Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak  —  Live shot of Donald Trump setting tariffs:  —  And here's what happened yesterday:  —  Anyone sounding the all-clear on tariffs, or Trump economic policy in general, should be kept away from sharp objects and banned from operating heavy machinery.

House Republicans Just Passed a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions  —  Two weeks after Donald Trump issued a sweeping anti-voting executive order, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure, the SAVE Act, that is described by voting rights advocates …

White House axes land bureau pick after past Jan. 6 criticism  —  The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee said Thursday.  —  Why it matters …

Dow falls 1,000 points as tariff sell-off resumes after historic rally: Live updates  —  Stocks fell Thursday, giving back some of the historic rally seen in the previous session after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day reprieve on some of his “reciprocal” tariffs.

Feds move to drop criminal case against man they previously called a major gang leader  —  Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and President Donald Trump celebrated his arrest.  —  Federal prosecutors have abruptly abandoned the criminal case against a Virginia man portrayed by the Justice Department …

Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump's Crackdown on Big Law  —  Steven Banks, who once ran New York's social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless.  He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.

Trump Signs Orders Punishing Those Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies  —  The president targeted two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm as part of his campaign for retribution.  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders punishing two officials …

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  He blinked.  But we don't really know why.  —  Whether it was the stock market cascading downward, investors fleeing from U.S. Treasury bonds …

U.S. ambassador to Ukraine to resign her post early  —  U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News.  —  The State Department confirmed her intent to step down Thursday afternoon.  —  “Ambassador Brink is stepping down.

Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government  —  The world's richest man has blazed a staggering trail of destruction as Trump's DOGE chief, firing tens of thousands of workers while cashing in  —  B  —  en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California.

Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company  —  A Delaware judge, once again, has found that a conservative news outlet broadcast false and defamatory claims about the role a voting technology company played in the 2020 presidential election.

Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump's predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing  —  U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump's predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.

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H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump  —  Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News.  It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.

Torrance cops strike plea deal in swastika graffiti case that uncovered racist texts  —  Two former Torrance police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to charges they spray-painted a swastika inside a car in 2020, a vandalism incident that revealed the officers were part of a larger text thread …

Young people won't, or can't, read a book.  Now democracy is dying.  Coincidence?  —  The notion of Donald Trump — who lived most of his adult life in a gilded penthouse above Fifth Avenue and thinks that he invented the word “groceries” — as the voice for everyday “forgotten Americans” has always felt strained.

Health staffers told to ignore Musk's missives  —  The National Institutes of Health is the latest agency to break from Trump's billionaire adviser.  —  The National Institutes of Health told employees Thursday they are no longer required to respond to Elon Musk's weekly emails probing their productivity …

Florida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred name  —  It's the first known dismissal stemming from the conservative campaign to limit schools' recognition of transgender identity.

RFK Jr. suggests some vaccines are risky or ineffective, downplays measles threat  —  Health secretary's claims, dismissed by health experts, come despite endorsement of measles shot  —  Facing a growing outbreak of measles that could test his leadership, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …