How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump  —  Paul Weiss was targeted by an executive order from President Trump.  Its chairman, who had worked against Mr. Trump during his first term, then went to the Oval Office and cut a deal.  —  Since President Trump's first term …

Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS  —  Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.  —  Just now  —  Senior tax officials are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue collected this spring …

Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and effectively held accountable.

Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest  —  Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.  —  Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.

Pentagon announces investigation into leaks that could include lie detector tests  —  The Pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.  Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in the latest such inquiry by the Trump administration.

IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants  —  The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.

Elon Musk lashes out at US judges as they rule against Doge  —  Musk lambastes judges as leftwing activists in more than 20 posts as Trump administration's judiciary clash intensifies  —  In the days after a federal judge ruled Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID likely violated the constitution …

Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES  —  I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information …

Kitty Dukakis, humanitarian and activist for mental health, dies at 88  —  She campaigned fiercely for her husband, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 presidential election, spoke openly about her struggles with addiction and later promoted electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment for depression.

Exclusive: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown  —  Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.  —  Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants …

Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences  —  The Trump administration has sparred with Maine and singled out its governor in recent weeks over his order banning trans athletes from playing in women's sports.  —  President Donald Trump is demanding a …

Trump said he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation.  So who — or what — did?  —  Did Trump misspeak?  Is he trying to deflect a decision under heavy legal scrutiny onto Secretary of State Marco Rubio?  —  Joe Davidson

CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary  —  A CDC clone site with false vaccine claims is hosted by an NGO once led by the current HHS Secretary.  With CDC logos, real social media links, and a near-identical design, it may violate federal laws.

US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion  —  For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House - no passport required.

An airport, Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill: Inside the GOP effort to venerate Trump while he's still in office  —  House Republicans say they're honoring the sitting president with their unprecedented bills.  Historians see something darker.  —  Benjamin Franklin might have made scientific breakthroughs …

Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda  —  New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies  —  One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies …

Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big Wisconsin Race  —  The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race.  —  Much has changed since …

Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans  —  The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

Trump's Social Security chief backs down from ‘shutting down’ agency  —  The head of the U.S. Social Security Administration has backed down from “shutting down the agency” after a federal judge rebuked him for misinterpreting a court ruling that limited billionaire Elon Musk's access to agency information.

Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights  —  The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process.  —  Venezuela announced Saturday …

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here's Why That Matters  —  The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sits at a table surrounded by University of Illinois researchers who will soon be out of work, their lab set to lose its federal funding and close next month.

Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: 'Strategically, it doesn't make any sense'  —  US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defense system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes and have been told by the White House …

“A pivot moment”: Some travel agents are now urging their clients to avoid the United States  —  Tourists are cancelling their trips, spooked by recent incidents that suggest the U.S. is not a safe place to be  —  By midday Wednesday, Canadian travel agent Micheline Dion had received another …

CNN analyst says ‘big problem’ if Trump didn't sign deportation orders  —  CNN political analyst Elie Honig is questioning President Trump over his recent deflection on how the 1798 Alien Enemies Act was invoked by the administration to speed up the deportation of Venezuelan migrants allegedly linked to gang activity.

A Deplorable Week in Review  —  “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately”.  — Benjamin Franklin, whose hoary advice seems especially relevant these days.  —  Lusty Spring crept upon us this week as we slogged through yet another burst of retribution, lawlessness …