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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump Says Kids May Just Have To Live With Fewer Toys Because Of His Tariffs  —  “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30,” Trump said about the prospect of empty store shelves due to his trade war with China.  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that children …

Three House Democrats ask to be removed from Trump impeachment resolution  —  A trio of House Democrats asked to be removed as co-sponsors of a resolution to impeach President Trump, a sign that many in the party do not want to go down the path of trying to remove the president from office — at least at the current moment.

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 …

The Senate is poised to again reject Trump's tariffs  —  The Senate appears on track to once again reject tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff agenda, with several key Republican senators confirming they will vote Wednesday to overturn his sweeping use of executive power to impose a 10 percent global levy.

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 …

Oversight Committee advances pension benefit overhaul  —  House Oversight Committee Republicans narrowly advanced their portion of the GOP megabill, overcoming Republican Rep. Mike Turner's eleventh-hour objection to proposed pension cuts for people who are still working.

US and Ukraine Sign Agreement on Access to Natural Resources  —  The US and Ukraine reached a deal over access to Ukraine's natural resources Wednesday, a move that Kyiv sought to solidify President Donald Trump's backing in ceasefire talks with Russia.  —  The deal will grant …

Johnson meets with Stefanik after ambassador blowup  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik and Speaker Mike Johnson met Wednesday afternoon after tensions between the two boiled over this week.  The relationship between the two senior Republicans has deteriorated after President Donald Trump pulled Stefanik's nomination …

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 …

In ‘Partisan Effort to Steal a Seat on the Supreme Court,’ Ruling Gives GOP Control of NC Election Board  —  North Carolina's second-highest court Wednesday upheld a Republican effort to gain control of the state's election board, boosting the GOP bid to undo Democrat Allison Riggs' narrow victory in the state's 2024 Supreme Court race.

12 Most Painfully Sycophantic Comments From Trump's ‘Kim Jong Il-Style’ Cabinet Meeting  —  President Donald Trump assembled his cabinet Wednesday for a two-hour meeting — in which every official seated at the table went out of their way to fawn over him.  —  One-by-one, the Trump officials …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

House Republicans block vote to probe Hegseth's Signal use  —  House Republicans have thwarted Democratic efforts to probe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's controversial use of Signal, using their power to stop the minority party from forcing a vote that could embarrass the Trump administration.

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.