GOP weighs health care moves to pay for Iran war  —  Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. … - “There's other items we're looking at right now …

Trump's Iran war is holding him hostage  —  If there is any consistency to Trump's policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences  —  Donald Trump has lost his Iran war.  He is the Iranian hostage.

‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying’: Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC  —  At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.  —  As the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference wound to a close …

Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage  —  When Pete Hegseth talks to God, he asks the Almighty to help him kill people—as violently and ruthlessly as possible.  —  In a potential violation of the separation of church and state, Hegseth has ordered monthly prayer meetings …

U.S. Army opens investigation into attack helicopter activities at Kid Rock's home, No Kings protest  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — U.S. Army officials have ordered an investigation into the activities of two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters that flew over Saturday's “No Kings” …

Israel Passes Bill Mandating Death Penalty for Palestinians Convicted of Lethal Acts of Terrorism  —  The bill's wording creates a distinction designating it almost exclusively for Palestinian terror, while the ideological burden of proof it sets is expected to make its application to Jewish nationalist terror difficult to impossible

President Trump's Approval Sinks to 33% in New UMass Poll  —  Amidst war with Iran and deepening disapproval over his handling of inflation, immigration, jobs and tariffs, 17% of 2024 Trump voters now express reservations about their vote choice  —  A new national University …

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship  —  The administration builds its arguments on an 1800s campaign, led in part by a Confederate officer, that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism.  —  Alexander Porter Morse …

Trump says White House ballroom plans include ‘massive’ underground military complex  —  Trump told reporters on Sunday that “the ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what's being built under.”  —  President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the military is building a “massive complex” under the White House ballroom.

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack … Fischer and the Sullivans are looking to represent a class of plaintiffs that includes dozens of others present that day on the Capitol's West Front, the scene of the most violent confrontations between rioters and police.

New Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13  —  CONNECTING THE DOTS  —  More information given by the woman has been backed up.  —  A new investigation has backed up evidence given by a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13, according to a report.

Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes  —  Last year, the state said it would not follow President Trump's directive on transgender athlete participation in girls' sports.  —  The Trump administration sued the Minnesota Education Department and the state group …

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms  —  WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year's midterm elections.  —  President Donald Trump's rhetorical war on elections has seemed to only get more serious with time.

The Trump-voting pastor Democrats think could cost them a chance at a Nebraska Senate seat  —  Congressional news Donald Trump Primary elections Senate election  —  In Nebraska's Senate race, a Trump-supporting, anti-abortion pastor is running as a Democrat.

Trump says it's ‘possible’ Means will be withdrawn as surgeon general nominee  —  President Trump on Sunday indicated he was open to withdrawing his nomination of Casey Means, sister of White House senior adviser Calley Means, to be U.S. surgeon general, as reports indicate she does not have the necessary Republican support.

Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch, Proceeds to Blast Modern ‘Trek’  —  Given the ‘Project Hail Mary’ writer's past comments about his ‘Star Trek’ hopes, it's perhaps not hard to imagine why they were turned down.  —  Andy Weir is perhaps one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now …

Texas house speaker directs committee to study annexing parts of New Mexico  —  New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa Fe  —  The speaker of Texas's house of representatives says he is entertaining the idea of expanding …

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida  —  With Brian Nathan's victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month's special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.  —  Democrats on Monday officially claimed a second upset …

When ICE Blows Through Rural America  —  This article appears in the April 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine.  Read more from the issue.  —  ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA - It's afternoon and I'm riding shotgun in Theron Gjersvik's pickup, patrolling the town to look for any sign of ICE.

Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say  —  Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency's inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.  —  The Justice Department's internal watchdog …

A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon.  The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.  —  Reporting Highlights  — Another Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term.

Pete Hegseth Believes in the Lethality Fairy  —  A month into the war, and now they're talking about pointless ground action and/or war crimes.  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  Pete Hegseth believes in the lethality fairy, and that's a very bad thing.  Hi, Paul Krugman here.

TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order  —  A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.  —  Most of the Transportation …