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Will Trump Pretend to Fix What He Broke?  —  The Trump administration is planning to announce its first trade deal today, with Britain.  Except it won't be a deal; more of a “deal.”  Reportedly it will mainly be a “framework” for an actual deal that may or may not happen sometime in the future.

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say  —  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

Biden enlists veteran Democratic operative to help defend his reputation  —  The Trump administration, meanwhile, is eying the release of Biden's interview with Robert Hur.  —  Joe Biden is in reputation management mode, hiring a veteran campaign and communications strategist to help burnish …

West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate  —  It turned out to be easy to undermine West Point.  All it took was an executive order from President Trump and a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dictating what could and couldn't be taught in the military and its educational institutions.

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.

What Ed Martin told the Senate about Jan. 6 — and what he said before  —  Martin's responses to Senate committee are at odds with previous public comments.  His views on the Capitol breach may derail his nomination.

Senate expected to forge ahead with vote to advance crypto bill with bipartisan talks ongoing  —  It's unclear if enough Democrats, who have raised concerns over Trump's ties to the industry, will support the measure for it to proceed.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate is expected …

From traffic stop to ICE custody: Dalton student now in limbo, family wants answers  —  DALTON, Ga. — After a traffic stop for turning right on a red light in Dalton on Monday, a 19-year-old Dalton State student is now facing possible deportation.  —  Friends say Ximena Arias-Cristobal …

Republicans Discussing Raising SALT Cap to $30,000, Johnson Says  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are discussing raising the state and local tax deduction cap to $30,000 — among other options — as the party seeks to resolve disagreements on the details of President Donald Trump's tax package.

Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse  —  Nearly 67,000 crypto novices have pulled out their debit cards to bet on Trump's meme coin venture, a Post analysis found.  So far it's been a monumental bust.  —  Rebecca Davis bought President Donald Trump's meme coin …

No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines  —  How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy?  —  Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be.  Most 21st-century autocrats are elected.  Rather than violently suppress opposition like Castro or Pinochet …

Trump's Border Czar Secretly Deported Two U.S. Citizen Children  —  WITHOUT A TRACE  —  Two citizens, 5 and 4, simply vanished when their mother was lured to an immigration appointment, advocates say.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Denisse Parra Vargas and her husband, Omar, had just dropped their three children …

Kamala Harris Didn't Lose to the Couch  —  Why did Kamala Harris lose last November?  Three answers have been prominently offered:  — Too many 2020 Biden voters stayed home,  — Too many 2020 Biden voters changed their minds, or  — New 2024-only voters broke heavily for Donald Trump.

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 …

NOAA ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980  —  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday its well-known “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” database “will be retired,” a move that will make it next to impossible …

Meet Trump's memecoin dinner guests  —  Citation Needed is an independent publication, entirely supported by readers like you.  Consider signing up for a pay-what-you-can subscription to support this kind of deep analysis and reporting.  —  Foreign investors have spent millions scrambling …

The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism  —  Trump seems to be ceding the future to China while emulating its past.  —  China may well come to dominate the next century—because President Donald Trump is taking a page from the most famous Chinese leader of the previous one.

Judge Boasberg grills DOJ on Trump's comments about El Salvador deportations  —  “Was the president telling the truth?” the judge asked.  —  Public comments from President Donald Trump and his aides are once again scrambling the Justice Department's efforts to defend his administration's deportation policies in court.

House Democrat starts ‘abundance movement’-inspired caucus  —  It comes amid a broader conversation in the party about its post-2024 message and the failures of governance in blue states and cities.  —  House Democrats are getting Ezra Klein-pilled.  —  A bipartisan group of lawmakers led …

Trump picks conspiracy theorist with no medical license to replace Fox News contributor as Surgeon General  —  Previous nominee was withdrawn amid claims she had misrepresented her medical education … President Donald Trump has selected a conspiracy theorist and self-styled …

Trump's Worst Idea Since Tariffs  —  The President is pitching a plan to outdo Democrats on drug price controls.  —  Loading...  President Trump and Republicans appear to be shrinking from reforming Medicaid, but that's not the worst of it.  To replace the spending slowdown they won't get in Medicaid …

House Republicans eye adding $60B farm bill package in Trump megabill  —  House Republicans are aiming to add $60 billion in farm bill programs to the agriculture portion of the GOP's megabill.  But they'll have to convince several centrist holdouts to vote for a controversial proposal …

Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently  —  The Interior Department is finalizing reduction-in-force plans expected to target thousands of employees, including 1,500 at the National Park Service, with notices going out to employees within 10 days.

Locals Fight Back After Naval Academy Removes Books in DEI Cull  —  After the pulling of 381 titles to comply with a Trump administration directive, many in Annapolis are rallying around the slogan 'Don't give up the book'  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md.— The U.S. Naval Academy's culling of hundreds …

West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH  —  Morgantown, West Virginia — In West Virginia's coal country, Marion Tennant says he was destined to work in the mines.  —  “That was the only thing in this area when I graduated high school,” Tennant said.

‘Disturbing’: Trump admin tapping right-wing MAGA outlet OAN for taxpayer-funded news network  —  Voice of America will start airing content from the right wing-outlet One America News.  It marks a dire shift for the broadcaster, which was founded during the Cold War to counter Communist propaganda.

Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months  —  The automaker's somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes have turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump's tariffs.  —  A year ago, the world's biggest automaker was on a tear.

FBI chief reverses course after saying White House budget proposal too low  —  FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday that he supports a White House proposal to cut the bureau's budget, a day after telling lawmakers he had wanted $1 billion more than the administration had requested.