Trump Offers An Uneasy World No Reassurance In Word Salad Oval Office Remarks  —  WASHINGTON ― With a world economy on edge since he declared a trade war with the rest of the planet last week, President Donald Trump offered no reassuring words Monday and instead provided yet more evidence …

Musk calls Navarro “moron” as trade spat intensifies  —  Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” over comments about Musk's businesses.  —  Why it matters: The gloves are off …

Supreme Court halts a judge's order to reinstate federal probationary workers  —  The case focuses on judge's requirement that employees fired by the Trump administration be fully reinstated while litigation continues.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted …

Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family  — Dearborn attorney Amir Makled was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone.  — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated …

I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants' Tax Information With ICE  —  The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service's efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.  —  The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants …

140. The Disturbing Myopia of Trump v. J.G.G.  —  In normal times, it might be possible to defend the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Monday vacating a pair of temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act case.  But these aren't normal times.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an …

US forces' exit from Polish city key to arming Ukraine is latest shift of burden to Europe  —  The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland's border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week.

1 big thing: 🥵 Scoop: New donor plea  —  Republicans admit President Trump's tariffs are spiking their blood pressure.  Their Wall Street donors are feeling it too, with some giving top GOP lawmakers an earful this weekend.  —  Why it matters: Trump is making it clear he won't tolerate …

Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say  —  Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency's communications …

Trump promises $1 trillion in defense spending for next year  —  President Donald Trump this week unveiled plans for a $1 trillion defense budget next year, a massive increase that he claimed will provide the country with unmatched military strength for years to come.

Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order  —  The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex  —  By now it's obvious to anyone willing to see — which many people still aren't — that Donald Trump is, in practice, waging war against American greatness.  And the attack is taking place on multiple fronts.  —  For the past few days everyone …

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels  —  The administration has increased surveillance flights over Mexico as it tries to track the powerful cartels that dominate the fentanyl trade.  —  The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels …

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FBI creates multiagent bodyguard team to protect Dan Bongino  —  The former pro-Trump podcaster is the first deputy director to have a security detail.  Full-time protection could require up to 20 agents, former officials said.  —  The FBI has issued a call for agents to voluntarily serve …

Live updates: Trump's approval hits new low after “Liberation Day” tariffs  —  His average economic approval also hits a new low (-13), and his tariffs are underwater by 30 points … As of midday April 8, 2025, two pollsters have published new polls of Trump's approval rating …

Lutnick's Strategy Flummoxes Business Leaders and White House Aides  —  Some executives have come away from meetings with the commerce secretary confused and exasperated  —  WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has tried to sell President Trump's trade agenda to American companies for months.

Influencer Who Bought Trump a Rolex Has Lost Over $10M Since Tariffs Hit the Market: 'It's So Bad'  —  “It's bad, I'm not gonna lie to you”  —  Just months after gifting President Donald Trump a gold Rolex and a custom MAGA-wrapped Tesla Cybertruck, controversial streamer Adin Ross …

Australia Tariffs Spark Anger in Senate Hearing  —  Tensions flared at the Senate Finance Committee hearing as Sen. Mark Warner (D., Va.) lambasted U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for imposing 10% tariffs on Australia, despite the fact that the U.S. has a trade surplus with the country …

Trump admin revokes legal status for migrants who entered the U.S. on Biden-era CBP One app  —  CBP One was a cornerstone of the Biden administration's strategy to create and expand legal pathways to enter the United States in an attempt to discourage illegal border crossings.  —  / Source: The Associated Press

Trump's Tariffs Aren't Economics.  They're a Cultural Purge  —  His policies are a declaration of war on the half of America that didn't vote for him.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently appeared on Tucker Carlson's show and said the quiet part out loud: “The president is reordering trade …

Justice Dept. says it will pull back on litigating cryptocurrency fraud  —  In a memo sent to the Justice Department on Monday night, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department will largely stop bringing cases that violate the Bank Secrecy Act or contain unregistered broker dealer violations …

Justice Dept. Lawyers Are Struggling to Defend Trump's Policies in Court  —  Inside the department's civil division, litigators are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses' instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.  —  The Trump administration's aggressive efforts …