Among the problems with Trump's ‘free’ luxury jet from Qatar: It's not actually free  —  Even if the jet from Qatar were free, this arrangement would still be a legal and ethical mess.  But the free plane also wouldn't be free.  —  On Sunday night, as the public first learned …

White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to 'Trump's people'  —  The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far.  —  Some of the president's top aides saw an opening.

Dems privately rage over “utterly selfish” Trump impeachment vote  —  House Democrats erupted into fury and profane invective Tuesday as Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) forced a vote on his rogue efforts to impeach President Trump.  —  Why it matters: The vote could be tough for many Democrats …

Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists  —  President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism.  —  “Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society,” Trump said at an event in 2024.  —  However, the president's critics question whether antisemitism …

Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents  —  Judge Hannah C. Dugan was accused of helping an undocumented immigrant elude federal agents who were waiting to arrest him outside her courtroom.  —  The Wisconsin judge arrested last month and accused of helping …

DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings  —  Elon Musk's group is no longer claiming credit for canceling those contracts after The New York Times reported that they were revived.  —  Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is no longer claiming credit …

Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration  —  Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration.

New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House  —  ...and Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 rematch.  Results from the inaugural Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll … Americans broadly disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing …

Democrats just flipped Nebraska's biggest city  —  Democrat John Ewing unseated Republican Mayor Jean Stothert in Tuesday's officially nonpartisan election to lead Omaha, a victory that ends the GOP's 12-year hold on Nebraska's largest city.  —  Stothert conceded the race after 9 PM local …

Germany Foils Alleged Russian Plot to Mail Incendiary Devices  —  The conspiracy, if confirmed, shows Moscow continues to target the West with acts of sabotage despite Trump's arrival in the White House  —  BERLIN—German police detained three men suspected of planning to mail packages laden …

Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency  —  The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.

Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB  —  In a historic, sweeping decision, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased players from Major League Baseball's permanently ineligible list.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Changed His Wife's Flight to Avoid Newark Airport  —  Would you let your family fly out of Newark? … Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy keeps going on TV and insisting it's safe to fly in and out of Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey …

The End of Rule of Law in America … The president of the united states appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a government of laws, not of men, so that they and future generations …

Trump's surgeon general pick pits MAGA vs. MAHA  —  President Trump's second choice to serve as surgeon general has pitted some members of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement against allies of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.  —  Trump's decision to nominate Casey Means …

Conduct oversight on Trump's graft — or censure James Comer  —  House Democrats must pressure Republicans to fulfill their constitutional duties.  —  President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East on Tuesday as the representative of two different entities.

The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren't Happy About It  —  Students call it hypocritical.  A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back.  But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs.  —  In February, Ella Stapleton …

Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard  —  The latest broadside from the federal government comes as Harvard faces multiple investigations from across the Trump administration.  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday canceled an additional $450 million in grants …

A Free People Need a Free Press  —  This essay was originally delivered as a talk at the Notre Dame Kellogg Institute for International Studies on Tuesday.  —  The role of a free and independent press in a healthy democracy is under direct attack, with increasingly aggressive efforts to curtail and punish independent journalism.

Trump calls for new Iran nuclear deal  —  In his final open remarks during his time in Riyadh, President Donald Trump echoed his calls for a nuclear deal with Iran and again touted his closeness with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.  —  “The whole world is watching the Middle East …

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF  —  Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress  —  Skip backwardsGo ten seconds backward Skip forwardsGo ten seconds forward  —  Audio is AI-generated.  Report an issue|  Give feedback  —  Smaller.

How Qatar Bought America  —  The tiny Gulf nation has spent almost $100 billion to establish its influence in Congress, universities, newsrooms, think tanks, and corporations.  What does it want in return?  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump will travel to Qatar.

Robert De Niro attacks Trump in Cannes speech: 'This isn't just America's problem'  —  Accepting honorary Palme d'Or at opening ceremony of festival, actor rails against the US's ‘philistine president’  —  The actor Robert De Niro has - after a brief period of abstention …

Trump Administration Reportedly Told Court About Its Efforts To Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  Lawyers for the wrongly deported man revealed a stark contrast to what Trump and his officials have been saying publicly.  —  The Trump administration has reportedly told the court overseeing …

Trump's Third-Term Ambitions Are Very Revealing … President Donald Trump is cagey about whether he might try to stay in office after his current term expires.  He frequently says that other people want him to do it, and the Trump Organization is selling Trump 2028 hats.

The anti-woke right won in 2024.  Now they're turning on each other.  —  A glimpse into the bitter infighting consuming MAGA's intellectual ranks. … It's been a rough week in the world of the online intellectual right, which is currently in the midst of two separate yet related blowups …

Democrats give cold shoulder to possibility of third Abrams bid in Georgia  —  Democrats are throwing cold water on the possibility of Stacey Abrams mounting a third bid for Georgia governor, underscoring how the once-rising star's image has been tarnished by consecutive losses and recent controversies.