Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard  —  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware …

Far-Right Thinker Curtis Yarvin Argues for Remaking of Harvard at Faculty Club Debate  —  The far-right thinker Curtis Yarvin joined University Professor Danielle Allen for a debate Monday evening, where Yarvin in turn derided Harvard as “an essentially oligarchic institution” …

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 …

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.

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 …

'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.

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 …

What do disengaged voters think about Trump now?  —  Trump's job approval rating is down 33 points among people who read or watch little to no news  —  In the 2024 election, Donald Trump gained a surprising edge from an unlikely group: Americans who typically don't vote.

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 …

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.

Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop: Sources  —  A federal inmate was questioned about possible connections, sources said.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.  —  Abrego Garcia Family via Reuters

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 …

Elon Musk's painful departure  —  The Tesla founder's much-heralded war on government waste has had uncertain results  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world  —  What began with a chainsaw is ending in a whimper.

One Ship, $417 Million in New Tariffs: The Cost of Trump's Trade War  —  On April 24, against the backdrop of towering cranes, dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach began unloading the OOCL Violet, a hulking shipping vessel carrying thousands of containers full of goods bound for the US.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney arrives in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump  —  Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Donald Trump — and he'll have the opportunity to do that in a face-to-face Oval Office meeting on Tuesday.

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.

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 …

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 …

Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch  —  Small group of digital wallets bought up coins in the minutes before it was announced, FT analysis shows  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world

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 …

RFK Jr.'s Measles Strategy Is Leading the US Down a Dark Path  —  The secretary of Health and Human Services is peddling misinformation and fake cures and steering public health off course.  —  Amid one of the most significant measles outbreaks in over 30 years, America's top public health official …

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes' Water Supply.  Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.  —  The Trump administration's slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.

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 …

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 …

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 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 …