Trump Taps a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General  —  Casey Means will work closely with RFK Jr. on health policy, president says  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.

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 …

CBO: Millions could lose coverage if GOP pulls back on Medicaid expansion  —  Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper projects that millions of Americans would lose health coverage under options currently being considered by Republicans to help pay for President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill.”

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.

Libya's Rival Governments Both Deny Deal to Take Deported U.S. Migrants  —  The administration is facing pushback against its plan to begin deporting immigrants to the North African nation, whose rival governments said they have not agreed to accept them.  —  A federal judge said on Wednesday …

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.

Chief Justice John Roberts defends independent judiciary as Trump officials criticize courts  —  Speaking in Buffalo, the Supreme Court justice said judges sometimes have to “check the excesses” of the president and Congress.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday stressed the importance …

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.

Thom Tillis Says No to U.S. Attorney Ed Martin  —  This is a good exercise of the Senate's advise and consent power.  —  Republican Senators who hold up a troubling nominee might attract President Trump's short-term anger, but they're doing him a long-term favor.

Democrats Cave, Prepare to Rubber-Stamp Trump Crypto Corruption  —  Pro-crypto senators are poised to pass a stablecoin bill, while failing to crack down on the Trump organization issuing one to collect payments from foreign governments.  —  Despite the twists and turns and drama-creation …

Trump's NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  For more than two months, the Trump administration …

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 …

The long-shot African cardinals who could make papal history  —  While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.  —  As the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals enters the conclave …

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 …

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.

A ‘Trump Card Visa’ Is Already Showing Up in Immigration Forms  —  Donald Trump has proposed launching a “gold card” program offering US residency for $5 million.  Elon Musk's DOGE has begun rolling out the technology to enable it.  —  Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency …

Exclusive: Some ‘Les Mis’ cast members plan to boycott Trump's attendance at Kennedy Center performance next month  —  When President Donald Trump descends on the Kennedy Performing Arts Center next month for a high-dollar fundraiser and a performance of “Les Misérables,” …

Outgoing UMich Prez Santa Ono Pulls His Name from Academic Freedom Letter … Over the weekend University of Michigan President Santa Ono announced that he was leaving his post to take up the leadership of the University of Florida.  It was an interesting choice.

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 …

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

A US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea fight just lost a third Super Hornet.  The $60 million jet went overboard on landing.  — An F/A-18 fighter jet went overboard after trying to land on the USS Harry S. Truman on Tuesday.  — It's the second Super Hornet the Truman has lost …

China says U.S. asked for trade meeting in Switzerland … The upcoming meeting in Switzerland between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart was requested by the Trump administration, Chinese officials said Wednesday.  —  China will be entering the talks “firmly” …

US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it's unlikely to help reveal the condition's root causes.

Federal Reserve Rings Every Alarm Bell About Trump's Economy … Jerome Powell has once again said what everyone except Trump seems to already know: Lowering inflation while enacting staggering tariffs is virtually impossible.  —  “If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained …

Trump administration eyes release of Hur interview blocked by Biden  —  Biden had asserted executive privilege to block House committees from obtaining the recordings.  —  The Trump administration is making plans to release the audio of former President Joe Biden's interview with Robert Hur …

A Russian fake news ring was struggling.  Then it targeted USAID.  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news  —  Happy Tuesday!  Send news tips to: [email protected]  —  Russian disinformation doesn't always work.  —  Out of 135 Kremlin-aligned propaganda posts analyzed …

A Crisis Is No Time for Amateurs  —  The unfolding conflict between Pakistan and India needs to be handled with the utmost care and competence.  —  After the Bay of Pigs disaster in 1961, President John F. Kennedy called the man he defeated in the 1960 election, Richard Nixon, to commiserate about the unique burden of the presidency.