Don't ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump's demand to help clean up Hormuz mess  —  BRUSSELS — Europe's message to Donald Trump on Monday was clear: We're not helping you secure the Strait of Hormuz.  —  Foreign ministers from the 27 EU countries gathered in Brussels to discuss …

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy's Vaccine Policies  —  Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.

Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries  —  The injuries have occurred as Iran launches waves of missile and one-way attack drones in response to the Trump administration's expansive assault.  —  The number of U.S. troops who have been wounded or injured during …

Trump briefed that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was stunned to learn last week that US intelligence indicates new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father …

Exclusive: Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino to Retire After Leading Largest Interior Immigration Operations in U.S. History  —  Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent and CBP Operations Commander Gregory Bovino is set to retire at the end of March, bringing an end to a nearly 30-year career with the agency.

Trump Airs a House Republican's Terminal Diagnosis, Claiming to Have Reversed It  —  The president leaned on House Speaker Mike Johnson to name a Florida Republican whose grave prognosis was imperiling the party's already slim voting margin.  Both said his prospects had improved.

Trump is losing one battle after another.  Cue the posts. … Trump's Sunday night outburst took on all of them, but it was most notable for how he cast the Supreme Court — one that has staved off the destruction of his agenda and even his own criminal prosecution — as “a weaponized, and unjust Political Organization.”

Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story  —  Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel.  This is his alarming account

The War Development(s) That Should Truly Scare Us  —  How Iran could speed up de-dollarization and how Trump could put boots on the ground in Iran—sort of.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Housekeeping: With travel and our Texas live shows this week I'm not sure what the Triad schedule will look like.

No, America is Not Respected  —  Thanks to Trump, we're held in contempt even by our closest allies  —  There's a real Baghdad Bob feel to pronouncements from the Trump administration these days.  The war is going great!  We've been totally victorious!  Also, other countries …

Susie Wiles, Trump's White House Chief of Staff, Has Breast Cancer  —  Ms. Wiles said that the disease was caught in its early stages and that she would remain in her role.  —  Susie Wiles, President Trump's White House chief of staff and the first woman to ever hold that position …

Trump's cancellation of licenses for immigrant truckers takes effect  —  Around 200,000 people will start losing commercial licenses under a federal rule that takes effect Monday, a move that could mean higher prices for consumers.  —  Some 200,000 immigrant truck drivers will begin to lose …

I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years.  This Year They've Published 14  —  For decades, the National Institutes of Health published between 650 and 850 Notices of Funding Opportunities each year.  These announcements tell the research community which diseases need study …

Video proves Delta flew Liam Ramos and his dad to ICE detention center  —  Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were flown to a Texas detention center via Delta Air Lines the day after they were captured by federal agents who allegedly used the 5-year-old boy as bait, according …

Trump's Sunday night crashout  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, loading up on bottled water and cans of beans and heading to the basement.  Good luck out there.  Get in touch.  —  Yes, we're still talking about the weather.

Poll: Israel's standing plummets among Democrats, fueling primaries on the left  —  More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.  —  American voters' feelings on Israel …

6 wounded after Hezbollah rocket impact sparks fire in northern Israel  —  IDF begins ‘targeted ground op’ to expand south Lebanon buffer against Hezbollah; Katz says displaced Lebanese will not return to area until residents of Israel's north are safe  —  First responders at the site …

'We're going to have a problem': Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020 … “I'm always one to believe you should look forward, not backward,” said Charlie Gerow, a Pennsylvania-based GOP strategist and Trump convention delegate who hosted a meeting of fake electors in 2020 at his Harrisburg-based public affairs firm.

Illinois primaries showcase the rise of the bizarro-world super PAC  —  The News  —  CHICAGO — State Sen. Robert Peters found himself in a tricky spot days ahead of his Democratic primary race: dubbed a “corporate pawn” by a corporate-funded super PAC.  —  He's an unlikely candidate for the label.

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship  —  The administration's rationale in the birthright citizenship case contradicts the central purpose of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.  —  Meet The Authors  —  Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, is currently before the Supreme Court.

With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War  —  A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.  —  The Trump administration has unleashed a multifaceted pressure campaign …

Kennedy Center board approves two-year closure for $250 million renovation  —  President Donald Trump said the closure was necessary and paves the way for renovations that will feature “high quality, really high quality construction.”  —  The Trump-appointed board of the Kennedy Center …

Behind Mamdani's Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.  —  Zohran Mamdani was on the brink of completing his buoyant ascent …

What Democrats Should Relearn From Obama  —  Even with Donald Trump's approval rating in the toilet and Democrats ahead in generic ballot polling for the House of Representatives, Democrats are steep underdogs to capture a majority of Senate seats.  —  To regain majority control of the Senate …

MAGA Turns on Itself, and It's Ugly  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  There's a bit of a disagreement happening among influential media personalities in MAGA world, a rift opened up by the Iran War.