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 …

US trade deficit surges to record high in March  —  The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in March as businesses boosted imports of goods ahead of tariffs, which dragged gross domestic product into negative terrain in the first quarter for the first time in three years.

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 …

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 …

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.

Federal judge rules North Carolina must certify state Supreme Court victory  —  A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on Monday to certify the results of the state's Supreme Court election, giving Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs the upper hand in the still-contested race.

Matt Walsh Defends White People Using The N-Word  —  On Monday, Daily Wire contributor Matt Walsh used his show to defend Shiloh Hendrix, a racist woman accused of calling a Black child the N-word.  After lauding the people who contributed to her online fundraiser, Walsh complained that it's …

What do disengaged voters think about Trump now?  —  In the 2024 election, Donald Trump gained a surprising edge from an unlikely group: Americans who typically don't vote.  According to a New York Times analysis, these low-turnout voters backed Trump by a double-digit margin …

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” …

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

How to Tie Up the Most Precious Resource in Washington  —  Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to force votes on many Trump regulatory actions.  A decision by Senate Republicans could widen the opportunity.  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), second from right …

America's Air Traffic Fiasco  —  Here's why you're waiting hours to land at Newark airport.  —  Thousands of flights in and out of Newark airport in recent days have been delayed, diverted or canceled owing to a long runway of air traffic control failures.

House Republicans' battle over SALT income cap holding up deduction hike  —  Lawmakers' inability to resolve the issue so far is part of what's stalling the GOP megabill loaded with President Donald Trump's policy priorities.  —  Everything seems aligned for blue-state Republicans to finally win …

Key Republican: GOP ‘hard pressed’ to wrap megabill by Memorial Day  —  Republicans will be “hard pressed” to finish their megabill by Memorial Day, a key Republican said Tuesday at a hospital industry conference.  This acknowledgment from Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia, the top Republican …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds  —  Most people in the United States rely on federal science in their daily lives but don't realize it, a new nationwide poll of U.S. adults shows.  —  The poll was conducted in early April by the Association …

She Called a 5-Year-Old the N-Word  —  N-word-slinging woman becomes right-wing hero  —  OVER THE PAST WEEK, portions of the American right have embraced a Minnesota woman whose claim to fame is that she allegedly called a 5-year-old boy the n-word, going so far as to help her raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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.

Elon Musk's Most Alarming Power Grab  —  Can anyone stop his space-based internet?  —  When Elon Musk's engineers bundled a batch of prototype satellites into a rocket's nose cone six years ago, there were fewer than 2,000 functional satellites in Earth's orbit.

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 …

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 …

Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency divisions focused on climate change and energy efficiency, including its consumer-facing Energy Star program, according to two sources familiar with the plan.

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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.

G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money  —  States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds.  If Republicans end the tactic, red states could feel the most pain.  —  In 1989, New Hampshire's Republican governor …

Gaza ‘to be entirely destroyed’ and people to leave ‘in great numbers’, claims far-right Israeli minister - Middle East crisis live  —  Bezalel Smotrich tells gathering at West Bank settlement that Palestinians ‘will start to leave in great numbers to third countries’  —  Summary of the day so far...