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 …

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 …

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.

Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns  —  The conflict could also fuel another bout of inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.  —  War in the Middle East has upended the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday …

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 …

2 Swalwell accusers discuss his downfall and the fear of coming forward: “He thought he was untouchable”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Two women who have accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of misconduct told CBS News that, while they feel “vindicated” now that he has dropped his bid …

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 …

9 Times Trump Has Ridiculously Insulted Christians  —  Sharing an imagine depicting himself as Jesus is just one of many ways the US president has denigrated the people who put him in the White House.  —  Team Zeteo  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump may not be a church-going man …

Have These People Learned Nothing?  —  This week brought us another “will they ever learn?” moment in American politics.  Eric Swalwell, a prominent Democratic House member and a front-runner in the race for California governor, had his political career blown up by allegations of degeneracy and abject stupidity.

Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled  —  The National Guard soldiers in desert camo piled out of unmarked vans in East Los Angeles last June, cordoning off East Sixth Street, a residential street lined with single family houses …

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 …

Kennedy touts food dye crackdown as a midterm win, but big holdouts remain … “They have really leaned on voluntary commitments.  They've leaned on consumer education.  But they have not done anything that would actually force companies to phase out” the ingredients, said Melanie Benesh …

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 …

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 …

Capitol Agenda: GOP leaders plot quick end to DHS shutdown  —  The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 59 days.  GOP leaders are meeting Tuesday hoping to hash out next steps for a funding plan to quickly end it.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson …

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.

Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal  —  On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.  The lawsuit alleged that the Wall Street Journal defamed Trump when it reported …

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.

‘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.