Dow tumbles more than 600 points, S&P 500 posts biggest loss since December as Trump says tariffs will proceed  —  The S&P 500 retreated on Monday, extending February's rout and turning red for the year after President Donald Trump's confirmation of forthcoming tariffs ratcheted up economic concerns.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’  —  A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that he expects to keep receiving American support despite his recent fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump.

What a Weekend for Putin!  —  It was a hell of a weekend for bad men getting what they paid for out of Donald Trump.  And while we'll focus on Vladimir Putin here, we don't want to fully ignore venture capitalist David Sacks, Donald Trump's “crypto czar,” who seemingly stands …

Top FBI official forced out after criticizing Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6  —  James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot cases.

Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr.  —  Thomas Corry resigned over disagreements with the HHS secretary and his approach to the measles outbreak.  —  The top spokesperson at the Health and Human Services Department has abruptly quit after clashing with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Boycott The Donald Trump Show  —  Playing captive to the lies he'll tell at his coming address to Congress is weak, conveys weakness, and surrenders the whole national stage to him.  —  ∙ Paid  —  There's one form of mass anger sweeping the country, and it's all directed at Donald Trump …

Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings  —  For the second time in a week, Elon Musk's government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.  —  Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds …

Musing About Then vs. Now at Celebration of Katharine Graham  —  A premiere for a documentary about the longtime publisher of The Washington Post had people talking about changes at the paper, and in Washington.  —  On Sunday evening, as well-heeled guests trickled out of a screening of …

Senate Confirms Linda McMahon as Education Secretary  —  Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.  —  The Senate on Monday voted along party lines to confirm Linda McMahon …

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings … - It was designed to integrate multiple forecasting centers in one building to improve operating efficiency. … - Two ex-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also confirmed the list.

Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber  —  President's move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species  —  Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America's forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species …

Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Expected to Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.  —  It is the latest effort by Trump to persuade companies to make big investments in the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. intends to invest $100 billion in chip-manufacturing plants …

White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say  —  The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies  —  The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties …

CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn't Mean Stop Work!  —  The illegal plan to dismantle the consumer agency is failing.  So Russ Vought and his charges are engaging in some CYA.  —  Russell Vought speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination to lead …

Donald Trump Is Backed by the Business Elite  —  Over lunch last week with a friend of mine — a major technology investor who has been an ardent Democrat — the talk quickly turned to politics.  Like many businessmen, he refuses to air his views publicly to avoid drawing fire.  In private, he's more forthcoming.

Atlanta Fed's GDPNow Estimate Falls Again  —  The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's running forecast for first-quarter gross domestic product slid again on Monday.  —  The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate now calls for a first-quarter GDP decline of 2.8%, down from a decline of 1.5% on Friday.

Flights to Reagan National Airport in D.C. receive false collision alerts while landing  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after several airliners on approach to land at Washington Reagan National Airport Saturday morning received what appear to be false alarms from their onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance System.

‘America First’ Is a Lie  —  Donald Trump and Republicans explain their worldview by calling it “America First.”  That's a lie.  —  American foreign policy has always put America first.  That's what nations do.  It's axiomatic.  Why did the United States do Lend-Lease with Britain …

New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats  —  For more than 100 years, the role of FBI deputy director has been filled by a career agent with previous bureau experience and an insider's understanding of day-to-day operations of federal law enforcement.