Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning  —  The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat said his openness about his mental health issues has been “weaponized” against him, prompting him to start showing up for votes and hearings he considers useless.

We're international students at Harvard.  We're afraid to write this.  But we have to speak up.  —  Three student leaders on Trump's attempts to throw them out of the country.  —  Writing this letter carries a great deal of personal risk for all of us.  The ordeals of Rumeysa Ozturk …

GOP Congressman Says Trump's Tax Bill Doesn't Cut Any Medicaid, Food Benefits  —  Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Democrats are “lying” about the sweeping GOP plan to cut $1 trillion from federal health and food programs.  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) …

Donald Trump purges dozens of National Security Council officials  —  Supporters say move is designed to staff body with Maga-aligned people  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world

Alabama worker says ICE dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’  —  A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.

Pivoting From Tax Cuts to Tariffs, Trump Ignores Economic Warning Signs … President Trump has ignored repeated warnings that his agenda could worsen the debt, harm the poor and contribute far less growth than the White House contends.Eric Lee/The New York Times

Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm  —  They are leaving a few months after Paul Weiss cut a deal with the White House to avoid an executive order that would have restricted its business.  —  Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving …

Immigrant arrests at courthouses signal new tactic in Trump's deportation push  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been instructed to arrest people immediately after a judge has ordered them to be deported or after prosecutors move to drop their cases.

Runway lights not working before fatal San Diego plane crash, NTSB says  —  Everyone on board, including music executive Dave Shapiro, was killed when the private plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, setting homes and cars alight.  —  The pilot of a small private plane that crashed …

Michael Anton Was a Menswear Writer — And He Hated Trump's Fashion  —  A dive into the weird world of StyleForum reveals the secrets of “conservative business dress.”  —  The ouster of Mike Waltz as national security adviser — or his “promotion” to being nominated for a UN ambassadorship …

Criticism of Trump Was Removed From Documentary on Public Television  —  A segment in a documentary about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman was edited two weeks before it was set to air on public television stations across the country.  —  The executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning …

Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles  —  Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war.  What we know on day 1,186  —  Guardian staff and agencies

South Korea says concerned by China's ‘no-sail zone’ in overlapping waters  —  South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a “no-sail zone” in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.  —  The US outlet Newsweek reported Wednesday …

UK investigates possible Russian involvement in Starmer arson attacks  —  Counterterrorism police looking into fires at properties connected to prime minister keep open mind about motive  —  Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants  —  The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change.  Scientists disagree.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate …

Restoring Gold Standard Science  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Policy and Purpose.

The Biden ads that never ran  —  A buzzy book about Biden's decision to run for reelection reported footage from a staged town hall was “wasn't usable.”  POLITICO has obtained the ads at the center of the story.  —  After a blitzkrieg of a book rollout that saw Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's …