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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Minority of voters identify with MAHA despite some support for its goals: poll  —  New polling conducted by the progressive political action committee 314 Action found that, despite a decent degree of support for some aspects of the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, very few voters actually identify as being part of the movement.

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 …

Peace with Iran hinges on nuclear compromise, and the two sides are miles apart  —  The Trump administration has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years.  Tehran's offer would last up to five.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has maintained that increased U.S. pressure …

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 …

Exclusive: Trump's son Eric to join father's state visit to China  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, will accompany the president on his May trip to China, a spokeswoman for Eric Trump told Reuters on Tuesday.  —  “Eric and Lara Trump are proud to accompany …

The next White House staffer to exit  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Tuesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Drop me a line.  —  SCOOP — WHITE HOUSE DEPARTURE LOUNGE: White House Director of Cabinet Affairs Lea Bardon …

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 …

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 …

Undocumented: A Brief Survey of Documents Related to Donald Trump That Have Yet To Be Released  —  Troves of records, correspondence, deposition transcripts, NDAs, contracts, translator notes, intercepts, photographs & videos exist that would expose Trump for what he is.  We still haven't seen them.

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.

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 …

‘A crisis in the making’: Nebraska races to impose work requirements on Medicaid … “The situation here on the ground is that people are afraid,” said Sarah Maresh, the program director for health care access at the nonprofit Nebraska Appleseed.  “The fact that we're so close …

Trump's decision to blockade Iran ups the ante on prices … Even if the strait reopens in the near future, fertilizer inputs such as urea, ammonia, phosphates and sulfur would take about a month to reach the United States, according to Veronica Nigh, senior economist at The Fertilizer Institute, the industry's trade association.