The Constitutional Crisis Is Here  —  Between the path of outright defiance of the Supreme Court and following its order to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador's infamous Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), the Trump administration has chosen a third way …

Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands  —  Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things.  Harvard called the demands unlawful.  —  Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested …

Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event  —  Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele.

Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE  —  Mohsen K. Mahdawi arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont, on Monday.  A Palestinian student at Columbia University, he hoped that, after 10 years in the U.S. …

White House to Ask Congress to Claw Back Funding From NPR and PBS  —  The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding for public media in the United States.

Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence being treated at hospital, police say  —  A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire is in police custody …

Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring  — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the more frequent stock traders in Congress.  — Just before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring, she bought thousands of dollars in stock.

Trump says CBS should lose license after ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Ukraine, Greenland  —  President Trump railed against CBS on Sunday night, saying the network should lose its broadcast license after “60 Minutes” aired segments on Ukraine and Greenland that the president said cast him in a negative light.

JD Vance drops Ohio State's national championship trophy at White House celebration  —  WASHINGTON ― It was nearly a disastrous late-game turnover.  —  JD Vance fumbled the college football National Championship Trophy as he tried to hoist it up during a White House celebration …

The Republican attempt to steal a state supreme court election, explained  —  On Friday, four Republican members of the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order attempting to disenfranchise more than 5,000 of the state's voters.  This order is part of an ongoing effort by Judge Jefferson Griffin …

Trump: “Home-growns are next”  —  Foreign gulags for US citizens  —  In his meeting with President Nayib Bukele today in the White House, President Donald Trump told his Salvadoran counterpart that “home-growns are next” and that El Salvador would “need to be build about five more places” to hold American citizens.

Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump's controversial pick to be DC's top prosecutor  —  Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington …

Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says  —  An internal document reviewed by The Post targets spending on humanitarian assistance, global health and international organizations such as the U.N. and NATO.  —  Just now  —  The Trump administration proposed to cut …

Kleptocracy, Inc.  —  Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.  —  as the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street.  He did not go to Dover, Delaware, to receive the bodies …

How to Turn Trump's Economic Chaos Against Him  —  In many ways, President Trump is a one-trick Shetland pony: He talks a big game, like building a border wall or ending Covid, and then tries to distract Americans when his promises go belly up.  Back in office this winter …

Trump Just Defied the Supreme Court.  What Is John Roberts Going to Do About It?  —  Is he scared, deluded, or clever?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Quick note: Tomorrow I'll be doing a Substack Live with Paul Krugman at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.  It'll be here.  —  JVL + Krugman.  Tuesday.  12:30.