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 …

‘A ton of tradeoffs’: Thune acts fast to cut deals and move Trump's megabill  —  In an exclusive interview, the Senate majority leader laid out how he plans quick action on the GOP legislation.  —  John Thune is wasting no time moving President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate.

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting  —  President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.

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 officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast  —  Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.  —  Trump administration officials delayed and redacted …

Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect  —  The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate, saying the levies weren't high enough to help the U.S. industry.  —  U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports doubled on Wednesday …

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 …

Texas man arrested and accused of trespassing at Mar-a-Lago told police he wanted to ‘marry Kai’  —  Anthony Reyes told law enforcement that he wanted to “marry Kai,” according to a police report.  Kai is the name of the president's 18-year-old granddaughter.

Bakersfield girl who faced deportation and loss of lifesaving medical care is allowed to stay in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — The family of a 4-year-old Bakersfield girl with a rare medical condition has been granted humanitarian protection from deportation, allowing her to continue receiving lifesaving treatment in the United States.

(News Focus) Hard-bitten and pragmatic, Lee stages ultimate comeback with presidential election win  —  Lee Haye-ah  —  President-elect Lee Jae-myung has been known to be a fighter, overcoming crisis after crisis in both his professional and personal lives while appearing cool and focused …

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 …

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.

Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president  —  In a stunning move, the board that oversees Florida's higher education system voted against the confirmation of Dr. Santa Ono, formerly president of the University of Michigan, as the University of Florida's 14th president.

FBI discovers cache of guns, armor and Nazi paraphernalia while raiding home in Washington state  —  Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday.

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement  —  Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.

After Trump Takeover, Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Fall Sharply  —  The Kennedy Center disputed the relevance of the data, part of an analysis by employees, saying that it had started its annual subscription campaign later than usual.  —  Ticket sales and subscription revenue …

Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters  —  The absence of the U.S. defense secretary marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group's history that an American defense chief misses the monthly meeting.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth won't attend a Wednesday meeting …