Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters' reporting.  The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …

Trump repeats that the government will revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status  —  President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, redoubling an extraordinary threat amid a broader chess match over free speech, political ideology and federal funding …

Behind the scenes: How Waltz got the boot  —  President Trump soured on Mike Waltz as his national security adviser for multiple reasons.  But ultimately it came down to vibes when he replaced Waltz with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who'll temporarily do both jobs.

GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk's DOGE cuts  —  Republican lawmakers have told administration officials that pushing sweeping cuts through Congress will be difficult.  —  White House officials have in recent weeks brainstormed strategies for enshrining into law …

These judges ruled against Trump.  Then their families came under attack.  —  As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.

Abbe Lowell launches his own law firm  —  Hunter Biden's former lawyer is teaming up with attorneys who have quit major law firms over Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry.  —  Prominent defense lawyer Abbe Lowell has officially launched Lowell & Associates …

Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns  —  Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly …

All By Himself  —  John Fetterman insists he is in good health.  But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.  —  When John Fetterman was released from Walter Reed hospital in March 2023, Adam Jentleson, then his chief of staff, was proud of his boss …

Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages  —  Mike Waltz, who was until Thursday U.S. National Security Advisor, has inadvertently revealed he is using an obscure and unofficial version of Signal that is designed to archive messages …

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones … - Dan Garisto  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice …

Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson  —  Jesús Rodríguez, worried about being detained, decided to leave the country before his humanitarian parole expired.  —  On the day before spring break at Forest Grove Elementary School in Northern Virginia …

Trump plans to change Veterans Day into ‘Victory Day for World War I’  —  President Donald Trump in a social media post Thursday announced plans to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I” and establish May 8 as “Victory Day for World War II.”  —  “We won both wars …

US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears  —  The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and former meteorologists, due to a combination of layoffs, early retirements and preexisting vacancies.

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Trump administration considering labeling some suspected cartel and gang members inside the US as ‘enemy combatants’  —  The Trump administration has been examining whether it can label some suspected cartel and gang members inside the US as “enemy combatants” as a possible way to detain …

Inside Trump's 100 days of presidential profit  —  President Trump warned American families this week that they may have to make do with fewer — and more expensive — holiday toys.  — But for Trump's own inner circle, a veritable Golden Age is well underway.

Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists  —  Quietly, the NYPD has changed its policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.

Fired DOJ attorney says on TikTok that Trump pardons cost $1 billion  —  Liz Oyer says Americans lost out on restitution because President Donald Trump sidestepped the usual clemency process to pardon allies.  —  Liz Oyer, the Justice Department's recently fired pardon attorney …

RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop new guidance for treating measles with drugs and vitamins, an HHS spokesperson said.

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs  —  The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy …

Brendan Carr Is Turning the FCC Into MAGA's Censoring Machine  —  Under its new chairman, the FCC is threatening broadcasters and pushing President Donald Trump's agenda.  —  The formal agenda of the Federal Communications Commission's open meeting this week seemed well in line with its normal wonky pursuits.

AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence  —  Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office for the protection of the constitution.  —  “The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding …

Radio Free Asia lays off most of its staff amid funding battle with Trump  —  Radio Free Asia is laying off most of its staff and shutting down many of its news broadcasts and streams, amid a funding battle with the Trump administration.  —  Friday's layoff notices are the latest impacts …

TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users' data to China  —  Video-sharing app had for years claimed it did not store European personal data on servers in China.  —  TikTok has to pay €530 million in penalties because it sent the personal data of Europeans …

How China is quietly diversifying from US Treasuries  —  As investors become increasingly anxious about US government bonds, Chinese officials are looking for ways to reduce their exposure  —  Earlier this year, a headline caught the eye of the senior officials at China's foreign exchange regulator …