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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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.

Trump, US Army birthday bash plans include 25 Abrams tanks  —  Twin celebrations of U.S. President Donald Trump's birthday and the Army's 250th anniversary will include as many as 25 tanks rolling through Washington in a celebration that will cost $25 million to $45 million, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Now ICE Barbie Wants Her Own Brand New $50M Private Jet  —  MY TURN  —  The Coast Guard put in a last-minute addition to its budget for the Homeland Security secretary.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears to have taken her cue from President Donald Trump with a new request for her own private jet.

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 …

Exclusive: Musk took leased cars back so Tesla could use them as “robotaxis.”  Instead, Tesla sold them  —  Tesla last November ended an unusual policy that prohibited U.S. leasing customers from buying their cars at lease-end.  —  The policy started in 2019, when Tesla announced that customers …

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 …

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.

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 …

Fox anchor Bret Baier said media should “100%” scrutinize Trump's family the same as Biden's.  He hasn't come close.  —  Despite advocating for equal scrutiny of presidents' family corruption, Baier's Special Report has hardly reported on alleged influence peddling by Donald Trump's sons …

Lessons From the Newark Debacle  —  Maybe government does something useful  —  I did something either brave or foolish last week.  I was booked on a flight from Amsterdam to Newark, and decided to ignore advice from friends urging me to rebook on a plane heading someplace else.

The white rural reckoning  —  This article is co-authored by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman.  Their book “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy” will be released in paperback later this month.  Schaller is professor of political science at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka headed to trial on trespassing charge after arrest at ICE facility  —  U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba showed up for the perfunctory court appearance.  —  NEWARK, New Jersey — Ras Baraka, the mayor of New Jersey's largest city and a Democratic candidate for governor …

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 …

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 …

Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset  —  An industry that dreamed of being above politics has become synonymous with self-dealing  —  When offered a Boeing 747 by the government of Qatar to replace Air Force One, President Donald Trump responded: why not?  Only someone dumb would turn down free money.