Close watch on how Trump and journalists will get along at White House correspondents' dinner  —  Donald Trump's expected attendance at Saturday's annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington for his first time as president will put his administration's often-contentious relationship …

Trump ousts National Science Board members  —  Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.  —  Summary  —  Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established …

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls Off Witkoff and Kushner's Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks  —  What We're Covering Today  — Negotiations: President Trump on Saturday canceled plans for two of his top advisers, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to go to Pakistan.

The Most Articulate Apologist  —  Ben Shapiro went on ' podcast this week and gave the most clarifying interview I have read in a year.  Not clarifying about Donald Trump, who has been clarified for some time.  Clarifying about Ben Shapiro, and about the specific kind of figure that has been keeping …

Term-limited Trump mortgages GOP's future  —  President Trump is governing like a man who will never face voters again, mortgaging his party's future on promises he won't be around to keep. … His signature bets — tariffs, the war in Iran, redistricting — are curdling into long-term liabilities …

The Truth About the Trump Plan to Bring Back Execution by Firing Squad  —  A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration's “brutality trip.”  —  The US Department of Justice announced Friday that it plans to revive the firing squad as a method of killing in federal capital cases.

Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known  —  U.S. bases and equipment across the Middle East came under attack — including from an Iranian F-5, despite American air defenses — and repairs could cost billions of dollars.

The Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash Demand  —  The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows from its stocks and pays up to secure supply.  Traders are now sounding the alarm that a harsh adjustment is coming.

Firm Building Trump's Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job  —  The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.

Donald Trump Lost In 2020.  An Alarming Number Of His Nominees Won't Say So.  —  Dozens of the president's court picks have refused to say Joe Biden fairly won in 2020.  Now his executive nominees are avoiding the question, too.  —  WASHINGTON - It's a pretty simple question: Did Donald Trump lose the presidential election in 2020?

Patel's White House hangover  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Saturday afternoon.  This is Adam Wren.  The consensus from our team is that Semafor had the best overall scene and food (short-rib grilled cheese sandwiches and oxtail empanadas) …

15 chemical spraying drones stolen in NJ as FBI investigates possible ‘nightmare scenario’: report  —  Someone stole 15 giant agricultural drones in New Jersey — and experts fear a “nightmare scenario” if they end up in the hands of terrorists.  —  The fleet of Ceres Air C31 drones …

Trump's changes to Reflecting Pool worry preservationists, locals  —  Some warned that the president's blue-tinted resurfacing would distort the experience for visitors and make the national symbol resemble a “large lap pool.”  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump this week unveiled …

‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — expected to generate and consume more power than entire state — nears final approval  —  Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary plans to build a massive hyperscale data center project in Box Elder County — which state boosters say will fund modern buildings …

Trump safe after evacuation from ‘shooting incident’ at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner … A statement from the FBI said a subject was in custody.  Law enforcement is “actively assessing the situation,” the Secret Service said in a statement.

See White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet looks, notable moments  —  U.S. President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, salutes during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.  —  President Donald Trump is attending …

The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump's Immigration Crackdown  —  In her first interview since being deported, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, the French widow of a former G.I., recounted her experience in ICE detention.  —  Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé …

Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks  —  Fluoride is becoming harder to source as the war in Iran places more strain on global supply chains, leading some local governments to reduce their own use of the widely used cavity-fighting agent.

Trump begs Congress on SAVE America Act, calls not passing it ‘An Unrecoverable Death Wish’  —  With Republican senators having all but abandoned the anti-voting SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump is appealing directly to his Truth Social followers in perhaps his most extreme terms yet, in hopes of keeping it alive.