Laura Loomer hammers Trump ally for backing Medicaid cuts  —  Far-right activist Laura Loomer is going after a prominent conservative health policy expert and former Trump administration official for his proposals to overhaul Medicaid — stoking larger intraparty tensions at a pivotal moment …

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 …

Republican Jefferson Griffin concedes N.C. Supreme Court race after months of legal battles  —  The announcement, which comes six months after the final votes were cast, brings an end to the final unresolved contest from the 2024 election.  —  Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded …

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.

Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC  —  Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House.

Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier  —  Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight  —  Human rights groups have called conditions in the country's network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”  —  The Trump administration is planning to transport a group of immigrants to Libya …

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.

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” …

Republicans to Pay for Trump Tax Cuts With Sales of Public Land  —  House Republicans have added a plan to raise billions of dollars to help pay for US President Donald Trump's massive tax cuts through the sale of thousands of acres of federal land — a politically charged idea that has drawn opposition from some in their own party.

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.

Did One of My Students Hate Me So Much They'd Lie to Get Me in Trouble?  —  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.”

Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan PM authorises armed forces to undertake ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26  —  Pakistan authorises retaliation after India conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir  —  Pakistan PM's office …

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.

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.

Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say  —  President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two U.S. officials.

States, Cities Face Funding Collapse Threat With Trump Cuts  —  Officials are confronting deep uncertainty about funding for programs that undergird their economies — just as Trump's trade war has raised fears of a recession.  —  In city halls and state capitols across the US …

Foreign Interests Appear to Be Pouring Millions Into Trump's Meme Coin  —  Democrats have introduced legislation that would ban the president, members of Congress, their families, and other officials from creating and selling crypto assets … According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg …

Trump's Rants About Young Girls' Dolls Just Got Weirder and Darker  —  President Trump is suddenly very taken with visions of Barbie doll factories in America.  On three separate occasions, Trump has defended his tariffs by arguing that young American girls don't need a lot of dolls—in fact, they can make do with fewer.

Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies  —  On a lab bench in the basement of Weill Hall, a tiny device silently pumps fluid through a series of tubes and vessels that mimic the human heart.  It has the potential to save the lives of tens of thousands of babies with heart defects.

Trump's Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief  —  As he proposes ever stiffer tariffs, President Trump has normalized his merely big ones.  —  There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump's tariffs …

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U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland  —  Effort underscores seriousness of Trump's intent to acquire the island from Denmark  —  The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America's spying apparatus into President Trump's campaign …

Amid tariffs, biz elites hope for deus ex midterms  —  The big buzzword on stage during this week's Milken Global Conference was “tariffs.”  — In the private hotel suites and at the $25,000 restaurant tables, it was “midterms.”  —  Behind the scenes: Almost every dealmaker …

RFK Jr. May Have Inspired Acting US Attorney's Harassment of Medical Journals  —  Ed Martin's nomination may be DOA, but MAHA lives on.  —  Ed Martin, the acting US attorney for Washington, DC, had recently been peppering medical journals with “vaguely threatening” letters accusing them of acting as “partisans” in scientific debates.

Family uses AI to create video for deadly Chandler road rage victim's own impact statement  —  There is no other known use of AI in the creation of victim impact statements  —  CHANDLER, AZ — Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month …

Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed  —  Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban …

Inside DeSantis' “made-for-TV” fall in Florida  —  Not that long ago, Ron DeSantis looked like the future of MAGA, the iron-fisted ruler of Florida politics who was set up for a White House run.  — Now the Republican governor faces potential political obscurity, unable to control legislators …