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 …

Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang  —  Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn't support the administration's agenda.  —  Director of National Intelligence …

U.S. Charges Russian Scientist with Smuggling  —  A government lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that the intention is to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, to Russia.  —  The Trump administration announced criminal smuggling charges on Wednesday against Kseniia Petrova …

Democrats rattled again by fresh claims that Biden aides hid his frailty  —  A new book and Biden's public appearances are potential distractions as the party seeks to focus on Trump.  —  A growing number of Democrats are publicly second-guessing their party's handling of the last election …

U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that caused …

At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight  —  Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.  —  Shortly after the Supreme Court announced …

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.

Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery  —  Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.  —  The Trump family's $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia …

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

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.

The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump's Qatari Jet  —  Some of the president's biggest allies are panning his plan to accept the luxury aircraft.  —  As Air Force One glided into Doha today, it was easy to imagine President Donald Trump having a case of jet envy.

Trump just granted asylum to a man who posted ‘Jews are dangerous’  —  A South African refugee praised Israel after Oct. 7 — and shared content from a Holocaust denier.  Now, a revived refugee program has brought him to the U.S., with help from a Jewish group

El Chapo's family members cross US border in apparent deal with Trump administration  —  Ex-wife of imprisoned kingpin El Chapo among 17 family members entering through San Diego border crossing  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Mexican officials said Wednesday …

Inside Harvard's Discrimination Machine  —  The university has adopted race-conscious hiring policies, potentially in violation of civil rights law.  —  / Eye on the News / Education, Politics and Law  —  The Trump administration has escalated its battle with Harvard University …

Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested protesting Senate hearing: ‘RFK kills people with hate’  —  Ben Cohen was among seven arrested after they disrupted the hearing, Capitol Police say  —  Ben Cohen, one of the co-founders of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, was arrested …

Trump (Partially) Wins an Alien Enemies Act Case  —  For the last few weeks, there has been ongoing litigation over President Trump's effort to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool for mass deportation.  The AEA allows detention and deportation of foreign citizens of relevant states …

Thanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash  —  Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar chose not to follow through on a threat to force a House vote on impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats.  Thanedar did not call up his resolution …

The Road to Trump's Embrace of White South Africans  —  The Trump administration's hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.  —  White South Africans at a rally outside the United States Embassy in Pretoria in February.Joao Silva/The New York Times

US Announces More Than $243 Billion in Deals With Qatar … The White House said President Donald Trump had secured deals totaling more than $243.5 billion with Qatar, laying the groundwork for a bigger $1.2 trillion economic pledge with the tiny Gulf country.

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 …

Day One and Thereafter  —  I was born in the house my father built.  No, no—just kidding.  That was Nixon.  (You recall that our 37th president begins his memoirs that way: “I was born in the house my father built.”  It is a great opening line—vaguely haunting or hypnotic, even.)

JD Vance Plans Return to Vatican for Pope Leo's Inaugural Mass  —  Vice President JD Vance will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff's historic election as the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church.  —  Vance, the highest-ranking Catholic in the US government …

Colorado prosecutor offers unlicensed and undocumented teen probation after deadly crash  —  The Arapahoe District Attorney's Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.

After Layoffs, Social Security Asks Remaining Employees To Work 10% Harder  —  Social Security faces a growing backlog of retirement claims that agency officials hope their remaining workers can clear with a little encouragement.  —  WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration …

Live Updates: Trump to Visit U.A.E. in Last Stop of Middle East Tour  —  In Qatar, President Trump spoke to American troops in a rally-like atmosphere at the largest U.S. military facility in the region.  Next, he will fly to the United Arab Emirates, another key ally.  —  Here's the latest.

Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports  —  The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement.  —  Overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 30,000 last year …