House Republicans eye scaled back tax cut amid fights over spending  —  House GOP tax writers are eyeing a scaled-back $4 trillion tax cut amid concerns their colleagues will not be able to come up with the full slate of spending cuts required under their budget plan, people familiar with their internal deliberations say.

America Needs More Judges Like Judge Myers  —  When judges act as partisan hacks, it is important to condemn their conduct.  Last month, four Republican justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court blessed the antidemocratic attempt by the fellow Republican judge Jefferson Griffin to subvert …

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College  —  ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.  —  Chungin “Roy” Lee stepped onto Columbia University's campus this past fall and, by his own admission, proceeded to use generative artificial intelligence to cheat on nearly every assignment.

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America  —  Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America.  —  Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network …

U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk's Starlink, cables show  —  Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in conjunction with trade talks, State Department staffers wrote.  The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, but Musk's role complicates the picture.

Lawyers scramble to prevent Trump from deporting migrants to Libya  —  A court filing says the U.S. government is preparing to expel people from Southeast Asia to the troubled African nation “notorious for its human rights violations.”  —  Lawyers representing a number of immigrants asked …

DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest  —  Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE's Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, according to a person familiar with the situation.

White House pulls nomination for surgeon general a day before Senate confirmation hearing  —  Trump announced on Wednesday that Dr. Casey Means will replace Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his nominee for Surgeon General.  —  The White House on Wednesday withdrew the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat …

Smoke 'Em If You Got ‘Em: Conclave ‘Like No Other’ Begins; UPDATE: Still Smokin’  —  ‘Like no other’?  A few media outlets have made that argument today, but it's actually much more of a conclave like most of the others.  The true anomaly came in 2013 when the conclave took place under …

Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that?  That's not who we are'  —  In an exclusive and remarkably candid interview - the first since he left office - Joe Biden discusses what he really thinks of his successor's first 100 days, plus his fears for the future if the Atlantic Alliance collapses

Exclusive: U.S., Israel discuss possible U.S.-led administration for Gaza, sources say  —  The United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza, according to five people familiar with the matter.

Exclusive: Ford hikes prices on Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs  —  Ford Motor (F.N) is hiking prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates  —  Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said Wednesday.  —  The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi …

How Anti-Woke Ideology Transformed My College  —  In the three years since Ron DeSantis set out to rid Florida's universities of woke ideology, my campus changed significantly.  Professors suddenly worried about what they could say and teach.  Some started avoiding terms like “racism.”

Live Updates: No Pope Elected on Cardinals' First Vote  —  The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with more voting.  A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.  —  Vatican Media, via Associated Press

Donald Trump's Information Warfare Against America  —  I AM SUCH A GEEK that I remember when Barack Obama made a splash by liberating reams of government data so Americans could use it to do things like compare colleges and start businesses.  —  It was 2013 and talk of a catchy “abundance agenda” …

Trump offers tepid support for his pick for DC US attorney  —  “That's really up to the senators; if they feel that way, they have to vote the way they vote,” Trump said of Ed Martin's nomination.  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered lukewarm support for Ed Martin …

Biden's Gaza pier injured far more troops than previously known  —  More than 60 service members were injured as a part of former President Joe Biden's floating aid pier in Gaza, a Pentagon Inspector General report published on Tuesday said, a number significantly higher than had been previously disclosed.

Under Texas' Abortion Ban, Where a Pregnant Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Nearly four years ago in Texas …

Federal judge orders Trump admin to immediately resettle 12K migrants  —  Biden appointed federal judge ordered Trump admin to begin processing refugees within next 7 days  —  A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to immediately resettle some 12,000 refugees into the U.S. under …

“People Feel Like They Are Friends With Us”: How The Bulwark Is Thriving in a New Trump Era  —  The Never Trumpers on Substack are nearing 1 million subscriptions while beefing up original reporting and churning out YouTube clips.  Business is good, but Tim Miller says he'd …

A Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania? … The lights never seem to be on and the shutters stay shut.  —  As the weeks pass by at the White House, the corner of the residence long used by first ladies remains dark, because this first lady does not really live in Washington.

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