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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

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 …

In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation  —  In a series of narrow rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary's legitimacy.  —  6 MIN READ  —  Justices Give Trump a Tentative Win in Push to Fire 16,000 Federal Workers

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 …

US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere  —  Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June.  Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.

DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division … I didn't know this until this morning.  And I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more press attention.  We know that DOGE is in the process of gutting the IRS.  According to internal IRS estimates reviewed by The Washington Post this internal sabotage …

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 …

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 …

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Trump Faces New Deportation Challenge After Supreme Court Order  —  President Donald Trump is facing a new challenge to his use of a wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, less than a day after the US Supreme Court sided with the administration in an earlier fight.

Trump and DOGE Are ‘Trying to Get Around’ Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info  —  DOGE and Trump want access to everyone's personal data, despite longstanding privacy laws meant to ensure the president can't “create an enemies list” … The data includes information like addresses …

Keystone pipeline shut down after rupture  —  The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after a rupture in North Dakota halted the flow from Canada to U.S. refineries.  —  South Bow, which manages the pipeline, said the pipeline was shut down after a pressure drop was detected …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Senate Democrats demand return of wrongfully deported Maryland man  —  Senate Democrats demanded the return of a wrongfully deported Maryland man in a Tuesday letter.  —  “We write to express our concerns regarding the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador …