Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia  —  The defense secretary's instructions, which were given before President Trump's blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

RFK Jr says Texas measles outbreak a ‘call to action’  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action,” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated.

Zelensky must mend the breach with Trump — or resign  —  Zelensky's stubbornness has badly hurt Ukraine.  —  On Thursday, President Donald Trump was publicly pledging to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regain Russian-occupied territory at the peace table.

Trump Turns Up Trade Pressure on China After Beijing Fails to Come Running  —  China is still cautiously trying to figure out what Trump wants.  The president has threatened big tariffs in response to the inaction.  —  When President Trump threatened tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China in January …

The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed …

Playbook: Trump's tariff countdown  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  This is Jack Blanchard.  —  LAST NIGHT'S TV: “Anora”, the Brooklyn-based dramedy about a young sex worker and a Russian oligarch's son, was the runaway winner at last night's Academy Awards ceremony …

Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow's vision, Kremlin says  —  Tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in the Oval Office meeting of Trump and Zelensky, is seen in Moscow as a “gift.”  —  MOSCOW — The Trump administration's rewrite of decades of U.S. foreign policy on Russia …

U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid  —  The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.  —  The Trump administration's decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle …

Crypto Prices Jump After Trump Announces Five Tokens for Strategic Reserve  —  Bitcoin, ether, solana, Ripple-linked XRP and cardano will be in the stockpile  —  Crypto prices surged Sunday after President Trump said he would move forward on a U.S. crypto strategic reserve that would include bitcoin …

Elon Musk Thinks U.S. Should Leave NATO And The United Nations  —  Elon Musk has been tasked with cutting government spending.  —  Elon Musk, who holds no official cabinet position in the administration, wrote on social media that he agrees the United States should leave NATO and the United Nations.

Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science  —  Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats  —  The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is gutting a landmark project designed …

Democrats Invite Fired Federal Workers to Trump's Congressional Address  —  The move comes as lawmakers hear from constituents over President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to slash federal spending and cull the civil service ranks.  —  Rather than boycott President Trump's address …

Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio's emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” …

Wisconsin Supreme Court race puts Trump and Musk at center stage  —  The contest that will decide the political tilt of the swing state's highest court is likely to be the most expensive state court race in U.S. history.  —  Just now  —  MADISON — President Donald Trump …

Wyden to skip Trump's first speech to Congress, hold town hall instead  —  Democratic Oregon U.S. Sen/ Ron Wyden has announced he will be skipping President Trump's first first speech to Congress in his second term to hold an online town hall.  —  During his constitutionally-required address …

At Supreme Court, Mexico to Offer Culprit for Cartel Violence: Gun Makers  —  The dispute focuses on whether Mexico can hold U.S. manufacturers liable for gun violence and comes amid rising tensions between the countries.  —  Mexico's president offered a warning last month in response to news …