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.

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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.

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” …

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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

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 …

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.

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 …

White House withdraws Dr. Janette Nesheiwat's surgeon general nomination after credential discrepancies surface  —  The White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon general, the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont confirmed Wednesday.

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 …

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 …