Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him  —  Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners as 10% US tariffs expire  —  The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expired.

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum  —  President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”  —  President Trump on Friday ordered warning signs …

‘A circular firing squad’: Senate GOP pushes back on Trump's tiff with Thune  —  President Donald Trump is escalating his war of words against Senate Majority Leader John Thune.  He's still not likely to get what he wants.  —  Trump on Wednesday told rally-goers in Georgia to “call John Thune” …

Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview  —  “Maybe some people do loathe me.  And that's probably true.  I don't care,” said Musk.  —  Elon Musk sat down with the editor-in-chief of the Economist for a taped interview that went live Thursday.

Dems pick South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar  —  The state edged Nevada to be first, marking a major shift from past primary schedules  —  Democrats voted to make South Carolina their first presidential primary state for 2028 — a significant shift from past election cycles …

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane  —  More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.  —  The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since …

Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit  —  The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.  —  President Trump abruptly switched aircraft …

EU hits Google with $1 billion antitrust fine  —  The European Commission fined Google the equivalent of about $1 billion Thursday for manipulating its search results to hurt competitors and blocking app developers from directing customers to cheaper deals outside its Play store.

Knives are out for Vance in the GOP.  His allies say it's a coordinated ‘op.’  —  The vice president has faced a barrage of attacks recently that are unusual for their intensity and how early in the political calendar they are taking place.  —  Summary  —  As JD Vance prepares …

Quagmire of the Vanities  —  Yesterday Donald Trump declared that the Iran war is going “better than anybody expected could be done.”  He's delusional, of course.  And his delusions are the reason the price of oil is back at around $100 a barrel, and — as I'll explain shortly — the effective price is much higher than that.

Trump to deliver ‘unifying yet vicious’ remarks at press dinner months after shooting incident, White House says  —  The president, first lady and top administration officials had to be evacuated and the April dinner canceled after a heavily armed man rushed past security.

Iran's New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says  —  The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons.  U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.  —  American intelligence agencies believe …

Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Says She Was Pushed to Report on Events ‘That Never Happened’ Under Bari Weiss' Leadership at CBS News … Vega claimed that the “new administration” at CBS News — indicating Weiss, whom Paramount CEO David Ellison installed as editor in chief of the division last fall …

Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months  —  The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal.  —  Paramount said on Friday that it had agreed to halt its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until next June …

Michigan's Whitmer endorses in key Senate race  —  The popular governor lends her weight to centrist Haley Stevens in the race.  —  Summary  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) threw her support behind Rep. Haley Stevens on Friday in the increasingly bitter Senate Democratic primary …

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Rochester jury finds woman who hurled racial slurs at a Black child on a playground guilty  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"A woman who called a Black, autistic child a racial slur last year has been found guilty of one count of disorderly conduct and not guilty on another." …

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt $100,000 H-1B visa fee ruling  —  A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt a judge's order preventing it from imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.