GOP heavyweights join bipartisan bashing of Trump Qatar jet deal  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune and GOP firebrand senators are among those voicing discomfort with the deal.  —  A number of Republican lawmakers are souring on President Donald Trump's plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft …

Exclusive: Biden aides discussed wheelchair use if he were re-elected, new book says  —  This story is adapted from the forthcoming book “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.

MAGA Attacks Church Over Donald Trump Rebuke: ‘Funds MUST Be Pulled’  —  A firestorm has erupted on the American right after the Episcopal Church said it is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans who were granted refugee status.  —  Why It Matters

Another NY Republican unleashes harsh criticism of top tax writer over contested deduction  —  Another blue-state Republican on Tuesday harshly criticized the House GOP's top tax writer over negotiations on expanding the state and local tax deduction, saying Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith …

How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump  —  At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden's weakness and confusion.  Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and campaign for reëlection?

12-year-old boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE raid in Massachusetts  —  A 12-year-old boy was left behind on a street after an immigration raid in Waltham, Massachusetts.  —  United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were seen on camera leaving the boy by himself …

GOP proposal would boot three N.J. Democrats from House committees  —  Rep. Buddy Carter is proposing to strip three New Jersey lawmakers of their House committee assignments after they participated last week in a protest at a Newark migrant detention facility.

Two more Fetterman aides leave embattled senator's office  —  The departures are the latest in a string of staff exits over the past year and a half.  —  Two more aides left John Fetterman's office in recent weeks, the latest in a stream of staff exits amid the Pennsylvania senator's shifting …

Why are ICE agents such cowardly wusses?  —  Taking most of a week off, as I've just done, is impossible in the Trump 47 era.  Since I last attacked the keyboard, we got our first American pope, the mayor of Newark was arrested by federal agents, and Qatar is bribing the president with a $400 million plane, along with 57 other things.

Republicans Slip Nonprofit Killer Bill Into Budget Plan  —  House Republicans' draft budget bill includes a clause to give Donald Trump the ability to revoke the tax-exempt status of any group the Treasury Department says is a supporter of terrorism.  —  The move appears to be a revival …

Mild April Inflation Captures Early Stages of Tariff Effects  —  CPI was up 0.2% over the month, while annual inflation was 2.3%  —  Inflation was relatively mild in April, but economists said tariffs will end a recent lull and push up more prices in the coming months.

A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting.  Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.  —  The party's signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there's a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.  —  The party's signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives …

Why I'm Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress  —  Today, I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.  —  Even as the White House threatens the foundational tenets of constitutional democracy …

DNC moves toward nullifying election of David Hogg, Malcolm Kenyatta as vice chairs  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has taken a first step toward possibly requiring a new election for two of its vice chairs, including David Hogg, who has stirred controversy with his call …

The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren't in ICE Detention  —  When I moved to America from Russia to join a biology lab at Harvard Medical School in 2023, it felt as if I found my dream job.  America was a paradise for science.  Everything was flourishing.  There was freedom of discourse; conferences, seminars.

Trump's Effort to become the Supreme Leader Has Roots in a Nazi Philosopher  —  His lawless view of his sovereign powers was articulated by Carl Schmitt  —  In a legal filing defending Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act (of “Alien and Sedition Acts” notoriety) …

Trump's ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate  —  Many worry about retribution.  But for others, speaking out is worth the risk  —  Play Pause  —  Skip backwardsGo ten seconds backward Skip forwardsGo ten seconds forward  —  Progress  —  1.0x  —  Mute Unmute

How should U.S. media respond to Trump's attacks on the free press?  —  The president has made clear his dislike of the traditional independent media, which endeavors to cover him fairly but which he repeatedly accuses of bias against him.  So as the campaign against the media escalates …

Mexican mayoral candidate gunned down during live broadcast of campaign rally  —  What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night when a mayoral candidate was gunned down alongside three other people.

Why does Alabama's GOP chairman have a Tennessee driver's license?  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Stories involving Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl tend to wind up in strange places.  —  Like, how did a butterfly farmer — real thing — become one of Alabama's most powerful political figures?

Elon Musk's AI Chatbot Thinks Trump's Hilarious ‘Fat’ Businessman Story Was All About Him  —  PLOT THICKENS  —  The Tesla CEO has previously admitted taking weight-loss drugs.  —  Elon Musk is President Trump's “seriously overweight” friend who takes “the fat shot,” according to the Tesla CEO's own artificial intelligence bot.

Exclusive: Dems press Trump to divest from stablecoin  —  Senate Democrats are asking President Trump to divest from his cryptocurrency empire as he embarks on his Middle East trip this week, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Democrats have raised corruption concerns over the Trump family's crypto dealings.

DOJ ‘weaponization’ group will shame individuals it can't charge with crimes, new head says  —  As Jeanine Pirro prepares to become U.S. attorney in D.C., Trump loyalist Ed Martin is taking over the Justice Department's effort to investigate Trump's investigators.

Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Other C.E.O.s Join Trump at U.S.-Saudi Lunch  —  Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.

Shame on the White House  —  If the White House wants to fire the librarian of Congress, it can.  But it was interesting to have recently had the experience of meeting this dynamic, dedicated person, and feeling so proud that she was our librarian of Congress, then reading the White House's sloppy …