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 …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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.

'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.

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 …

EU Eyes €100 Billion of US Goods With Tariffs If Talks Fail … The European Union plans to hit about €100 billion ($113 billion) in US goods with additional tariffs in the event ongoing trade talks fail to yield a satisfactory result for the bloc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament  —  Germany's parliament will hold a second vote on Tuesday on backing Friedrich Merz as chancellor after the veteran conservative failed to secure enough support in a first round, throwing politics in Europe's largest economy into disarray.

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 …

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.

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 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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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's Tariffs Are Threatening America's Apple Juice Supply Chain  —  Most of the apple juice Americans drink is imported, with a large share coming from China.  Experts say families should expect to start paying higher prices for the beloved beverage.  —  Few foods are more American than apple pie …

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 …

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'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 …

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

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 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 …