Scoop: Senate Democrats to host Ezra Klein as retreat special guest  —  Senate Democrats have invited New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and Democratic data guru David Shor to talk to senators at their annual one-day issues retreat on Wednesday, sources tell Axios.

Hegseth Orders 20 Percent Cut in Four-Star Officers  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already fired a raft of military leaders, many of them women and people of color, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20-percent reduction …

Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties  —  The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration's rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.  —  A newly declassified memo released on Monday confirms …

Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Official Pentagon Business  —  In at least one message, he asked aides to tell foreign countries about a military operation  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed …

Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat's Victory in Contested N.C. Race  —  The federal ruling on Monday was the most significant legal victory yet for Justice Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent in a State Supreme Court race.  —  A federal judge on Monday ordered …

TeleMessage suspends services after hackers claim to have stolen files  —  The app was seemingly used by Mike Waltz in last week's Cabinet meeting, according to a photograph published by Reuters.  —  TeleMessage, the app that President Donald Trump's former national security adviser …

'It's been a tough period': NIH's new director speaks with Science  —  Jay Bhattacharya discusses staff morale, grant cuts, and “rumors”  —  When Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya took the helm of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on 1 April, the agency was in turmoil.

Newsom Asks Trump to Work With Him on $7.5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood  —  The proposal for a federal program came after the president called for tariffs on movies filmed overseas, causing confusion and concern across the industry.  —  A day after President Trump stunned Hollywood …

Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants  —  A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the college leaders must demonstrate more responsible management of the university before receiving additional federal grants.

Trump announced Alcatraz reopening just hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on a South Florida PBS station  —  The 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood about the daring 1962 escape attempt aired on the local PBS channel just six hours before the president made his demand that the prison be reopened

Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip  —  Israel has set President Trump's visit to the Middle East next week as a deadline for a new hostage and ceasefire deal, with a massive ground operation to commence if no deal is reached, Israeli officials say.

Trump's Justice Department Just Sided With Biden On Abortion Pill Case  —  The Trump administration essentially kicked the can down the road in the ongoing lawsuit over mifepristone.  —  President Donald Trump's Department of Justice sided with the Biden administration's defense of mifepristone …

Trump critics launch new group to highlight rising costs  —  A bipartisan group of President Donald Trump's critics is launching a new organization, dubbed the Cost Coalition, to highlight Trump's struggle to control rising costs in the early months of his new presidency.

DHS Is Touting High Deportation Numbers — But Won't Say How It's Counting  —  Some of the administration's removal numbers are raising red flags with experts who closely track immigration enforcement.  — Copy  —  While the Trump administration boasts about its high deportation numbers …

Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans' Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials”  —  Earlier this year, doctors at Veterans Affairs hospitals in Pennsylvania sounded an alarm.  Sweeping cuts imposed by the Trump administration, they told higher-ups in an email …

Ed Martin confirmation in doubt even after Trump weighs in … Late Monday night, Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans noticed an executive business meeting for Thursday that didn't include Martin's nomination.  Time is running out for Martin, who can only serve 120 days as the interim U.S. attorney …

White House urges patience on tariffs as anxiety over prices escalates  —  Port officials say they've yet to hear from the administration as their shipping volumes plunge.  —  President Donald Trump and his top aides have settled on a decidedly non-Trumpian message for American businesses …

This Republican Just Cracked the Doors Open to Higher Taxes on the Wealthy (Or Did He?)  —  We'll need to read the fine print of any Republican tax bill to see who pays more or less.  —  With House and Senate Republicans still struggling to find consensus on a budget reconciliation bill extending …

Trump's new nationalism  —  President Trump's grand economic vision relies on a simple tradeoff: that Americans will accept short-term personal sacrifice — higher prices, fewer options, slimmer profits — in service of long-term national strength.  —  Why it matters: Trump is breaking sharply …

A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them  —  National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group …

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to revoke 400,000 migrants' legal status  —  A federal appeals court rejected on Monday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousand of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans living in the United States.

White House Says Trump's Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped  —  The White House has backed off President Donald Trump's stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I” and will settle for keeping the name while adding …

Stephen Miller's Former Colleague Reveals Why He Is a ‘Horrible Human Being’  —  NO HOLDS BARRED  —  Former homeland security adviser Olivia Troye didn't hold back when asked about one of President Donald Trump's top aides.  —  A former White House colleague of Stephen Miller had some things …

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's chancellor fails in parliament in a stunning defeat  —  Watch live as German lawmakers vote on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II.  —  In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz 's bid …

Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation  —  Some Democrats who had supported legislation for so-called stablecoins are now demanding tougher language to prevent fraud and money laundering.  —  Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending …

Europe Seeks To Lure U.S. Scientists Disenfranchised Under Trump  —  Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy.  —  SaveComment  —  At a conference at Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday, May 5th, President Emmanuel Macron of France and the president of the European Commission …

Three dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off Del Mar  —  The panga was found north of Torrey Pines.  Rescuers were searching the water with helicopters, boats and personal watercraft for missing people.  —  Three people were killed Monday morning when a suspected migrant smuggling boat capsized …

Kemp will not run for U.S. Senate, igniting a GOP scramble in Georgia race  —  The governor's decision reshapes one of the nation's top Senate contests against Democrat Jon Ossoff.  —  Gov. Brian Kemp has decided not to run for U.S. Senate in 2026, dashing the hopes of Republicans in Georgia …

Pence rebuffs Trump on tariffs, Russia and January 6 pardons in CNN interview  —  Editor's Note: Watch Kaitlan Collins' interview with former Vice President Mike Pence on CNN's “The Source” at 9 pm ET.  —  CNN —  Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Donald Trump's across …