Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case  —  The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.

Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff  —  Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.  —  The Trump administration has directed agency heads to fire most trial period and probationary staff within two days …

Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover  —  Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president  —  Donald Trump's takeover of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington …

RFK Jr. Won.  Now What?  —  America's health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.  —  America's health secretaries, almost as a rule, have résumés manicured to a point of frictionlessness.  Once in a while one will attract scandal in their tenure; see Tom Price's reported fondness for chartered jets.

Hegseth team invites far-right activist Jack Posobiec on overseas trip  —  The offer triggered alarm among Pentagon officials concerned about the military being dragged into partisan warfare.

Trump insults McConnell over RFK Jr. vote, casts doubts on polio diagnosis  —  ‘I have no idea if he had polio,’ Trump said when asked about the 82-year-old Kentucky senator's decision to vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

‘Honestly terrifying’: Yosemite National Park is in chaos  —  California's beloved national park is on the brink of disaster  —  Yosemite National Park is in trouble.  Hamstrung by President Donald Trump's hiring freeze, hundreds of rescinded job offers and the threat of coming layoffs …

The $400 Million Armored Tesla Story Is a Fake Scandal In a Sea of Real Graft and Horror  —  The State Department does a lot of business with a lot of different companies and has bought Tesla's before.  But freaking out and editing a spreadsheet when it's pointed out is weird.

Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission  —  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.  American life expectancy significantly lags behind other developed countries …

Trump signs off on proposed reciprocal tariffs  —  President Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum proposing reciprocal tariffs that he maintains will crack down on unfair and discriminatory tariffs from both adversaries and allies.  —  The reciprocal tariffs will be customized …

There's a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing  —  How regime change happens in America  —  despite its name, the Department of Government Efficiency is not, so far, primarily interested in efficiency.  DOGE and its boss, Elon Musk, have instead focused their activity on the eradication …

HHS splurged more than $22B on grants for migrants — including cash for cars, home loans and startups  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ramped up grants for migrants from 2020 to 2024 — which included cash assistance to buy cars, homes and even build credit for startup businesses …

Louisiana Department of Health ends mass vaccinations, bans seasonal vaccine promotion  —  Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a directive to state health workers Thursday ending long-standing mass vaccination clinics and banning staff from promoting seasonal vaccines …

Defiance in New York  —  The acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, has submitted her resignation to Attorney General Pam Bondi, an implicit refusal to seek the dismissal of charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, as Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered her to do on Monday.

White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge  —  Numerous U.S. attorneys announced their departures during a period of extreme upheaval at the Justice Department, an institution long criticized by Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys …

Elise Stefanik's UN posting is on ice  —  Senate Republicans are holding back on her confirmation amid concerns about the tight House majority.  —  Senate Republicans are keeping Rep. Elise Stefanik's United Nations ambassador nomination in limbo amid concerns from the White House …

Europe's leaders warn against ‘appeasement’ with Russia, ceasefire talks without Ukraine  —  Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy supported by most European counterparts in demanding a seat at the table  —  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements …

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump order restricting trans care for youths  —  President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order last month that sought to further restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for those younger than 19.  —  A federal judge on Thursday temporarily …

Aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea  —  There are no reported injuries, nor is there flooding aboard the carrier.  —  The US warship USS Harry S. Truman is pictured anchored in The Solent, Oct. 8, 2018, near Portsmouth, England.

Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas  —  It is the first ruling in a case challenging “shield laws” intended to protect doctors in states that support abortion rights who send abortion pills to states with bans.

Associated Press and the White House remain in standoff over access  —  For the third day in a row, the White House barred an AP reporter from attending official events because the organization won't use the name Gulf of America.  —  On Thursday, for the third day in a row …

Exclusive: Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar, witnesses say.  —  Matt Schlapp, the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosts the CPAC convention, allegedly engaged in lewd conduct and allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a restaurant …

How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza  —  First lady's documentary deal with Amazon, president's legal settlements and other transactions near $80 million so far; Trump library a major beneficiary  —  | Illustrations by Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ

'You've Blown a Hole in the Family': Inside the Murdochs' Succession Drama … Part 1: ‘These companies are my legacy’  —  In early December 2023, Rupert Murdoch flew into London to see his two oldest daughters, Prudence and Elisabeth.  It was not a social visit.

After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds  —  The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.  —  Infant mortality increased along with births in most states with abortion bans …

Trump's remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions  —  President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes to erase the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the two countries.  The very notion is ludicrous to Canadians …