The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans  —  The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.  —  I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming.

DHS Sec. Noem says will move to ‘eliminate’ FEMA, a long-time Trump target  —  The News  —  US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a Cabinet meeting Monday that the department would move to “eliminate” the government's disaster relief agency, days after President Donald Trump signed …

Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say  —  The Social Security Administration is rushing cuts to phone services at the White House's request, the agency's acting commissioner told Social Security advocates in a meeting on Monday, two sources who attended tell Axios.

US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns  —  Louis DeJoy has resigned as postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) amid uncertainty about the agency's future under President Trump.  —  DeJoy had notified the USPS board of directors in February that it was “time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor.”

Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation  —  Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.  Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.  —  A 21-year-old Columbia University student …

Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance's Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price  —  A government contractor and lobbyist who served in President Donald Trump's first administration bought Vice President JD Vance's Virginia home in an above-market deal, a sale his spokesperson says was based on the market.

Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security  —  Claims of massive problems by Elon Musk and President Trump are at odds with the agency's audits and reports.  —  Just now  —  Elon Musk put a big target on the Social Security Administration in the first weeks of the Trump administration …

Greenland to Trump: No, we didn't invite you  —  A delegation that includes second lady Usha Vance is slated to arrive on the island on Thursday.  —  Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island's government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump.

Trump portrait to be removed at Colorado Capitol after president's criticism  —  A portrait of President Trump that has been hanging in the Colorado Capitol for years is coming down after the president trashed the painting as “truly the worst” and suggested it was intentionally distorted to make him look bad.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army  —  Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military …

Trump nominates Susan Monarez for CDC director, elevating from acting role  —  President Trump has decided to pick Susan Monarez to be the new nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making permanent the acting role she has served at the public health agency in recent months.

Fox's Brian Kilmeade: “It's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people”  —  Co-host Lawrence Jones: Constitutional rights “are afforded to illegals in this country.  We should revisit that.”

23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO … Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday night.  —  The company's CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned from her role …

SCOTUS Hears Latest Conservative Assault on the Voting Rights Act  —  The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in two Louisiana redistricting cases consolidated into one — Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais — centered on the state's newly minted second majority-Black congressional district.

‘We Are in an Emergency’: Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem  —  The Democratic district where Kat Abughazaleh is running hasn't had a competitive primary in decades  —  Illinois 9th District has only been represented by two people since 1965 …

How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement  —  We had a good show in Phoenix and during our conversation something clicked for me that I want to unpack today.  —  I'm leaving this edition unlocked.  I hope you'll share it.  And if you're not a member of Bulwark+ yet, I hope you'll consider joining today.

NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work …

Teachers Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Push to Shut Education Dept.  —  The lawsuits accuse the government of dismantling the department without the required approval of Congress.  —  The Trump administration's campaign to dismantle the Education Department drew a pair of court challenges on Monday …