Newsom signs California redistricting measures in response to Texas bill  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two redistricting bills into law on Thursday after the state's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed them earlier in the day. … - Newsom, at the bills' signing …

Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact  —  The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.  —  A federal judge in Miami gave the state …

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push  —  The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.

Red Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies  —  New York Times reporters witnessed supporters of Mayor Eric Adams handing out cash-filled envelopes.  Sometimes, that money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.  —  Few New York City politicians …

IRS is canceling its layoff plans, will ask some it fired or pushed out to return  —  The Internal Revenue Service is no longer planning to pursue layoffs as it seeks to rebuild parts of its workforce.  The tax agency is now working to plug staffing holes with hiring, reassignments and rescinding …

Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations  —  The Trump administration said Thursday it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation, part of a growing crackdown on foreigners …

Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

Trump thanks officers and National Guard troops in D.C. stop  —  The move continues his administration's efforts to exert control over the capital city.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday visited law enforcement officers and National Guard troops in D.C., further reiterating his pledge …

Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media.  Then the Taliban Took His Family.  —  It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son.  Halimi's name had just appeared in a viral post on X …

Trump Starts Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs on Wind Turbines  —  The tariffs would hamper a clean energy industry that the president has often railed against.  —  Since taking office, President Trump has railed against wind power and the turbines that are needed to generate that energy.

Poll suggests Trump's ICE raids are backfiring in California … About half of California voters favor a pathway to citizenship, while smaller proportions favor eligibility for permanent residency and temporary work permits.  —  There's “an impulse of empathy and humanity …

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America  —  The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years.  Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism  —  On 4 March, Donald Trump delivered …

F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents … Instead of spending about 18 weeks training at the academy in Quantico, Va., a new group of agents will receive eight weeks.Eric Lee for The New York Times  —  The Trump administration is preparing to lower the recruitment standards …

Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades  —  An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population declined by nearly 1.5 million.  —  For the first time in decades, more immigrants are leaving …

New visas paused for commercial truck drivers, Rubio says  —  The federal government will pause issuing new visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday night. … - Truckstop trade group NATSO, citing government data, said last year that some 18% of working drivers were immigrants.

‘Flying Blind’: Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment  —  President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.

Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated  —  Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.

Doggett says he won't run against Casar if Texas maps are approved … “If the courts give Trump a victory in his scheme to maintain control of a compliant House, I will not seek reelection in the reconfigured CD37, even though it contains over 2/3rd of my current constituents,” Doggett said in the statement.