Trump's incredible shrinking tent  —  Donald Trump is torching the coalition that made him president, seemingly unaware — or simply unconcerned — with the depth of discontent permeating his movement. … - What Republicans celebrated as a once-in-a-generation coalition may turn out to be exactly that, never to be reassembled.

Trump's Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just Beginning  —  The extraordinary defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary has unleashed much mockery of JD Vance, and it's richly deserved.  The vice president's last-minute rally in Budapest cast the Hungarian election as a referendum …

Swalwell to resign from Congress … The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday an ex-staffer accused Swalwell of sexually assaulting her.  A CNN report later that day revealed four women who accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who said he raped her.

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did ‘just abortions,’ asked for ‘Barney-style’ slides before gutting agency, per new book  —  Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's “Into the Wood Chipper”  —  One of the first acts by the second Trump administration was the complete gutting …

Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion  —  “This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED.  “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”  —  On Easter Sunday, US Department of Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins sent out an email titled “He has risen!” to the entire agency.

Vance Says Pope Leo Should Stay Out of U.S. Affairs  —  The vice president, a Catholic, defended President Trump, who had accused the pope of being too liberal and “weak on crime.”  The pontiff has said that he has “no fear of the Trump administration.”  —  Vice President JD Vance …

It's the prices, stupid  —  Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low because prices are at an all-time high.  The UMich index isn't broken, popular government data just offer an incomplete picture of what people care about … The economist Jared Bernstein and I were not colluding on Sunday …

Republicans Were Relieved Trump Deleted an Image of Himself as Jesus  —  But they had fewer issues with Trump's rants against Pope Leo.  “There's only one Jesus,” Sen. Josh Hawley said.  “So, you know, best to stick with that.”  — Copy  —  Republicans in Congress predictably brushed …

Saudi Arabia Is Pressing U.S. to Drop Its Hormuz Blockade  —  Gulf energy exporters worry Iran could escalate and close the Bab al-Mandeb, the main exit route for bottlenecked Persian Gulf oil  —  Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return …

Pope Leo, after Trump's attack, honours saint in Algeria who decried wars  —  Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St. Augustine of Hippo, who inspired him to become a priest.  —  The first American pope has drawn the ire …

Chinese Electrotech is the Big Winner in the Iran War  —  An energy-hungry world is being pushed away by America and into China's arms  —  Donald Trump wants to stop the renewable energy revolution.  But he can't — it will continue to advance around the world because the economics and the science are compelling.

Tankers Pass Strait Of Hormuz On First Day Of U.S. Blockade, Data Shows  —  U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal.  —  A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz …

United CEO Has Pitched Possible Tie-Up With Rival American  —  United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby has floated a possible combination with American Airlines Group Inc., according to people familiar with the conversations, an audacious proposition …

Ex-Pence aide Olivia Troye plans to run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat  —  She joins other former Republicans and Trump administration officials running for office as critics of the president.  The district would open up if voters approve a new map.  —  Summary

Never Mind Mamdani: Wall Street Doubles Down on NYC  —  Earlier this month, real estate giant RXR and its partner TF Cornerstone filed for a permit to tear down the Grand Hyatt Hotel famously built by Donald Trump and replace it with a 95-story office building that will cost $6.5 billion to construct.

U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again  —  The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon.  —  Just before Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad early Sunday morning …

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility  —  Sam was helping unload trucks when a heavy thud against concrete echoed across the Amazon warehouse.  An employee's lifeless body lay on the floor.  —  Work halted in the loading docks on the south side of Amazon's distribution center in Troutdale, Oregon.

The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else  —  McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy. … That's a fairly momentous event in its own right — any claim that a law that's been on the books since Reconstruction …

JD Vance Is the Most Mistreated Vice President Since ... Well, The Last Two  —  Last week, President Donald Trump gave Vice President JD Vance two high-profile foreign policy assignments: travel to Budapest on Tuesday and Wednesday to help save the Hungarian election for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán …