Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students  —  The move was a major escalation in the administration's efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump's demands.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday halted Harvard University's ability …

The Republican Party's Populist Betrayal  —  There were lots of last-minute tweaks to the Big, Beautiful Bill the House passed this morning, but here, per the New York Times, is the most openly stupid one: … Happy Thursday.  —  Another Win for the Plutocrats  —  by Andrew Egger

Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky Were Israeli Embassy Workers Killed in D.C. Shooting  —  Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky met while working at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, her father said.  Mr. Lischinsky had just bought an engagement ring, an official said.

Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers  —  Elon Musk previously sued the advocacy group over critical research on his social media platform X over claims it drove away advertisers.  —  The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday opened an investigation into Media Matters …

Trump's image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa  —  U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.

Judge blocks Trump bid to dismantle Department of Education  —  The judge said the administration's planned reductions were clearly aimed at carrying out Trump's campaign-trail promise to eliminate the department altogether.  —  A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration …

Supreme Court deadlock leaves in place ruling blocking nation's first religious charter school  —  The Supreme Court split evenly Thursday in a high-profile challenge over the nation's first religious charter school, leaving in place a ruling from Oklahoma's top court that found the proposed Catholic school unconstitutional.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration—Application of the Impoundment Control Act to Memorandum Suspending Approval of State Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans  —  B-337137  —  Highlights  —  The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) …

Trump to dine with top meme coin holders, shrugging off ethics concerns  —  White House officials have argued the dinner poses no conflict of interest because the president's assets are in a blind trust managed by his adult sons.  —  President Donald Trump is scheduled to dine with the top purchasers …

Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members  —  President Donald Trump's actions tee up a significant question over whether provisions intended to protect independent agencies from political interference are constitutional.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Upending norms, the Senate votes to undo California's EV rules  —  The Senate has overruled the guidance of the parliamentarian, a nonpartisan staffer who interprets the Senate's rules, and voted 51 to 44 to overturn a waiver allowing California to set its own air pollution standards for cars that are stricter than national regulations.

New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it  —  ABC News obtained audio of Frank Bisignano's staff meeting with managers.  —  Frank Bisignano arrives to testify at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing …

More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump's Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging  —  The week before President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that sent the stock market plummeting, a key official in the agency that shapes his administration's trade policy sold off as much as $30,000 of stock.

Multiple people on private plane that crashed into San Diego neighborhood are dead, authorities say  —  A private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday, igniting cars parked along a suburban neighborhood block and killing multiple people on board the plane, authorities said.

Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite objections from government  —  Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time Thursday after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep …

U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data  —  The ever-growing market for personal data has been a boon for American spy agencies.  The U.S. intelligence community is now buying up vast volumes of sensitive information that would have previously required …

Democratic Hill staffer is a contestant on next season of ‘Survivor’  —  “I work on Capitol Hill and I think that has prepared me for Survivor because one of my favorite pastimes is kissing butt,” Alex Moore, the comms director for Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), said in a promo for the show.

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades  —  The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at the slowest pace in at least 35 years.  —  The funding decreases touch virtually every area …

Woman shot at CIA headquarters after crashing into gate … A woman was shot and wounded at CIA headquarters after crashing into a gate there early Thursday morning, NBC News reported.  —  The woman has been preliminarily identified as 27-year-old Monia Spadaro, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident told NBC.

Gaming Out a Sudden Stop  —  What happens if investors lose faith in America?  —  I used to be an economics ambulance-chaser — someone who raced around the world to wherever there was an interesting economic calamity.  And this international experience probably made me more sensitive …