Trump's Screaming Call & G.O.P. Moderate Misery  —  The House has cleared a budget hurdle... barely.  But the chamber's Republican lawmakers may yet be thwarted by their own internal dynamics—not to mention the Senate.  —  Representative Victoria Spartz, among the more chaotic …

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows  —  Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home, and they had apparently been dead for some time, according to investigators.

She hoped Trump's victory would change her life, but not like this  —  Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics.  Then came DOGE.  —  BALDWIN, Mich. — Ryleigh Cooper exhaled as she slid onto the couch after nine hours of work for the U.S. Forest Service …

How Medicaid cuts would affect Florida  —  Good morning and welcome to Thursday.  —  A government health care program in Florida that covers 4.2 million vulnerable people is facing the prospect of an overhaul under the House's plans for implementing President DONALD TRUMP's agenda.

Andrew Tate and brother Tristan, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the U.S.  —  London — Self-proclaimed misogynist social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in the U.S. Thursday despite facing rape and human trafficking charges that are still pending in Romania.

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments  —  Multiple vaccine projects have been paused by the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  Kennedy paused a multimillion-dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday …

FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk's Starlink, sources say  —  Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk's company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government contracting.  —  Just now  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling …

Who Is in DOGE?  Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government  —  The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.  Few members have formal Washington experience.

Inside Kash Patel's Whirlwind Start at the FBI  —  The new FBI director ordered officials to undertake a $100 million restructuring with no clear way to fund it—and took on a second job  —  WASHINGTON—FBI officials from regional field offices gathered on a video call this week to hear …

Elon Musk's Attacks On Judges Are Getting More Racist and More Dangerous  —  In recent weeks, federal judges across the country have blocked several of President Donald Trump's more ambitious attempts to treat following the law as optional.  Elon Musk, who is leading the administration's efforts …

How the Bezos-Trump alliance began … - It wasn't until late October — three months later — that Bezos spiked the Post editorial page's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, and his outreach to Trump came into focus. … - The move was praised by Trump allies such as Elon Musk …

The Era of Purges  —  Here is what happened.  An intelligence employee at the National Security Agency leaked chats of fellow officers to a political activist.  The chats included inappropriate messages, mostly around medical issues, plus mockery of political commenters.

Elon Musk's Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online  —  A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.  —  The plea for help arrived last summer.

Trump administration struggles to rehire fired bird flu employees  —  USDA supervisors are being asked to justify rehires and some employees still haven't gotten their laptops back.  —  The Trump administration touted a nearly $1 billion plan Wednesday to combat the spread of avian flu …

Nature Conservancy Allegedly Told to Say ‘Gulf of America’ or Lose Federal Funding  —  The Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit, was told by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration it had to rename a major conservation program as the “Gulf of America” or else lose federal funding …

Neo-Nazis targeted a majority-Black town.  Locals launched an armed watch.  —  Residents of Lincoln Heights, Ohio, are guarding their streets with rifles after criticizing the police response to a neo-Nazi rally.  —  For weeks, men carrying rifles have guarded the roads leading into Lincoln Heights …

Dems are icing out Tesla lobbyists over Elon Musk's Trump ties  —  Tesla's campaigns to sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers, bypassing traditional dealerships, face more challenges in Democratic statehouses as Musk's national clout grows.  —  ALBANY, New York …

HHS Lays Off Lawyers Executing the Medicare Drug Price Cuts  — Medicare is facing lawsuits filed by pharmaceutical companies  — Part of pattern of chaotic firings at federal health agencies  —  At least three government lawyers working on defending a major Biden-era drug pricing law …

A Midnight Global Health Massacre  —  Jam-packed one this morning.  Let's get right into it, shall we?  Happy Thursday.  —  Is W. Awake?  —  by Sam Stein  —  On Wednesday, reports began dribbling out that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had signed off on eliminating 92 percent of USAID grants …

OPM Tells CFPB to Reinstate Fired Veterans, Military Spouses  —  The Office of Personnel Management told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses who were fired, according to an email sent to CFPB employees who saw their terminations reversed.

How many Trump voters regret their votes?  —  Anecdotes aside, polls show little sign of significant Trump-voter backlash.  But some warning signs of discontent loom.  —  If you're on social media these days, you might have noticed a growing volume of posts about Trump supporters who, to paraphrase, effed around and found out.

5th Circuit rebuffs ruling against Planned Parenthood  —  The unanimous ruling overturns a decision by Texas U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee.  —  A three-judge panel at the conservative-leaning 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed …

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump's Tariffs and Spending Cuts  —  Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.  —  The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump's abrupt moves …

Federal judge rules Trump administration can fire career intel officers who had DEI jobs  —  A group of CIA and other intelligence officers had sued asking to be reassigned to other positions instead of fired but the court rejected their challenge.  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday …

Five Key Insights Into Americans' Views of the News Media  —  Trust in media has dropped precipitously in recent years, particularly among young adults and Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Gallup began tracking Americans' views of the news media in the early 1970s …

Here's what on the Jeffrey Epstein list that the Trump DOJ is set to release later today  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is preparing to release notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's personal address book Thursday, The Post has learned.  —  A source who has reviewed the files …

Jobless claims spike, in worrisome sign for the US labor market  —  First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, indicating that cracks may be forming in America's long-solid labor market.  —  There were an estimated 242,000 jobless claims filed last week …

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think  —  What's happening to the US government right now is bad.  What comes next is worse.  —  If you've felt overwhelmed by all the DOGE news, you're not alone.  You'd need too much cork board and yarn to keep track of which agencies it has occupied by now, much less what it's doing there.