Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027  —  Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for office  —  The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for president in 2027 after a court found …

Estimates Imply That Burden of Tariffs Could Fall Heavily on Consumers  —  A White House trade adviser projected that tariffs would raise about $6 trillion over the next decade.  But raising so much revenue for the government conflicts with the administration's goal of reshoring manufacturing.

Republican Operative Nicholas Jacobs Locks Twitter After Elon Musk Check Controversy  —  Jacobs received a $1M check from Musk at a rally in support of Brad Schimel  —  Nicholas Jacobs, chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans and a rising GOP operative, has locked his Twitter account …

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The issues where Trump's approval is strongest and weakest, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  Immigration remains a strength for President Donald Trump, but his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff  —  Elon Musk's team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.  —  Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting Department …

American progress in peril  —  The U.S. is freezing research funding, canceling projects, firing thousands of federal scientists and creating an atmosphere of uncertainty that scientists warn could slam the brakes on progress.  —  Why it matters: America has enjoyed decades of dominance …

Where Do You Draw the Line?  —  While I concede the legality of the administration's move against Rumeysa Öztürk, I reject its morality and prudence.  —  Last year, a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University named Rumeysa Öztürk co-wrote an op-ed …

America's Future Is Hungary  —  MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán.  But he's left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.  —  flashy hotels and upmarket restaurants now dominate the center of Budapest, a city once better known for its shabby facades.

MAGA is Bad for Business  —  One odd feature of U.S. politics is that businesspeople, especially small business owners, always seems to believe that they will do better under Republicans, even though history shows that business does better under Democrats.  Small business owners supported Trump …

Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine  —  Ukraine warned the Kremlin is preparing for a massive new military offensive.  —  KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered another 160,000 Russian citizens be called up to serve in the military, Russian news agency Interfax reported Monday.

136. Setting the Record Straight on the Anti-Trump Injunctions  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a weekly newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us.  —  Every Monday morning, I'll be offering an update on goings-on at the Court ("On the Docket"); …

Chuck Schumer Is Pushing Young People Away From the Democratic Party With His Toothless Leadership  —  In this op-ed, a former Schumer staffer explains why they blame their former boss for the party's failures.  —  I walked away from my job as a writer for Senator Chuck Schumer after realizing …

Attorney General Pamela Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Commonsense Georgia Election Law, Advancing President Trump's Mandate to End Weaponization  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the Department of Justice to dismiss its claims …

Mike Waltz Is Losing Support Inside the White House  —  Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz's position is tenuous, officials say  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has decided for now not to fire his national security adviser …

The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will  —  The lessons we can take from how easily institutions have folded to Trump's remarkable revenge campaign.  —  One after another, a parade of the wealthiest and most elite institutions in American life since …

How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans  —  The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.  “Recent reports in the media that the …

Why Trump Says He's ‘Not Joking’ About a Third Term  —  Donald Trump's interest in seeking an unconstitutional third term as president, like many of his most dangerous or illegal ideas, began as a joke.  Trump would muse on the stump that he deserved an extra term because he was robbed of his first …

Toddler is kicked out of nursery ‘for being transphobic’ - as families blast school's ‘insanity’  —  A toddler has been kicked out of nursery after being accused of transphobia, new figures reveal.  —  The child, aged either three or four, was suspended for 'abuse against sexual orientation …

‘Mission South Africa’: How Trump Is Offering White Afrikaners Refugee Status  —  The United States has banned most refugees, including 20,000 people who were already approved for entry before President Trump took office.  But Mr. Trump is making one exception.

The founding myth of progressive economics  —  Did Obama really let banks off the hook for crimes?  —  Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, has a piece out titled “Anti-Monopoly Is the Path Forward,” part of a package in Democracy making the case …

Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration  —  Far fewer are hearing about the administration's relationship with the media than was the case early in Trump's first term  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  —  Far fewer are hearing …

3 of 4 U.S. soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead, Army says  —  Three U.S. soldiers who had been at the center of a recovery mission in Lithuania for nearly a week after their armored vehicle sank in a body of water were found dead Monday, the Army said.  Efforts were continuing to find the fourth soldier.

Lucy McBath suspends bid for governor as husband battles cancer  —  Georgia Democrat leaves door open for a bid for Georgia's top job, but her decision adds uncertainty to 2026 race to replace Brian Kemp  —  Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is stepping back from a run for Georgia governor …