‘Russian bombers are burning en masse’ — Ukraine's SBU drones hit ‘more than 40’ aircraft in mass attack, source says  —  An operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) using first-person-view (FPV) drones smuggled deep inside Russian and hidden inside trucks has hit 41 Russian heavy bombers …

Unease at F.B.I. Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials … The F.B.I. headquarters in Washington.Erin Schaff/The New York Times  —  Before being confirmed as the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel made clear his intent to remake it in his own image, reflecting a larger desire by the White House to bend the agency to its will.

Trump Spreads Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That Biden Was Executed and Replaced by a Robot Clone  —  “Democrats don't know the difference,” claimed a Truth Social post that the president shared  —  Donald Trump reposted a baseless conspiracy theory claiming Joe Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced with a robot clone.

Are International Students Good for American Universities?  —  Several years ago, a colleague teaching at Miami University, a large state school in Ohio, kindly invited me to give a talk there.  After picking me up at the airport, he suggested that we have lunch at a Sichuan restaurant near campus.

OMB director flatly denies megabill represents an attack on the social safety net  —  Russell Vought predicted that GOP senators will align with White House on the legislation.  —  President Donald Trump's top budget officer is playing down concerns among Republican senators …

Immigration Research Shows Stephen Miller Wrong About American Science  —  Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization.  —  SaveComment  —  Stephen Miller, the chief architect of the Trump administration's immigration policy, said recently that American scientific achievement owes little to immigrants.

CNN Poll: A record share of Americans want the government to get more done.  Few trust either party to do it  —  Neither the Republican nor the Democratic Party has consolidated a majority of the public behind its approach, with more than 4 in 10 saying that neither party can get things done …

How to Dismantle a Democracy, One Job Posting at a Time  —  OPM's new hiring memo imports the authoritarian playbook—quietly, bureaucratically, and by design.  —  The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently unveiled a “Merit Hiring Plan” that, despite its name, signals a profound departure …

Elon Musk on DOGE and why he doesn't want to “take responsibility for everything the administration's doing”  —  In the beginning, Donald Trump and Elon Musk got along great.  “He is a truly incredible guy,” Trump said at a campaign rally last October, “and I don't say that that often.”

Federal agent's tattoo stokes fear  —  ICE denies connections between the officer and white supremacy.  —  A federal immigration enforcer's tattoo that matches the description of a symbol used by white supremacists has caused some Vineyarders to sound alarm bells.

Immigrants Rebuilt a Pennsylvania Town — Then Became Targets  —  Haitians in Charleroi filled pews and revived stores.  Now they face deportation and backlash.  —  Larry Celaschi summons me to look at his cell phone, which displays a photo of a truck.  The picture, which someone shared with Celaschi …

M.I.T. Class President Barred From Graduation Ceremony After Pro-Palestinian Speech  —  According to the school, the student delivered a speech, which denounced M.I.T.'s ties to Israel, that had not been preapproved.  —  The 2025 class president of M.I.T. was barred from a graduation ceremony …

F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death  —  The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.  —  The Food and Drug Administration has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed …

Will America's National Parks Survive Trump?  —  Like a cinnamon river overflowing its banks, thousands of elk have been making their way across Jackson Hole, Wyo., to their summer range below the high, jagged peaks of Grand Teton National Park.  —  This is one of the world's most spectacular migrations …

Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that ‘we all are going to die’  — Sen. Joni Ernst's response to a constituent's concern about Medicaid cuts, “we all are going to die,” sparked controversy.  — Ernst now has posted an apology video on Instagram …

Gabbard Wants Fox Hosts to Feed Trump Top Secret Intel: 'Doesn't Read'  —  BURN AFTER WATCHING  —  Because the president is “on broadcast all the time,” the director of national security plans to revamp his daily intelligence briefings.  —  Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard wants …

Senate rankings: The 5 seats most likely to flip  —  The 2026 midterm cycle is already bustling with activity as Senate Republicans gear up to defend their majority and Democrats try to reverse course from a difficult few years and chart a path forward.  —  The fields are starting to take shape …

Elon Musk's Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning  —  Here's what purports to be the big story out of the White House today: “Elon's really not leaving.  He's gonna be back and forth.”  It's tempting to treat that statement, which was made by President Donald Trump at a press conference intended …

Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents  —  Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman's Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom.  —  Federal officers entered Representative Jerry Nadler's office …

RFK Jr. May Have Just Ruined Our Best Weapon Against Bird Flu  —  IMAGINE BEING HANDED the ultimate weapon to win a future war and throwing that weapon away.  —  That's a fair description of what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did last week when he canceled a $766 million government contract to develop a new bird flu vaccine.1

Dollar's correlation with Treasury yields breaks down  —  Investors' concerns about US policymaking and Fed independence weigh on greenback and bonds  —  Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.  —  The close relationship between US government bond yields …

AI robots are stealing college grads' jobs in 2025's ‘Summer of Hallucination’  —  Always wear sunscreen.  You might need it on the unemployment line.This spring's commencement speeches just wrapped up, and most college grads got the usual good if vague advice.

Why Trump Is Mad at the ‘Sleazebag’ Leonard Leo  —  On Thursday night, President Trump turned on one of his most important allies.  —  A day after a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of International Trade, which included a judge he appointed in his first term, rejected his use …