Musk promises better communication between Republican lawmakers, DOGE  —  “With all due respect to Mr. Musk, he doesn't have a vote up here,” one lawmaker said.  —  Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk stepped up his congressional outreach on Wednesday, taking questions from Republican lawmakers …

House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech  —  Hayden Haynes is a longtime top aide to Mike Johnson, both in the speaker's office and his personal office.  —  WASHINGTON — Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. …

Pentagon deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is a prolific purveyor of antisemitic conspiracy theories  —  Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon's new deputy press secretary, is facing backlash over a series of recent social media comments in which she has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories …

Trump pauses Canada, Mexico auto tariffs  —  “We spoke with the big three auto dealers,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters.  “We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through [the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.”  —  President Donald Trump has decided …

Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research  —  The president's State of the Union address included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine … The chief executive of the United States told the country …

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members …

Exclusive: U.S. holding secret talks with Hamas … - While the Trump administration consulted with Israel about the possibility of engaging with Hamas, Israel learned about aspects of the talks through other channels, one source said.  — The sources spoke with Axios on the condition …

Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department  —  Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure’  —  President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at abolishing the Education Department …

Why Trump Thanked John Roberts  —  The conservative justices are frequently accomplices to Trump's assault on democracy.  —  The exchange was so awkward, it should have been followed by the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song.  While President Donald Trump was shaking hands down the aisle …

Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen  —  A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen.  —  However, the court did not immediately say when the money must …

Jack Daniel's maker says Canada pulling U.S. alcohol off store shelves is ‘worse than a tariff’  —  /business/business/business// businessJack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman Corp.'s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” …

Most Voters Want Eric Adams to Resign as Approval Rating Hits Record Low  —  More than half of New York City voters surveyed in a Quinnipiac University poll said that Mayor Eric Adams should resign.  —  Just 20 percent of New York City voters approved of Mayor Eric Adams's job performance …

Trump administration ordered to reinstate thousands of fired USDA workers  —  The decision is a blow to the Trump administration's effort to drastically and quickly shrink the federal bureaucracy.  —  Thousands of fired workers at the Department of Agriculture must get their jobs back for at least …

Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members—'Suspicious,' Experts Say  —  Trading in Dominari Holdings Inc. soared ahead of the February announcement that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had taken stakes in the company …

Here's a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website  —  The General Services Administration plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters.  Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and the congressional districts they're in.

ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos  —  At least seven senior officials have left the group, setting off deep concerns about its future as it confronts scrutiny from congressional Republicans.  —  ActBlue, the online fund-raising organization …

Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak  —  During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize “as much as possible.”  —  Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday …

U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft  —  Trump administration had used C-17s to fly migrants abroad and to Guantanamo Bay  —  The Trump administration has stopped using military aircraft to fly migrants who entered the U.S. illegally to Guantanamo Bay or other countries, defense officials said.

MSNBC host laments Democrats' ‘visuals’ at Trump speech: ‘Not taking back the House in 2026’  —  MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend criticized Democrats who protested at President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress by suggesting their antics Tuesday night were not helping their reelection efforts in 2026.

Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice  —  Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions  —  For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice.

Where is the resistance headed?  And how does it get there?  —  The resistance is growing.  We've seen it in the last several weeks in the anger aimed at members of Congress during their recess, in the ongoing Tesla protests, and in a membership surge at resistance organizations.

‘Read this e-mail immediately’: CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work  —  The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.  Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees …

1 big thing: 🚨 Fierce Dem backlash  —  Democrats are fuming at their own leaders after last night's disruptions became a big storyline at President Trump's speech to Congress.  — “People are super pissed that we didn't get more direction from leadership,” a senior House Dem told us under the condition of anonymity.

Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho.  But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation  —  U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho.  The foreign minister of the small African kingdom tells The Associated Press that Trump should “speak for himself.”