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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

At least 16 wounded in Turkey high school shooting; gunman dead  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said.  —  The 18-year-old attacker …