It Just Got Harder to Get an Abortion for Every Woman in America  —  On Friday, the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule that allows doctors to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone via telemedicine.

Iran submits 14-point response to U.S. proposal to end war  —  Iran has submitted a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency and the state-owned media organization Press TV.

Spirit Airlines appears closer to a shutdown as time dwindles for a government bailout  —  Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.

U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners  —  The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  The State Department move bypassed congressional review.  —  The Trump administration has authorized …

Hegseth tightens control at Pentagon, defiant and more confident than ever  —  Trump's combative defense secretary has grown more self-assured of his job security despite his early missteps in the role, people familiar with the matter said.  —  Summary  —  In the days before his abrupt dismissal …

Jay Powell Held the Line  —  On March 2, 2020, I was in a surgery center at Penn Medicine.  Gown on.  IV in my arm.  The anesthesia drip was about to start.  My phone rang.  —  It was Jay Powell.  —  The Federal Open Market Committee was about to make an emergency fifty-basis-point cut …

It's Only 5,000 Troops, but America Will Come to Regret Its Rash Withdrawal From Germany  —  President Trump is right to demand that Europe spend more on its own defense.  But the Trump administration's announcement on Friday that it would pull 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany risks weakening …

Ohio Republicans fear former ICE official could cost them a battleground House seat … At the heart of the concern is Sheahan's role at ICE, where she helped lead the president's sweeping immigration raids across the country — a high profile role that could be popular with Trump-friendly primary voters …

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office  —  Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office.

Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?  —  With its decision this week in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court gutted a core part of the Voting Rights Act, Congress's landmark prohibition on voting rules that have the effect of excluding people of color from the political process.

Trump fundraiser shares plans for ‘Garden of Heroes,’ golf course as takeover looms  —  A fundraising pitch obtained by The Washington Post touts plans, which have not been approved, to dramatically reshape parts of Washington's waterfront.  —  Summary  —  A top fundraiser for President Donald Trump …

Inside Democratic Fundraiser ActBlue's Big Spending and Internal Drama  —  ActBlue has become integral to the Democratic Party.  Some Democrats now say its CEO's management threatens that.  —  Following Democrats' bruising losses in the 2024 election, the chief executive of ActBlue …

The new surgeon general nominee has a MAHA problem … Trump withdrew Means' nomination, according to her and the White House, because she didn't have enough Republican support to secure Senate confirmation.  Trump on Thursday championed Saphier, calling her an “INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR” …

Medicare portal database exposed Social Security numbers: Reports  —  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unintentionally published Social Security data for at least 100 health providers, according to multiple outlets.  —  The department took down its National Provider Directory …

Data centers used to be a prize.  States are having second thoughts. … The turnabout speaks to the rapidly shifting politics surrounding data centers, as well as the real-world impacts of their construction.  —  North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) has pointed out that sales tax exemptions …

New Jersey governor is down to join redistricting wars, following Supreme Court gutting of Voting Rights Act  —  New Jersey could join the crop of blue states currently considering new congressional maps in light of the US Supreme Court's ruling that effectively vanquishes protections for racial minority districts.

More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid  —  Tighter rules have resulted in higher than expected declines, analysts said.  —  The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply across the country as states move to implement new Trump administration rules on who qualifies.

‘Six months to catch up’: What the shutdown cost DHS … “There are huge impacts between them dismantling our agency and lack of preparation for the season,” said one of the staffers, referring to the Trump administration's cuts to mitigation programs and the FEMA workforce last year.

Trump's Cuban American base is no longer guaranteeing him loyalty … MIAMI — Florida's politically influential Cuban American community is pressuring President Donald Trump to fully oust Cuba's communist leadership as the Trump administration looks willing to settle for less.

America Will Pay Dearly for Its Energy Arrogance  —  In January 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a bold promise: If any foreign power tried to dominate the Persian Gulf or the region's vast oil reserves, it would be met with American military force.  By guaranteeing the free flow of oil through …