Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025  —  Estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.

After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets  —  The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump's domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn't realize what they voted for.

Publicly announced cancellations  —  N.I.H. grants, awarded in a competitive process, are typically paid out in installments.  A researcher with a $1 million four-year grant, for instance, will get about $250,000 a year.  Scientists can use this money to buy equipment and supplies and to pay …

Is There a Tariff End Game?  —  On May 12 Donald Trump suddenly reduced the tariff on China from 145 percent to 30 percent.  This may seem like a big reduction.  But while the higher rate would have completely cut off trade with China, even the lower tariff rate, by my estimates, would cut U.S.-China trade by two-thirds.

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 …

What's next for the Iowan who shouted ‘people will die’ at Joni Ernst over Medicaid cuts  — India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall.  — May interrupted Ernst's answer on Medicaid cuts to shout, “people will die!”

‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee  —  The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days.  Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.  —  Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department …

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.

The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People  —  The paper's six-part podcast “The Protocol” looks to continue a pattern of coverage so problematic that over 1,200 of its own contributors have criticized it.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The New York Times has announced that …

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.

Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions  —  At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.  —  The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had revoked a Biden administration requirement …

Democrats set out to study young men.  Here are their findings.  —  A widely mocked project to get under the hood about why Democrats are losing young men has sobering results.  —  The Democrats trying to understand young American men know people are roasting their plan.

Florida board blocks Ono from UF presidency in historic decision  —  The Florida Board of Governors voted Tuesday against the confirmation of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono as the University of Florida's next president, blocking the incoming UF president selection …

Laura Loomer's White House access erases the line between the fringe and mainstream  —  In a normal White House, right-wing activists like Loomer wouldn't have access.  But that's not Donald Trump's White House.  —  Amid speculation that people close to Donald Trump have grown weary …

FBI sent anti-Catholic memo to over 1,000 employees, new records show  —  The FBI circulated an anti-Catholic intelligence memo to more than 1,000 employees nationwide during the Biden administration — a much broader internal reach than what former FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged …

The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post  —  How a Catholic theocrat started speaking for Trump's State Department. … Last week, the State Department published a strikingly radical screed on its official Substack.  Titled “The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe …

Internal Docs Raise Questions About Trump IRS Pick Billy Long's ‘No-Show Jobs’ And ‘Strange’ Schedule Inside A Powerful Agency  —  It's not quite clear what is happening with former Missouri Congressman Billy Long and his associates at the federal Office of Personnel Management …

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise; ADP Report Shows Hiring Slowdown  —  Trump says China's Xi is ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’; 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect  —  Stocks edged higher Wednesday, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected gauges of hiring …

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall, ‘Independent’  —  Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President Biden's decision not to run for reelection and calls for thinking beyond the two-party system.

Trump's Bedminster Golf Club Flagged For 18 Health Violations In Latest Inspection—Earned Lowest Grade In County  —  Topline  —  One of President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf clubs received a 32 out of 100 health inspection score in May, the lowest grade in Somerset County …

Trump's Tariffs Are a Step Toward Unbridled Presidential Power  —  Are President Trump's “Liberation Day” tariffs on, or are they off?  And, more important, will legal challenges to these levies put the brakes on the seizure by presidents of both parties of ever-increasing unilateral power?