Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launch attack on Israel for first time in war  —  The missile attack by the Houthis in Yemen marks an escalation of the war in the Middle East and may pose further risks to shipping in the region.  —  RAHAT, Israel — The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen …

On CPAC's Main Stage, Fissures in the Party Trump Remade  —  The Conservative Political Action Conference typically seeks to establish orthodoxy with its roster of speakers.  This year, organizers created space for dissent, highlighting ongoing schisms in the MAGA movement.

Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET  —  As the Democrat-caused shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War  —  President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects.  —  President Trump was fresh off the golf course, and his fury was building.

Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks  —  Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide  —  Marco Rubio warned of enduring disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and said the war in Iran could stretch …

Kash Patel's Emails Circulate Online as Iran Takes Responsibility for Release  —  What appeared to be personal emails from before Mr. Patel's time as director were posted on a website that identified itself as Iranian but seemed to be hosted in Russia.  —  Emails and photographs stolen …

Consumers caught in triple stack of pain  —  Americans desperately want day-to-day life to be more affordable.  Right now, they aren't getting it. … Since the onset of the Iran war, the cost of living looks likely to get worse, not better, at least in the near term.

3/28/26📝 Readback  —  Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week — a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else.  We've also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week.

Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth intervened to stop the promotions of several high-ranking service members including four Army officers, two Black men and two female soldiers, on track to become one-star generals, NPR has confirmed.

Third round of ‘No Kings’ protests are expected to be the largest so far, organizers say  —  Demonstrators across the country and the globe will protest against President Donald Trump on Saturday at over 3,000 planned events.  —  Millions are expected to gather across the country and around …

Post reporters called the White House.  Their phones showed ‘Epstein Island.’  —  Someone messed with Google's widely cited databases of business listings.  —  It all started with Melania Trump and her robot.  —  On Wednesday, the first lady kicked off a “Fostering the Future Together” …

The Epstein class thinks it runs America.  Today, No Kings protesters send their response.  —  Americans are horrified by the Trump administration's cover-up of the Epstein files and the lack of accountability for the elites who crossed lines.  —  Thousands of Americans plan to gather …

‘He just chose not to listen’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond.

Drinking Raw Milk Is Risky.  Should People Be Able to Buy It Anyway?  —  Several states are considering bills that would expand access to unpasteurized milk.  MAHA supporters say consumers should have the right to choose.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, once declared that he drinks only raw milk.

Hostile powers have too much influence in American classrooms  —  Hostile powers have undue influence in U.S. classrooms.  The United States must do more to prevent adversaries from spreading poisonous ideologies in taxpayer-funded schools and programs.  —  The House Committee on Education …