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 …

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.

In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent  —  Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics.  —  Donald Trump ascended to office 10 years ago while publicly jousting with Pope Francis, who was routinely making headlines …

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.

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 …

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 …

More U.S.-Iran peace deal talks are in discussion, White House says … A second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is currently under discussion, though nothing has been officially scheduled yet, a White House official told CNBC on Tuesday.  —  The confirmation …

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 …

Appeals court again blocks Boasberg contempt probe into Alien Enemies Act deportations … Judge Michelle Childs, a Biden appointee, responded in an 80-page dissent that the panel's ruling could undermine the authority of federal courts for generations.  —  The ruling may not be the last word in the matter.

Trump's Corruption Is What's Tanking the Economy  —  It's the Corruption, Stupid  —  In the aftermath of Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary, a typically shallow conventional wisdom has already emerged that unless President Trump gets the economy turned around, Republicans are going to have hell …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

US wholesale prices surged 4% last month after the war in Iran sent energy prices soaring  —  U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy.  The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers …

Italy's Meloni halts defense pact with Israel  —  The prime minister pointed to “the current situation” in the Middle East as justification for her government's decision.  —  ROME — Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has suspended Italy's defense cooperation agreement with Israel as she continues …

Justice Department Reveals the Biden Administration's Weaponization of Federal Law Against Pro-Life Americans  —  For Immediate Release  —  DOJ Weaponization Working Group Report Outlines Corrective Action Taken to Restore the Public's Confidence in Lawful Treatment of All Americans

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 …

Olivia Troye, Trump aide turned critic, launches Virginia congressional bid … Troye worked for then-Vice President Mike Pence during Trump's first term, advising him on counterterrorism and homeland security.  She also served on the White House's coronavirus task force before leaving …

The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else  —  On Friday, a federal appeals court struck down a nearly 160-year-old federal law prohibiting people from distilling liquor in their own home.  —  That's a fairly momentous event in its own right …

Trump turns against ‘unacceptable’ Meloni  —  ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday branded Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “unacceptable” and complained she was “no longer the same person,” a day after she criticized his attack on Pope Leo XIV.

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.

At a House Republican's New York Event, Flashes of an Iran Backlash  —  Representative Mike Lawler, who is seeking re-election in a swing district in the Hudson Valley, faced tough questions from constituents about his stance on the war in Iran.  —  Even before Representative Mike Lawler …

‘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 …