Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies US military  —  The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during …

Trump and Pete face the South Carolina test  —  With help from Megan Messerly, Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Friday morning, South Carolina's star turn today on the midterm campaign trail has us playing Jason Isbell's “Palmetto Rose” on repeat.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...

⬇️ Trump Advisers Worry He Could ‘Sink to the High 20s’  —  The president's favorability has somehow stayed above 30% in the polls but economic pain and policy paralysis mean allies fear worse.  Still, Trump would rather focus on setting the DOJ on his enemies.  —  ∙ Paid

Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting.  Now It Can't Prove It.  —  The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state's voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.

I was a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years.  This is why I resigned  —  I really wanted the column to run.  I didn't think it would, but I felt obligated to try to get it in.  —  Toward the end of last month, before the Seattle Storm hosted the Indiana Fever …

Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell's California House seat  —  Progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) …

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says  —  A statement from the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center did not provide details on the specific work the individuals were doing.  —  A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site …

Natalie Harp's Intimate Letters to Trump Revealed in Full  —  WITH ALL MY HEART  —  Trump's biographer Michael Wolff is revealing two bombshell letters Harp wrote to Trump, calling him her “Guardian and Protector.”  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Harp's intimate letters to Donald Trump …

Trump increasingly lashing out at allies as victory in Iran war proves elusive  —  Unable to force Tehran's surrender, President Donald Trump appears to be taking his frustration out on Oman and other U.S. partners in greater measure.  —  Summary  —  To kick off the week …

Scott Bessent Fails to Gaslight the Market  —  What doth it profit a man if he sell his soul and can't even manipulate the 30-year?  —  Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, isn't the worst member of Trump's cabinet.  I mean, he has to compete with the likes of Pete Hegseth.

Why Treasury Secretary Bessent's moves to calm the bond market haven't worked so far  —  Interest rates rebounded Thursday despite efforts by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to put a lid on longer-term borrowing costs, a sign Wall Street investors remain worried about burgeoning government debt …

EXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump Allies  —  President Trump's “get out of jail free” cards for convicted crooks are actually costing crime victims a fortune.  —  A scathing new investigation by Democrats …

Hormuz ship crossings hover in single digits, data shows  —  Ship crossings at the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint were down on Thursday from the previous day, initial shipping data showed, amid growing concern over risks to shipping in the Middle East, with US-Iran peace talks remaining in limbo.

Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium  —  Republican Mike Rogers expressed support Thursday for a “pause” on data center construction as he runs against a progressive Democrat for Michigan's open Senate seat.  —  Michigan is one of the top Senate battlegrounds this cycle …

Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers (accessible)  —  Living in the UK  —  You are in the United Kingdom (UK) because you are seeking asylum.  —  We understand that coming to a new country can be diffi cult, and that laws and customs here may be different from your home country.

Jason Arday's marathon challenge and other claims found to be true after his death  —  Claims the late academic made which were widely derided as false in media and online discourse this month appear to be true, an MEE analysis has found  —  Key claims made by Jason Arday …

CIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefits  —  The spy agency is swamped by what it calls an “unprecedented number” of retirements as the Trump administration aims to shrink its workforce.  —  Summary  —  A historic wave of departures at the CIA and deep cutbacks …

First U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia, and Liberians Want Explanations  —  The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration.  The Liberian government has not clarified their status.  —  Five of the 20 U.S. deportees …

ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost TPS back to homeland  —  Community leaders said Thursday's removal flight was one of the largest they had seen and included people who were detained in recent weeks.  —  The first deportation flight to Haiti since the Trump administration ended humanitarian protections …

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92  —  A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.  —  Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary …

They're Building The Excuse Now  —  On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a Department of Commerce “report” that claims more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election.  That sounds bad, right?  At least, until you hear the response.

Amy Barrett defies easy categorization, to the dismay of the Left and Right  —  During her Senate confirmation hearings in October 2020, Justice Amy Coney Barrett enjoyed enthusiastic support from the Right and received harsh criticism from the Left.  It was entirely expected.

FBI stops suspected ISIS plot to blow up New York Capitol building  —  The suspect, a 35-year-old woman, allegedly purchased bomb materials and spent weeks surveilling the Capitol building  —  Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a woman accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol in Albany.

Republicans bristle at Trump's latest tactics to undermine Congress' funding power  —  Republican lawmakers are still locked in a power struggle with the White House over control of federal cash, long since President Donald Trump swept back into office with unprecedented orders undermining Congress' power of the purse.

Britain would be bonkers to ditch Palantir  —  Whatever the company's flaws, its critics have taken a worryingly illiberal turn  —  Making database-management seem transgressive is a feat.  Palantir, a technology firm, has managed it by publishing manifestos bemoaning the West's hollowed-out civic culture …

Oil markets are tuning out Trump's “truths”  —  Oil price changes in response to President Trump's social media posts about the Iran war have been shrinking over time, an Axios analysis shows. … - Traders weigh whether his comments suggest U.S. moves that would help or hinder oil transit …