Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk  —  Simmering anger at the billionaire's unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting.  The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.  —  Marco Rubio was incensed.

Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy  —  A day after offering Canada a one-month reprieve on punishing nearly across-the-board 25% tariffs, President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs as soon as Friday on Canadian lumber and dairy products.

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge  —  References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens …

Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows  —  The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump's direction knew it wouldn't reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.  —  Just now

LIVE March 7, 2025, 12:36 p.m. ET Trump Talks About Tariffs, Ukraine and Student Loans From the Oval Office  —  Where Things Stand  — Russia sanctions: President Trump said Friday that he was “strongly considering” imposing new sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a cease-fire …

Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say  —  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research …

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.

How Democrats Can Win This Shutdown Fight  —  WITH NO CONSTITUTIONAL POLICE TO ENFORCE our nation's basic laws, the most practical check on a tyrannical president is Congress's power of the purse.  And for the last couple of weeks, as the March 14 deadline for passing a government funding bill approaches …

Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants for Columbia University  —  The move comes shortly after the administration notified Columbia University that it was conducting a “comprehensive review” of its federal grants and contracts.  —  The Trump administration on Friday announced …

The One Question That Really Matters: If Trump Defies the Courts, Then What?  —  It is not hyperbole to say that the future of American constitutional democracy now rests on a single question: Will President Trump and his administration defy court orders?  —  Federal judges have issued …

Trump's “Crypto Reserve” is a world historical grift  —  🚀 💰 📊 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.

Trump's Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook  —  Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.  —  President Trump inherited an economy that was, by most conventional measures, firing on all cylinders.

Trump Administration Forces Maine Parents To Visit Social Security Offices To Register Newborns  —  The Social Security Administration canceled contracts that allowed Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.  —  For decades, new parents across …

Jeffries calls Ogles ‘complete and total fraud’ over move to remove Al Green from committees  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), accusing him of being a “complete and total fraud” over his vow to remove Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) and others from committee assignments.

New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch  —  Sam Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk's DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud  —  There is a new staffer from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency seeking access …

Why the Maga mindset is different  —  US decisions can no longer be analysed using assumptions shared across the democratic west  —  The recurring question in liberal circles during Donald Trump's first term as US president was whether to take him seriously or literally.

‘Just following Hispanic people’: Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump  —  Manassas man says he was pulled over on his way to work by agents looking for another man  —  A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking …

She got her dream job at CDC back.  But she's already moving on  —  Cancer outreach worker Bri McNulty, 23, was one of 750 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was terminated abruptly over email in mid-February, amid a slew of federal workforce dismissals.

Tesla Erases $700 Billion ‘Trump Bump’ as Sales Slide Globally … Expectations that the electric-vehicle maker would benefit from CEO Elon Musk's close relationship with President Donald Trump made its stock one of the top gainers following the Nov. 5 election.

KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2025: The Public's Views on Potential Changes to Medicaid  —  Share this page on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share this page on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share this page via Email Print this page  —  Key Takeaways  — As Congress considers changes …

Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  Something remarkable happened in Montana today.

This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia's attacks on Ukraine and have temporary legal status in the United States.  Foreign affairs journalist Olga Nesterova reminded Americans that …

Kamala Harris sets a deadline for her next move  —  “I am staying in this fight,” she's told allies in phone calls and at private gatherings.  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering a run for governor of California — and has given herself a deadline to decide.

Historic Montgomery Bus Station, Freedom Riders Museum Part Of DOGE-ordered Sell-off  —  The building housing the historic Freedom Riders Museum appears to be part of a DOGE-ordered sell-off of federal properties.  —  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Musk's SpaceX confirms Starlink lease agreement with FAA  —  SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon's contract to build an updated communications system for the agency.

Trump is fast dismantling the free press.  We all have to stop him.  —  It's part of a broader crackdown on the civil liberties of those who disagree with the president.  —  President Donald Trump's Oval Office ambush of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky last week was rightly seen as a disaster for freedom in the world.

Zelenskiy's approval rating rises in Ukraine after Trump spat, poll shows  —  President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's approval rating has risen by 10 percentage points since his White House spat with U.S. President Donald Trump, a poll by a leading Ukrainian pollster showed on Friday.

Antisemitism in the Oval Office  —  A confrontation seen with a historian's eye  —  The attempt to humiliate Volodymyr Zelens'kyi in the Oval Office a week ago was an American strategic collapse.  It heralded a new constellation of disorderly powers, obsessed with resources, seizing what they can.