On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama  —  As Mr. Musk entered President Trump's orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.  —  As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump's closest allies last year …

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.

Elon Musk's Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death  —  There is an Elon Musk post on X, his social media platform, that should define his legacy.  “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” he wrote on Feb. 3.  He could have “gone to some great parties.  Did that instead.”

Supreme Court hands Trump win on revoking parole for 500K foreign nationals  —  The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from deporting roughly 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.  The decision is a near-term victory …

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 …

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans … Alex Karp, a co-founder and the chief executive of Palantir, at a forum in Washington in April.  The Trump administration has expanded Palantir's work across the federal government.Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes  —  Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

State begins rolling out expanded student visa vetting — starting with Harvard  —  The State Department issued instructions to consulates and embassies late Thursday telling them to start the vetting immediately.  —  The State Department has told U.S. consulates and embassies …

White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say  —  The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans' life expectancy.  —  Some of the citations that underpin the science …

Federal Authorities Probe Effort to Impersonate White House Chief of Staff  —  An unknown individual impersonated Susie Wiles in calls and texts to prominent Republicans and business executives  —  WASHINGTON—Federal authorities are investigating a clandestine effort to impersonate White House chief …

Why Are Republicans Planning to Tax University Endowments More Heavily Than Other Forms of Private Wealth?  —  There isn't a legitimate public purpose.  The intent is punitive and political.  —  A view of the Harvard University campus on May 24, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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 …

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.

Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids  —  Earlier this week, the Health and Human Services secretary said that healthy children did not need to get vaccinated for coronavirus.  —  Coronavirus vaccines are still recommended for healthy children if their doctors approve …

Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director  —  President Trump fired the National Portrait Gallery director on Friday for being “highly partisan” and a “supporter” of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).  —  “Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am herby [sic] …

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill that would have banned algorithm that White House said drove up Denver rents  —  Bill was one of 4 vetoed by Colorado governor on Thursday — and 11th this year  —  Gov. Jared Polis vetoed legislation Thursday that would have banned the use of rent-setting algorithms …

Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again  —  The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he's leaving government.  Let's hope he actually does it.  —  Elon Musk in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month  —  Elon Musk is out of the Trump administration—or is he?

How Trump's Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans  —  A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American people” money.  Data show the opposite.  —  When the Biden administration enacted regulations …

Controversial ‘lost’ Jerry Lewis film discovered in Sweden after 53 years  —  A Swedish actor, who stole a copy in 1980, plans to release The Day The Clown Cried, saying ‘it must be seen’  —  One of cinema's most sought-after lost films has been discovered after having been kept secretly …

Digital Corruption Takes Over DC  —  I spent my very early years in Utica, New York.  I was too young to know anything about the city's reputation — I left when I was 8 — but I would later learn that it was known at the time as “Crime City,” because it was reportedly controlled by the Mob.

I'm Normally a Mild Guy.  Here's What's Pushed Me Over the Edge.  —  When I was a baby pundit, my mentor, Bill Buckley, told me to write about whatever made me angriest that week.  I don't often do that, mostly because I don't get angry that much — it's not how I'm wired.  But this week I'm going with Bill's advice.

Whitmer: Trump said he would not pardon kidnapping plotters  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said in a new interview that President Trump told her that he would not pardon those convicted of a failed plot to kidnap her in 2020.  —  “Well, I think anything short of condemning political violence does a disservice to everyone.