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 …

Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran.  Four denials suggest otherwise.  —  Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did.

Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba's President From Power During Negotiations  —  The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.

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.

DOJ to Allow Hiring of US Prosecutors Straight Out of Law School  —  The Justice Department has waived a policy requiring newly hired federal prosecutors to possess at least one year of experience practicing law, as US attorneys' offices struggle to find qualified replacements following mass departures.

Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say  —  The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.  —  It took more than 30 hours for sailors to put out the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford last week …

Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager  —  Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump's secretary of state.  Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.  —  Richard Grenell worked hard during the 2024 election to be considered …

U.S. intelligence says Iran's regime is consolidating power  —  Despite withering airstrikes, officials see a weakened but more hard-line government in Tehran, backed by the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps security forces.  —  Despite more than two weeks of relentless airstrikes …

Time to Give Up the Jerome Powell Case  —  What matters is getting Kevin Warsh confirmed, not appealing a legal loss.  —  President Trump's lawfare efforts aren't faring well in court, and the latest example is a federal judge's decision last week to quash subpoenas in a probe of the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell.

Jesse Jackson's family grapples with Illinois Senate endorsement controversy … But on Monday, Yusef Jackson, who is the organization's head, said the draft sample ballot was “released without authorization” and that the Jackson family and Rainbow PUSH Coalition are not making political endorsements this cycle.

Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump's Iran War  —  The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job.  —  For decades, David Boies has been one of the most renowned and impactful lawyers in America.

‘No Amount of Housing We Build Is Going to Make Prices Drop’  —  A major new housing study is challenging the idea behind the “abundance agenda.”  —  As New York City rents have risen into the stratosphere in recent decades, City officials and policy wonks have mostly sought to respond …

Scoop: Jeffries faces growing threat of 2027 rebellion … - Jeffries and his allies maintain they are not remotely worried about a mass defection, pointing out that — even in the minority — he has had to endure 20 speakers' ballots and hasn't lost a Democratic vote.

Jared Kushner's Corruption Is a National Security Disaster  —  Jared Kushner, arched with the swagger of the world's most confident mediocre white man, walked into the most sensitive nuclear negotiation of the decade on behalf of the United States — representing governments that had paid him $157 million …

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.

Man charged with planting bombs near the Capitol claims he's covered by Trump pardon … While the wording of the proclamation Trump issued on his first day in office last year is extremely broad, it refers to cases that are pending and to people already convicted.  It's not clear from its face if it fends off future charges.

Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released  —  A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists was released Monday on $100,000 bond after a year in custody.

Atmospheric research group sues Trump over eminent science lab breakup  —  The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) sued the Trump administration Monday, alleging efforts to dismantle a Boulder-based federal lab are “unlawful retaliation” against the state of Colorado.

How Canada's embrace of Chinese EVs could scramble the American market … Canada is diversifying from its once-reliable, now-unpredictable American partner and seeking a new global role as a maker and exporter of EVs.  That could provide China with a beachhead that will familiarize Chinese automakers …

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia  —  A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”  —  The State Department …

Joy Reid claims US is only ‘marginally better’ than Iran  —  Former MSNBC talk show host Joy Reid made some controversial comments on a recent podcast in which she claimed that the United States was only “marginally better” than Iran.  Reid made the comments on the One54 podcast last Wednesday …