Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants  —  The budget office came under immense pressure over the impacts on a sudden pause in key government spending  —  The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants …

Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit  —  The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended  —  President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve …

Fetterman: RFK Jr.'s nomination in trouble after rocky hearing  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who was thought to be open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, now says the nominee is in serious trouble after his rocky confirmation hearing.

I Just Got Trump's “Buyout” Offer at My Job.  Let Me Tell You How That's Going.  —  The author is a federal civil servant who has been granted the use of a pen name to protect them and their family from reprisals.  —  The new Trump administration's effort to both get a grip on and dismantle …

USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House  —  Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Trump plans to build mass detention camp for deportees at Guantánamo Bay  —  The president ordered construction of a facility with room for 30,000 migrants on the U.S. naval base in Cuba.  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the construction of a detention camp with 30,000 beds …

Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years corruption and bribery case  —  Menendez resigned from the Senate after his conviction last year  —  Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for selling his once-considerable clout in Washington for gold bars …

Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams  —  Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City.  —  Senior Justice Department officials …

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral  —  A declassified World War II-era government guide to “simple sabotage” is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet.  The book, called “Simple Sabotage Field Manual,” was declassified in 2008 by the CIA and …

Elon Musk rose to the top of video game charts.  Now he has confessed to cheating.  —  The world's richest man has admitted to paying to boost his online warriors into global leaderboards, raising questions about his gaming prowess — and his need for digital praise.

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters  —  U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledge to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, a White House official said.

Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Parents trust America's schools to provide their children …

RFK Jr. Accidentally Reveals Trump's Plan on Abortion  —  Here we go: At his confirmation hearing today, RFK Jr. revealed how the Trump administration is thinking about restricting abortion—dropping hints not just about mifepristone, but abortion ‘complication’ reporting, emergency abortions, and the possibility of a national ban.

Pelosi backs Wikler for DNC  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wading into DNC chair race, throwing her weight behind Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler in a statement provided first to POLITICO.  “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler …

Trump's First Big Fiasco Triggers Stephen Miller's Rage—Take Note Dems  —  Admitting failure is anathema to the authoritarian leader, who is perpetually in danger of being diminished by those who are resentful of his glory—which is why White House adviser Stephen Miller is frantically searching …

With Tampons and Code, Silicon Valley Workers Quietly Protest Tech's Rightward Shift  —  As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.