Top Republicans threaten to block Trump's spending bill if national debt is not reduced  —  Prominent senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’  —  Donald Trump has been warned by fiscal hawks within his own party in the US Senate that he must …

Jasmine Crockett: 'It's Time for Republicans to Question Trump's Mental Acuity'  —  The congresswoman wants the GOP to ask whether the president is “equipped to serve mentally” … “I don't think that those who have gone through West Point expected to have their commander in chief address …

Trump Profits Like No Other President, as Outrage Is Muted … President Trump at a business round-table meeting in Abu Dhabi this month.Doug Mills/The New York Times  —  When Hillary Clinton was first lady, a furor erupted over reports that she had once made $100,000 from a $1,000 investment in cattle futures.

Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?  —  Since taking his second oath of office, President Trump has been on a firing spree.  In violation of numerous laws or longstanding presidential practice (or both), he has ordered the removal of many high-level officials …

Judges Weigh Taking Control of Their Own Security Amid Threats  —  U.S. marshals, sworn to protect federal judges, ultimately answer to President Trump, who has ramped up criticism of the judiciary

Why Vietnam Ignored Its Own Laws to Fast-Track a Trump Family Golf Complex  —  As President Trump blurs the lines between politics and business — and threatens steep tariffs on trade partners — governments feel compelled to favor Trump-related projects.  —  As President Trump blurs …

Europe Freezes US Travel as Lufthansa, British , Air France, KLM and More Slash Routes to Major Cities Including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago to Tap Soaring Demand Across Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Caribbean  —  European airlines are freezing their transatlantic growth and pulling …

5 Years After George Floyd's Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold  —  The Black Lives Matter movement, kicked into high gear after Mr. Floyd's murder on May 25, 2020, has given way to the politics of “white grievance” championed by President Trump.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

Russia launches largest drone attack yet on Ukraine  —  Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet.  —  At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured, Ukrainian officials said.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System  —  The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. … Baccalaureate Remarks  —  Chair Jerome H. Powell  —  At Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms  —  Veterans, in particular, are seeking free legal work from firms that cut deals with the White House like Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Weiss.  —  President Trump has tossed around many ideas about how elite law firms …

How Donald Trump Has Remade America's Political Landscape  —  Donald J. Trump's victory in 2024 was not an outlier.  —  It was the culmination of continuous gains by Republicans in much of the country each time he has run for president, a sea of red that amounts to a flashing warning sign …

Six Months Later, Democrats Are Still Searching for the Path Forward  —  The party's standing is startlingly low after a defeat that felt like a cultural rejection.  What comes next?  —  OUT OF POWER  —  The party's standing is startlingly low after a defeat that felt like a cultural rejection.

Trump the central planner  —  President Trump may paint China as the enemy, but lately he's been awfully fond of their command-economy playbook.  —  Why it matters: Trump's extraordinary interventions — which dovetail with what some critics have labeled “MAGA Maoism” — are rattling businesses …

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts.  Foreign universities want to hire them  —  As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants — and governments and universities around the world spotted an opportunity.

Four Books Sound the Alarm About the Power of Private Equity  —  Private-managers now influence the U.S. economy and politics in ways few Americans understand  —  Private-fund managers are using April's market mayhem as a political tool in their campaign to pry open a vast new market: your retirement account.