GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit  —  The figure is expected to intensify a national debate over spending and tax levels as President Donald Trump tries to push the legislation through Congress.  —  The Republican tax proposal emerging in the House …

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump  —  The Qatari 747 that President Donald Trump would like to make the next Air Force One.  —  The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

Denver airport air traffic control went out for 6 minutes on Monday, report says  —  Up to 20 pilots were unable to talk to controllers, Denver7 reports  —  Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn't communicate with air traffic controllers for about six minutes …

Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs  —  Retailer has weathered the trade war but says the full impact of tariffs on consumers has yet to come  —  Higher prices are coming to Walmart's shelves.  —  The retailer said Thursday that it plans to raise prices this month and early this summer …

The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries.  The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.  —  The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk's satellite internet company in five developing nations.  In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers …

Price tag for Trump's military parade could reach $45 million  —  Service members will be housed in the Agriculture Department and General Services Administration buildings for days.  —  A massive military parade planned in Washington next month will cost an estimated $25 million to $45 million …

DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in Florida water systems  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Thursday making Florida the second state in the country to ban fluoride from public water.  —  The bill doesn't mention fluoride specifically but calls for a ban on “the use of certain additives in a water system.”

In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether federal judges can block Trump administration policy across the country.  —  It has been a major impediment to President Trump's agenda …

Judge Dismisses ‘Trespassing’ Charges Promoted by Trump in Border ‘Defense Area’  —  A newly designated “military installation” that stretches the length of the frontier in New Mexico has made trespassing a novel criminal charge at the border, bringing turmoil to the state.

Trump wants a new plane.  Now, so does Homeland Security Secretary Noem.  —  A top Democratic lawmaker said the DHS plane could cost up to $50 million from the U.S. Coast Guard's budget.  —  President Donald Trump is not the only one in his administration seeking a new plane.

D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown  —  The Defense Department is reviewing the request.  If approved, one official said, it would be the first time National Guard troops were used to help enforce an immigration crackdown in the country.

‘Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump's Remarks Secret  —  Trump's aides released just 20% of the transcripts of his speeches and interactions with the press over his first 100 days, excluding many of his most unhinged comments  —  WASHINGTON — If you're interested …

Baby Is Healed With World's First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment … KJ Muldoon was born with a rare genetic disorder, CPS1 deficiency, that affects just one in 1.3 million babies.Muldoon Family  —  Something was very wrong with Kyle and Nicole Muldoon's baby.  —  The doctors speculated.

Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico's Owner  —  A Different Type of Playbook  —  THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS SENDING aggressive signals about launching a potential federal investigation into the company that owns Politico and Business Insider as retaliation …

DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none  —  After installing anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone early last month, the Social Security Administration is considering walking back the policy after finding only two cases that had a high probability of being fraudulent.

Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed  —  Former D.C. U.S. attorney nominee revealed he faces a legal disciplinary review in an all-office goodbye email, while claiming his confidentiality was violated  —  Justice Department official Ed Martin …

We ran 10 flagship state colleges.  The war on higher ed won't stop with Harvard.  —  Plus, the radical jurisprudence of the late David Souter.  —  The Trump administration's attack on higher education won't be confined to Harvard University.  And Americans should be worried about what it portends …

Trump Wants His Corruption to Be Public  —  Programming note at the jump: Tonight, The Bulwark will host an emergency briefing on the major changes to our nation's health care system that Trump and his Republican allies are trying to push forward this week.  Our own Jonathan Cohn …

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work  —  The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen.  The Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest.

Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation … Lisa K. Fazio, an associate professor at Vanderbilt University, whose federal grant to study how repetition of lies reinforced them was canceled.Houston Cofield for The New York Times

Exclusive: FEMA is “not ready” for hurricane season, internal agency review shows  —  Hurricane preparations at Federal Emergency Management Agency have slowed to a crawl, and the disaster relief agency “is not ready” for the June 1 start to the season, according to an internal agency review obtained by CNN.

US reportedly plans to slash bank rules imposed to prevent 2008-style crash  —  Watchdogs could cut capital rules as Trump's deregulation drive opens door to rollback of post-crisis protections  —  US watchdogs are reportedly planning to slash capital rules for banks designed …

Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders  —  Fearing funding cuts, the anti-sexual-violence organization RAINN barred referring callers to resources for L.G.B.T.Q. people, immigrants and other marginalized groups.  —  Fearing the loss of federal funding …

Top Iranian official says Tehran would forgo highly enriched uranium in nuclear deal with Trump  —  The comments from a member of the supreme leader's inner circle appear to be the clearest public statements yet on Iran's willingness to reach an agreement with the U.S.

Did the media blow it on Biden?  —  Beginning in 2023, I repeatedly criticized both the media and Democratic partisans for failing to take former President Biden's age and fitness for office seriously enough.  This was not exactly a popular opinion at the time: the more common complaint …

FAA has used eBay, 3D printers to replace parts for aging systems, transportation secretary says  —  The Federal Aviation Administration has resorted to buying replacement parts on eBay and making new parts with 3D printers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told lawmakers Thursday …

Terrorists Continue to Pay for Check Marks on X, Report Says  —  Elon Musk's social media company has continued to accept payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in the U.S., a nonprofit found.  —  More than a year after researchers first warned X …

Who Is in Charge of the Library of Congress?  —  The past week has been witness to the rarest of rare Trump-era occurrences: Congress has been standing up for itself a little.  It hasn't happened over any of the numerous brazen abuses of the separation of powers that we have seen this year …