Iran closes Strait of Hormuz once again, fires on tankers  —  Iran said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz is again closed to traffic following threats of such action if the U.S. continued its blockade of the shipping channel. … - “As long as the United States does not agree …

Inside the Supreme Court's Risky New Way of Doing Business  —  Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court's now-routine “shadow docket” rulings on presidential power.  —  Just after 6 p.m. on a February evening in 2016, the Supreme Court issued a cryptic …

The FBI Director Is MIA  —  On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system.  He quickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies …

Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks  —  President Donald Trump, in his personal capacity, and his two sons sued the IRS and the Treasury Department over leaks of their tax information to news organizations.  —  Summary

Joe Rogan joins Trump to sign order allowing psychedelic drug research  —  Podcaster Joe Rogan joined President Trump and others in the Oval Office on Saturday as he signed an executive order accelerating research for certain psychedelic drugs used to treat mental health disorders.

Trump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading  —  He will read a passage from the Old Testament that his Christian supporters cite as a call to national repentance and divine blessing.  —  President Trump has a complicated relationship with the Bible.

Supreme Court Justices Alito, Thomas not expected to retire this year: Sources  —  Alito intends to continue serving into at least 2027, sources said.  —  FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito (L) and Clarence Thomas wait for their opportunity to leave the stage …

Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans  —  The House GOP revolt on FISA Friday wasn't just a setback for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — it was a rare defeat for President Trump with his own party.  —  Why it matters: Trump usually delivers House Republicans on big votes.

JD Vance's Very Bad Week  —  What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.  —  Despite Vice President JD Vance's best efforts, Hungary ousted the illiberal authoritarian Viktor Orban this week.  As the columnist David French argues, Orbanism was “intellectual Trumpism …

Bibi torched U.S. support for Israel for a generation  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wreaking havoc on Israel's standing with Americans as the Iran war supercharges a deterioration in relations with the U.S. … Lawmakers who started out staunchly pro-Israel are becoming increasingly vocal critics.

Democrat doctors run anti-MAHA campaigns for midterm elections  —  Dozens of Democrat physicians and public health experts across the country are running for elected office in this year's midterm elections in response to the rise of the GOP's Make America Healthy Again agenda.

How the hell has the stock market not learned that Trump just lies?  —  Trump is wishing away the Iran War the way he did Covid.  What happens when the market finally has to tell the truth?  —  ·  —  Just now  —  Everyone has finally picked up the pattern.

Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump  —  AUSTIN, Texas — The number of immigrants who have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached an all-time high this fiscal year.  —  Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October …

Appeals Court Again Allows Ballroom Construction to Go On, for Now  —  In the latest ruling, an appeals court in Washington allowed construction to continue until at least June while it considered the case.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday allowed construction on President Trump's ballroom project …

Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace  —  Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.