Market crash not part of Trump's strategy, says top White House economic advisor … A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told ABC's “This Week” on Sunday.

Second measles death reported in Texas  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.  —  Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.

Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad  —  Since Trump took office, the park service — an agency charged with preserving American history — has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow

‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk  —  Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a …

DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case  —  Pam Bondi said DOJ lawyers must “zealously advocate” for the administration.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington.

Exclusive: how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat  —  Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making  —  Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist …

Doge's attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says  —  Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse  —  Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration …

Defending America's Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan  —  It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States.  Enforcing our nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.

GOP Rep: Adversaries are “laughing at us” over NSA firings  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as “heartbreaking” Sunday.  —  The big picture: Haugh …

Democrats see growing number of young progressive challengers  —  A growing number of Democratic incumbents are facing primary challenges from younger progressives, underscoring generational and ideological rifts within the party.  —  At least three long-serving members of the House …

Elon Musk hopes for ‘zero-tariff situation’ between US and EU  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man and the face of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said Saturday that he hopes for a “zero-tariff situation” between Europe and the United States.

Starmer vows to ‘shelter British business from the storm’ of US tariffs  —  British prime minister promises to “turbocharge” plans to improve the U.K.'s competitiveness this week.  —  U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government is ready to use industrial policy to mitigate the impact …

Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says  —  The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, economists at the American Enterprise Institute said.

James Carville Reveals New Way to Shame Trump ‘Collaborators’  —  HALL OF SHAME  —  The Democratic strategist warned that history won't be kind to those complicit in the president's “anti-patriotic” power grab.  —  James Carville has had enough.  —  On the latest episode of his Poltiicon podcast …

France suggests targeting Big Tech's data use in response to US tariffs  —  French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard has suggested striking back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs broadside by more strictly regulating U.S. Big Tech's use of data.

Don't Roll Your Eyes at Due Process  —  Last month a federal court of appeals judge made a startling assertion.  “Nazis,” she said, “got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act” than people suspected of being members of a Venezuelan gang.  —  You might think those words …