How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump  —  Paul Weiss was targeted by an executive order from President Trump.  Its chairman, who had worked against Mr. Trump during his first term, then went to the Oval Office and cut a deal.  —  Since President Trump's first term …

Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES  —  I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information …

Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS  —  Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.  —  Just now  —  Senior tax officials are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue collected this spring …

Elon Musk lashes out at US judges as they rule against Doge  —  Musk lambastes judges as leftwing activists in more than 20 posts as Trump administration's judiciary clash intensifies  —  In the days after a federal judge ruled Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID likely violated the constitution …

Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest  —  Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.  —  Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.

Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Mass. and mental health advocate, dies at 88  —  Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts who was an outspoken advocate for people with mental illness and addiction in the face of her own experiences with those diseases, has died.

Trump said he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation.  So who — or what — did?  —  Did Trump misspeak?  Is he trying to deflect a decision under heavy legal scrutiny onto Secretary of State Marco Rubio?  —  Joe Davidson

Pentagon announces investigation into leaks that could include lie detector tests  —  The Pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.  Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in the latest such inquiry by the Trump administration.

Exclusive: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown  —  Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.  —  Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants …

“A pivot moment”: Some travel agents are now urging their clients to avoid the United States  —  Tourists are cancelling their trips, spooked by recent incidents that suggest the U.S. is not a safe place to be  —  By midday Wednesday, Canadian travel agent Micheline Dion had received another …

Trump's Attempts to Resolve Global Conflicts Quickly Face Diplomatic Reality  —  Allies say the foreign policy version of “flood the zone” is working.  But critics argue that the hurry-up approach in Israel, Ukraine and Iran may not lead to stable, durable solutions to conflicts around the world.

Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda  —  New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies  —  One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies …

How low is Trump's popularity floor?  —  It's been a busy week: I've been in the midst of moving apartments 1 and we have a lot of new subscribers because of the NCAA Tournament.  But don't worry, we haven't forgotten about politics, which is why you're getting a relatively unusual Saturday brunchtime politics newsletter.

Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and effectively held accountable.

Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans  —  The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sits at a table surrounded by University of Illinois researchers who will soon be out of work, their lab set to lose its federal funding and close next month.

A Deplorable Week in Review  —  “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately”.  — Benjamin Franklin, whose hoary advice seems especially relevant these days.  —  Lusty Spring crept upon us this week as we slogged through yet another burst of retribution, lawlessness …

Terrorizing our fellow Americans  —  Don't say you weren't warned  —  Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and Project 2025 promised to do a lot of really terrible things.  True to their word, they are implementing them all while the media watches and tries to make it normal …

How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk  —  “Part of the reason people are coming out is because they feel it's having a real impact on Elon's pocketbook.”  —  ∙ Paid … 🚙🪧🚙  —  While the Trump administration and DOGE recklessly dismantle the federal government …

An airport, Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill: Inside the GOP effort to venerate Trump while he's still in office  —  House Republicans say they're honoring the sitting president with their unprecedented bills.  Historians see something darker.  —  Benjamin Franklin might have made scientific breakthroughs …

Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push  —  President Donald Trump's coming wave of tariffs is poised to be more targeted than the barrage he has occasionally threatened, aides and allies say, a potential relief for markets gripped by anxiety about an all-out tariff war.

Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: 'Strategically, it doesn't make any sense'  —  US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defense system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes and have been told by the White House …

Centralizing Personnel Authority  —  Trump issued a new memo that gives the Office of Personnel Management more power to remove federal employees.  More specifically, it allows OPM to determine if probationary employees will be allowed to stay with their agencies at the end of their probationary hiring period.