US economy goes into reverse from Trump's abrupt policy shifts  —  The US economy just had its worst quarter since 2022 as President Donald Trump's significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses.  —  Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy …

Judge frees Columbia student activist whom Trump administration wants to deport  —  Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by immigration authorities as part of a crackdown on foreign students who were legally studying in the United States.  —  BURLINGTON, Vermont — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered …

Trump's Tirade at Reporter Wrecks His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia  —  President Donald Trump grew angry as a reporter persistently questioned him about his refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a prison in El Salvador—and in so doing, Trump accidentally demolished his whole case …

Behind Trump's Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador's Most Feared Prison … As they addressed reporters inside the Oval Office in mid-April, President Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart appeared to be operating in lock step.  —  The United States had just deported more than 200 migrants …

Collins says Trump's research cuts ‘must be reversed’  —  Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins slammed the Trump administration for slashing research funding at the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday and demanded the cuts be reversed.  Collins, a Maine Republican …

Musk's Parting Gift: The Construction of a Surveillance State  —  Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured.  DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration …

Trump on possible toy shortage: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30”  —  President Trump appeared to acknowledge Wednesday that toy shortages are possible as his tariff hikes ripple through the economy.  —  Why it matters: American retailers are growing worried …

Trump is losing  —  In the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term, his administration has proven exceptionally good at breaking things.  The Department of Government Efficiency's total demolition of USAID, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s depopulation of America's public health agencies …

Jeffries Wants Dems to Put an End to the El Salvador Trips  —  [Note: This article has been updated to include a new response from the office of Hakeem Jeffries.]  —  HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Hakeem Jeffries was asked Monday whether Democrats should continue to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia …

Robert De Niro's Son Comes Out as Transgender at Age 29  —  Robert De Niro's 29-year-old son Airyn (formerly Aaron) has come out as transgender after beginning hormone treatment in 2024.  —  Born via surrogate with the acclaimed actor's ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith, Airyn told Them magazine …

Amazon Denies Tariff Label Plans After Trump Called to Complain … “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said in a statement.  “Teams discuss ideas all the time.

Trump, Who Owes His Freedom to Due Process, Is Destroying It for Everyone Else  —  The president owes his freedom to due process.  Now, he's shredding this foundational American right for the rest of us  —  Donald Trump owes his continued freedom — and very likely his second term as president …

DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations  —  A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.

Trump fires Biden appointees, including Doug Emhoff, from the Holocaust Museum board  —  The Trump administration has fired at least some of former President Joe Biden's appointees to the board that oversees the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff.

Republicans pull passenger vehicle fee after GOP blowback  —  Pushback from House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson saying the fee wasn't a priority, proved to be too much to keep it in the markup.  —  A controversial measure to charge $20 on cars to help pay for Trump administration priorities …

Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Exclusive: FBI reassigns agents from iconic photo of them kneeling during George Floyd protest  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with demonstrators during a 2020 protest in the wake of police killing of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter told CNN.

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Haitian national in ICE custody passes away  —  MIAMI — Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old citizen of Haiti in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was pronounced deceased by medical professionals at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, April 25 …

Judge Temporarily Blocks Border Patrol's Stop-and-Arrest Tactics in California  —  Border Patrol agents carried out sweeps in California's Central Valley.  Lawyers argued that people were stopped and arrested based on their skin color.  —  In January, Border Patrol agents conducted sweeps …

Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country's first public religious charter school  —  The justices heard arguments on an Oklahoma court decision last year that rejected a state contract to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.  —  The Supreme Court's conservative …

Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves  —  The right-wing billionaire's platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.  —  Europeans are fleeing X en masse, according to a new report from Elon Musk's social media platform.

Gina Raimondo considering presidential bid  —  Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (D) said she would consider running for president in 2028.  —  She made the comment during remarks at an event focused on tariffs, trade and tech hosted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.