151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin  —  A very quick breakdown of Friday afternoon's quietly significant ruling slapping down the lower courts in the Northern District of Texas Alien Enemies Act litigation—and what it means going forward.

U.S. Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating  —  Moody's downgrades the U.S. government, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs  —  The U.S. lost its last triple-A credit rating.  —  Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government on Friday, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs.

Exclusive: Prosecutor's audio shows Biden's memory lapses  —  Amid long, uncomfortable pauses, Joe Biden struggled to recall when his son died, when he left office as vice president, what year Donald Trump was elected or why he had classified documents he shouldn't have had …

How DOGE's grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring  —  The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk's disruptive cost-cutting team.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service arrived at the Social Security Administration …

The Khashoggi Compromise  —  Jeff Bezos once mourned Jamal Khashoggi in public—now the Amazon billionaire is making billion-dollar deals with his executioner, which reveals more about his values than any vigil ever could. … Earlier this week, Amazon announced a $5 billion “strategic partnership” …

After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down  —  The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.  —  A National Weather Service office …

Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang  —  The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.  —  A top adviser to the director of national intelligence ordered …

Combat sport clubs used to boost recruitment for white nationalist hate group, report says  —  Combat sport clubs have been used to boost recruitment for a white nationalist hate group, according to a report released by the legal advocacy organization Southern Poverty Law Center.

Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya  —  Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.  —  The Trump administration …

Thousands of experts and leaders are fleeing Trump's government  —  The U.S. DOGE Service's push for early retirement and deferred resignation is leading to a federal brain drain, longtime staffers fear.  —  At the National Institutes of Health, six directors — from institutes focused …

New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election  —  Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women's suffrage and America's expanding role in international affairs.

Tesla limits investors' ability to sue over breach of fiduciary duties … In a regulatory filing out Friday, Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla announced a change to its corporate bylaws that will limit shareholders ability to sue the company if investors believe the company's board or executives committed any breach of fiduciary duties.

Former FBI Director James Comey is being interviewed by the US Secret Service  —  Former FBI Director James Comey was escorted by US Secret Service agents to their Washington Field Office on Friday afternoon for an interview, according to law enforcement sources.

Russia demanded Kyiv pull back troops before ceasefire, Ukrainian source says  —  Russian negotiators at peace talks in Istanbul demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all the Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks told Reuters.

Trump's Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn  —  When President Donald Trump welcomed dozens of white South Africans into the United States this week after granting them refugee status, reporters reasonably asked him to square this with his suspension of refugee resettlement from …

Trump's Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research  —  The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration's broader pressure campaign against the university.  —  The Trump administration's move to cancel a slew …

These are the top sticking points stalling the Trump agenda megabill  —  House Republicans are working to give their “big beautiful bill” a face lift as they try to appease warring factions of the party in hopes of sending President Trump's legislative agenda to the Senate before Memorial Day.

Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns  —  Gun control groups condemned the move as “a dangerous backroom deal spearheaded by Trump's general counsel” that “effectively legalized machine guns.”  —  The Trump Administration has decided …

MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student's AI Research Paper  —  The university says it has no confidence in a widely circulated paper by an economics graduate student  —  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday it can no longer stand behind a widely circulated paper …