Inside Trump and Musk's Complicated Relationship  —  The president and his aides have sometimes expressed frustration with Musk, but his advisers say the two remain close  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump recently posed an evocative question to his advisers about billionaire Elon Musk's promise …

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Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine  —  The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.  —  The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on H.I.V. vaccines, terminating …

CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule.  C.D.C.'s update counters his policy.  —  Days after Health Secretary …

A court halted his deportation.  The Trump administration deported him 28 minutes later.  —  Officials blamed “administrative errors.”  It's the fourth known case of an improper deportation by the Trump administration.  —  The Trump administration has admitted that it improperly deported another immigrant …

Trump's mass firings at several agencies will remain on hold, appeals court rules  —  President Donald Trump's directives for mass firings at multiple agencies will remain on hold, a federal appeals court ruled Friday evening.  —  The Trump administration had asked the US 9th Circuit Court …

PBS sues Trump over executive order targeting federal funding, following NPR  —  The public broadcaster says a May 1 executive order violated its First Amendment rights.  —  PBS sued the Trump administration on Friday, nearly one month after the president issued an executive order targeting its federal funding.

Trump fires director of the National Portrait Gallery  —  It was unclear if Trump can dismiss Smithsonian leaders.  The termination of Kim Sajet marks the president's first action against an institution he has vowed to purge of “anti-American ideology.”

Defending Medicaid Cuts, Ernst Tells Iowans, ‘We All Are Going to Die’  —  Senator Joni Ernst's flip response in an exchange with constituents about the effects of Trump's domestic policy bill spread quickly online.  —  Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, had a gloomy message for constituents …

Loretta Swit a.k.a. Hot Lips of TV's ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87  —  She won two Emmy Awards for her sympathetic portrayal of an Army major on the hit TV show and had a long career in TV and theater.  —  Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress who made the high-strung and relentlessly militaristic …

Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions  —  The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.  —  The Energy Department announced on Friday that it was terminating $3.7 billion …

STAT+: New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request  —  The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a summary of President Trump's budget request for the 2026 fiscal year that provides the most detailed look yet at how his administration hopes …

DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches  —  The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C. headquarters in disarray, full of water damage …

California opens inquiry into Paramount and Trump  —  The Scoop  —  The California State Senate has invited two former top CBS figures to testify in a new inquiry into whether the network's parent company has violated state laws against bribery and unfair competition.

White House convenes meeting to brainstorm new Harvard measures  —  The push comes as the White House regroups after a federal judge blocked its move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.  —  The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against Harvard University …

Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets  —  White House officials maintain bankers' concerns are overstated and discount expected revenues from the president's tariffs.  —  Wall Street bankers and executives are privately warning the Trump administration …

Trump picks right-wing lawyer and podcaster who promoted 2020 election lies as watchdog agency head  —  President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as a “extraordinary human being” …

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts  —  With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding pre-eminence in the sciences.  —  For decades, Bangalore, India, has been an incubator …

Trump administration to prioritize ‘patriotic Americans’ for federal jobs  —  Applicants for government jobs will be required to write essays explaining how they will advance President Donald Trump's policy priorities.  —  As President Donald Trump moves to slash the size of the federal workforce …

Gov. Newsom proposes ‘asset test’ for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants.  What does that mean?  — Facing higher healthcare costs, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing adding an “asset test” for applicants for Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services.

Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump.  The story quickly fell apart  —  A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.  —  Noem announced an arrest of a 54-year-old man who was living …

Wes Moore dives into 2028 race in South Carolina  —  The governor of Maryland said Democrats must adapt and change.  —  COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Wes Moore made an early and urgent appeal Friday to one of the nation's most important Democratic constituencies.

25 million cavities and $9.8 billion: Study estimates the costs of removing fluoride from water  —  Researchers model what would happen if all states ban fluoridation  —  Even before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office as health secretary, he promised to take action on water fluoridation.

Vance's Trump Force Two Campaign Plane Now Being Used for Deportation Flights  —  ICE AIR  —  A private jet known as “Trump Force Two” which was used to transport JD Vance during the election is now being used to deport migrants to Central America, records show.

Trump's Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much  —  President Donald Trump's angry, unhinged rant on Truth Social over this week's judicial ruling against his tariffs is getting attention for its fury at Leonard Leo, the mastermind of the conservative takeover of the courts.

Trump Says He Will Consider Pardoning Diddy  —  BEG YOUR PARDON!  —  The president knows the shamed rap mogul and wants to know the facts of the case.  —  Donald Trump refused to dismiss the possibility of a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs, even though the rap tycoon is currently on trial on sex trafficking and other serious charges.

Campaign board fines Andrew Cuomo $675,000; awards rival Adrienne Adams millions  —  The multimillion-dollar cash infusion was essential for the City Council speaker's campaign.  —  NEW YORK — New York City mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams on Friday qualified for just over $2 million …