Iran Believes It's Winning—and Wants a Steep Price to End the War  —  Tehran sees an opportunity to control the Mideast's energy as it bets on outlasting Trump's will—a risky gamble  —  DUBAI—Three weeks into the war, the Iranian regime is signaling that it believes it is winning …

Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world's richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse.

Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base With Ballistic Missiles  —  Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to multiple U.S. officials.  Neither of the missiles hit the base …

The Energy Supply Shock of the Iran War Changes Everything  —  The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and destruction of Gulf fossil fuel assets is already having effects we'll be dealing with in months and years to come.  —  No matter how much longer the United States and Israel's war …

To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt  —  To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.  —  BUDAPEST — In the run …

Trump Administration Sues Harvard, Claiming University Failed To Protect Jewish And Israeli Students  —  Friday's lawsuit came less than two months after Trump said his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies.

Exclusive: Bags of shredded documents at NY jail after Epstein's death, officer tells FBI  —  Less than a week after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead inside his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, something was afoot inside an office where the Federal Bureau of Prisons …

You can bet on climate disasters.  Business is booming. … The companies, supporters say, can bring the unfiltered wisdom of crowds to climate debates, cutting through the partisan noise around an issue that has divided the country.  —  But critics argue they have turned one of humanity's …

‘This is about attention’: Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy … “That seems to be a self-serving attempt at elevating yourself at the expense of your Republican colleagues, and I don't have any patience for that sort of stuff,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said in an interview about Lee's social media strategy.

Growing Frustration With Chuck Schumer Spurs Talk of Replacing Him  —  Some Capitol Hill Democrats are discussing how to get the N.Y. senator to step aside as minority leader amid concerns about his negotiating style and midterms strategy  —  Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists …

Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again.  What are the chances that will happen?  —  In a strongly worded decision this week, a federal judge ordered that the Voice of America — its mission to provide news for countries around the world largely shut down for the past year …

Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting.  Why Republicans Are Pushing Back.  —  Senate is debating a series of measures to tighten rules on voting nationwide  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has demanded that the GOP-controlled Senate vote to end most mail-in voting.

Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out  —  Donald Trump Tariffs Primary elections Congressional news  —  President Donald Trump is reshaping a Colorado Republican primary by offering one of the candidates a role in his administration …

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors ahead of $44 billion acquisition, jury says … A jury in California found that Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders during the runup to his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, according to a verdict issued on Friday.

Trump affirms ‘total endorsement’ of Orbán ahead of Hungary election  —  U.S. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly due to visit Budapest in April in support of the Prime Minister Orbán.  —  The Trump administration is doubling down on its endorsement of Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán …

Chicago Transit Authority sues to restore billions in federal funding … At issue are more than $2 billion in federal money for expansion and maintenance of the city's red and purple lines.  Without it, “work on CTA's crucial infrastructure projects is set to grind to a halt,” the lawsuit contended.

White House revises its DHS offer as talks to end shutdown pick up  —  The White House offered additional immigration enforcement concessions to Democrats Friday evening as border czar Tom Homan met a second time with a bipartisan group of senators seeking to end the Homeland Security shutdown, according to lawmakers who attended.

Congress could be headed for a tipping point, irreversible decline  —  After nearly two decades covering Capitol Hill, a reflection on how bad things are.  —  In Ernest Hemingway's “The Sun Also Rises,” a down-on-his-luck Scottish veteran of World War I is asked how he went bankrupt.

The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War  —  Let's ponder for a moment the vast sums that we're pouring into the war with Iran.  —  The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.

A massive border wall expansion is underway  —  The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten endangered species, and cut off access to sacred Indigenous and archaeological sites.  —  TERLINGUA, Texas …

Super PAC spending passes $200M, with some groups hiding their cause  —  Special interest groups, including the pro-Israel AIPAC, have sometimes veiled spending, using what appear to be unrelated organizations to support or attack candidates.  —  The political arm of the American Israel …