‘I Run the Country and the World’ … b  —  efore we begin, a primer on the science of arranging an interview with a sitting American president:  —  In ordinary times, reporters seeking an on-the-record encounter with the commander in chief first write an elaborate proposal.

The group chats that changed America  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan's views on China.  —  “This is insane CCP thinking,” Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir, wrote to a 300-member Signal group.

Trump is softening his tariff talk.  But the damage may already be done.  —  The economic effects of new trade wars could be hard to dodge even if talks yield new deals soon.  —  With 14 months remaining before the United States' 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Stacy Blake should be placing big orders …

Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration  —  Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House  —  Leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious universities …

D.E.A. Says More Than 100 Undocumented Immigrants Were Detained in a Colorado Raid  —  Officials said agents found weapons and illicit drugs inside the nightclub, including cocaine, methamphetamine and a mixture of powdered drugs known as pink cocaine.  —  Federal agents raided …

‘60 Minutes’ Calls Out Paramount for Executive Producer's Exit in Rare On-Air Rebuke  —  All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS.  But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.  —  In the show's “Last Minute” segment, correspondent Scott Pelley told …

American Panopticon  —  The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans.  Experts fear what comes next.  —  If you have tips about DOGE and its data collection, you can contact Ian and Charlie on Signal at @ibogost.47 and @cwarzel.92.  —  If you were tasked with building a panopticon …

Scoop: Trump staff puts immigrants' mug shots on White House lawn  —  Trump administration officials late Sunday began placing dozens of posters of arrested unauthorized immigrants along the White House driveway.  — It's a provocative, sure-to-be-controversial move aimed …

Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday …

On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ  —  A new court filing reveals the most compelling evidence yet that the government has been spinning a fiction about DOGE in federal court.  —  @annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … “US DOGE service advises and consults,” said Kendall Lindemann …

JB Pritzker calls out ‘do-nothing’ Democrats for failing to push back against Trump  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sharply criticized fellow Democrats on Sunday for not doing enough to oppose President Donald Trump, drawing a clear divide between himself and other high-profile Democrats seen as future presidential contenders.

Mike Johnson's tight megabill timeline is on a collision course with reality  —  While Republicans believe they've made some progress, they're still far from agreement on key disputes.  —  If Speaker Mike Johnson has his way, the “big, beautiful” domestic policy bill that President Donald …

What's the plan to win the Senate?  —  The status quo isn't going to work  —  Republicans have a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives, Donald Trump is unpopular, the president's party typically faces backlash in the midterms, and Democrats now have the coalition that's easier to mobilize in off-year elections.

Trump Tells Americans What Putin Wants Them to Hear … Since Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin on Feb. 12, their first direct contact since Trump's return to office, there's been a shift in US rhetoric that has seen the president begin to echo specific Russian talking points on the war in Ukraine …

Trump Says He's Restoring Columbus Day to Its Former Prominence  —  President Donald Trump pledged to boost the status of Columbus Day, stoking a conflict with activists and some US states that argue the day should honor indigenous Americans rather than the Italian explorer's legacy.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says Democrats lack ‘vision for the future’: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are trying to “strengthen democracy” rather than start a third party as they traverse …

April 27, 2025  —  Last night a new club opened in the wealthy Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It's called “Executive Branch,” and it's an invitation-only club backed by Donald Trump Jr. and megadonor Omeed Malik.  Dasha Burns of Politico reported that it costs more than half a million dollars to join.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Cory Booker host a sit-in on Capitol steps over the GOP budget plan  —  Booker and Jeffries have hosted a number of Democratic lawmakers on the steps of the Capitol throughout the protest.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. …

Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland  —  Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state  —  An Irish woman who has been living legally in the United States for decades has been taken …