Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.  —  Military.com reviewed a memorandum …

‘Disgusting abomination’: Elon Musk tears into Trump megabill  —  Billionaire Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of the megabill of President Trump's tax cut and spending priorities, calling the legislation a “disgusting abomination.”  —  “I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore.

Joni Ernst's Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOP  —  Up until now, Iowa has been the poster state for Donald Trump's alleged electoral revolution.  Prior to Trump's first race, it went Democratic in six of the seven presidential elections (and went Republican only by an eyelash in the other).

Democrats Will Hand Out Free Tacos to Mock Trump  —  The Democratic Party has commissioned a taco truck to serve free lunch outside the Republican National Committee's DC headquarters beginning at noon on Tuesday. … The giveaway is not just to mark taco Tuesday, says a Democratic National Committee staffer …

2 key findings on Democrats' brand problem from the new CNN poll  —  There's new evidence that the Democratic Party's reputation is in a bad place.  That doesn't mean the party is doomed, electorally speaking.  There's plenty of reason to doubt that, given lots of history and its performance …

As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.  —  “My whole team, including those who were eager to apply for more permanent positions in the U.S., have no more interest,” he said.KT Kanazawich for The New York Times

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year  —  Sales for ticket packages across all genres are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center's challenges following President Donald Trump's takeover.  —  Sales of subscriptions for the coming season …

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus into US: DOJ  —  Authorities said it was in connection with work at the University of Michigan.  —  This photo released by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan shows what authorities …

Family of Colorado attack suspect taken into ICE custody  —  The family of the Egyptian national charged with attempted murder after an antisemitic Molotov cocktail attack in Colorado has been taken into ICE custody and are being processed, a DHS official confirmed to CNN Tuesday.

Denouncing Antisemitism, Trump Also Fans Its Flames  —  President Trump's effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.  —  In the Oval Office one day last week, President Trump renewed his no-holds-barred attack …

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing  —  ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year.  Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.

The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers  —  A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.  —  The Washington Post has published some of the world's most influential voices …

Exclusive: CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role, sources say  —  Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos of the U.S. CDC resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency …

Google's New AI Tool Generates Convincing Deepfakes of Riots, Conflict, and Election Fraud  —  Google's recently launched AI video tool can generate realistic clips that contain misleading or inflammatory information about news events, according to a TIME analysis and several tech watchdogs.

Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin  —  Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin  —  A senior official who dismantled the US government's Russian disinformation unit …

Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions  —  The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.

Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated  —  President Donald Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations.

Bowser hit with ethics complaint over travel paid for by Qatar  —  Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser faces a possible investigation over her alleged acceptance of lavish gifts from Qatar during several trips.  —  A complaint filed by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust …

New think tank ‘Searchlight’ pushes Democrats toward more popular positions  —  Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.  —  At a private meeting last month, a top Democratic strategist pitched party leaders …

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Fetterman's chief of staff leaves amid string of departures  —  Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff is leaving her post, two people familiar with the matter confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday.  The move is yet another key departure for a congressional office that's been marked …

Mike Johnson calls Musk ‘terribly wrong’ for slamming megabill  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Elon Musk is “terribly wrong” after the tech billionaire blasted the GOP megabill as a “disgusting abomination.”  “With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson told reporters.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Announces Candidacy for Ranking Member of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially announced that she is running to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Meet the Worst People in America  —  They voted for Trump and now they are very upset that Trump is destroying one of their friends' lives.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Carol  —  Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story about Kennett, Missouri.  —  Kennett is a small town.

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists' horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects  —  A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species' collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides  —  The age of extinction is supported by

Live Updates: Center-Left Candidate Likely to Be South Korea's Next President, Exit Poll Shows  —  As votes were still being counted, Lee Jae-myung said it was too early to claim victory but he respected “the great decision by the people.”  —  Here are the latest developments.

Ukraine strikes bridge connecting Russia to Crimea with underwater explosives  —  Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had hit the bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula with explosives planted underwater, in its third attack on the vital supply line for Moscow's forces since the full-scale war began in 2022.