal at @ibogost.47 and @cwarzel.92.  —  If you were tasked with building a panopticon …

‘60 Minutes’ Calls Out Paramount for Executive Producer's Exit in Rare On-Air Rebuke  —  All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS.  But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.  —  In the show's “Last Minute” segment, correspondent Scott Pelley told …

Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday …

On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ  —  A new court filing reveals the most compelling evidence yet that the government has been spinning a fiction about DOGE in federal court.  —  @annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … “US DOGE service advises and consults,” said Kendall Lindemann …

Trump Says He's Restoring Columbus Day to Its Former Prominence  —  President Donald Trump pledged to boost the status of Columbus Day, stoking a conflict with activists and some US states that argue the day should honor indigenous Americans rather than the Italian explorer's legacy.

4/28/25 ☀️ AM:  —  The Vault: The anti-abortion movement and the tax bill  —  Punchbowl News presents: The Innovators  —  Johnson's general counsel joins Jenner & Block  —  Trump and the GOP's next 100 days … Ally Mutnick is joining us from Politico.  We couldn't be happier.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says Democrats lack ‘vision for the future’: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are trying to “strengthen democracy” rather than start a third party as they traverse …

Playbook: Day 99  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, soaking up the glory of a 20th league title an awful long way from home.  The best bit?

Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland  —  Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state  —  An Irish woman who has been living legally in the United States for decades has been taken …

April 27, 2025, Statement on the Arrest of Suspects Allegedly Linked to DHS Secretary Robbery  —  Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service Washington Field Office Matt McCool released the following the statement:

Donald Trump Is Selling the White House to the Highest Bidder  — He turned a legitimate federal employee designation into a loophole.  By giving senior officials such as Elon Musk the title “special government employee,” Mr. Trump avoided requirements that they publicly disclose …

Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more  —  CBS News has obtained a list of 365 federal grant programs halted this week by the Justice Department, disrupting programs to help victims of hate crime and sex trafficking, children who've suffered violence, and refugees.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 119  —  ... AG Pam Bondi is going to start locking up journalists: “Safeguarding classified, privileged, and other sensitive information is essential to effective governance and law enforcement.  Fed govt employees intentionally leaking sensitive information …

Trump officials deny U.S. citizen children were ‘deported’ to Honduras  —  The children's removals have intensified concerns about whether the administration is violating the rights of citizens and noncitizens.  —  Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, insisted Sunday …

Merz Taps Corporate Germany as New Cabinet Starts to Take Shape  —  Germany's Christian Democratic Union named two company executives as cabinet ministers to serve under conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, filling in key personnel with business experience as the new government faces pressure to revive growth.