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.

Trump Rages at Worsening Budget Bill Fiasco as Musk Admits It's a Scam  —  President Trump has been tweeting wildly and angrily over the fate of his “big, beautiful bill.”  He's been lashing out furiously at Democrats and at GOP Senators alike over their opposition, suggesting Senate passage may be in serious doubt.

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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!”

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.

Former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party  —  Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has become an independent after serving under two Democratic presidents, according to the publisher of a new book from Jean-Pierre out this fall.

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.

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.

Trump's tariffs to curb US economic growth while reducing deficit: CBO report  —  The CBO analysis says Trump's tariffs over the next decade would reduce deficits by $2.8 trillion while also curbing economic growth by 0.6 percent  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's tariffs …

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 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 …

Iran rejects any nuclear deal that makes its program reliant on other countries  —  Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei criticized the U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal on Wednesday and stressed Iran won't accept an agreement that makes its nuclear program dependent on other countries.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE  —  A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff.  Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.  —  Thousands of administrative employees …

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 …

Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs  —  The spending proposal terminates support of health programs that, according to the proposal, “do not make Americans safer.”  —  The Trump administration's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year eliminates funding …

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.

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 …

Ground beef sold nationwide possibly contaminated with E. coli  —  (WJW) - A public health alert has been issued for organic ground beef products that reportedly could be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced.

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 …