Why Beijing is not backing down on tariffs  —  In response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn't have to.  —  China's leaders would say that they are not inclined to cave in to a bully - something its government has repeatedly labelled …

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X  —  The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.  —  The Social Security Administration …

Immigration Judge Rules Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain  —  The decision by a judge in Louisiana is an early victory for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but a broader challenge is still being heard in federal court in Newark.  —  An immigration judge in Louisiana found …

Trump tariff collection for freight shipments delayed by Customs ‘glitch’ … An alert from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday notified users of a glitch in the system that is used to exempt freight from tariffs, including shipments from China that were already on the water …

Trump envoy's embrace of Russian demands worries Republicans, U.S. allies  —  Less than 48 hours after dining with a negotiator sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington last week, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy leading talks with Moscow, sat down with President Donald Trump …

Judge orders government to lay out steps for return of wrongly deported man  —  U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis also directed the government to confirm the location of Kilmar Abrego García, who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison, by 9:30 a.m. Friday.  —  just now

Who's In and Who's Out at the Naval Academy's Library?  —  An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.  —  Gone is “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou's transformative best-selling …

Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project  —  For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a “mega API,” WIRED has learned.  —  Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel …

RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ references past work with ‘the r—  d’ in speech to FDA staff  —  The HHS secretary's remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some of them to walk out.  —  HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s visit to the FDA Friday …

Trump's draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research  —  The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices …

US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952  —  Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy.  —  Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday …

European travellers cancel US visits as Trump's policies threaten tourism  —  International visitors stay away as political and economic tension and fears of a hostile border rise  —  The number of European travellers visiting the US has fallen sharply as political and economic tension …

US fires Greenland military base chief for ‘undermining’ Vance  —  The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark.  —  The US military's Space Operations Command …

State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’  —  “It's very 'Handmaid's Tale'-esque,” one official said.  —  The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying “anti-Christian bias” …

Government Spending Continues to Climb Even as DOGE Touts Cuts  —  Musk team's $150 billion in savings barely dents $6.8 trillion in spending largely on autopilot, WSJ analysis finds  —  Cumulative total spending since Trump's inauguration compared with the same periods in 2023 and 2024

Fox News Accidentally Wrecks Trump's Tariff Spin as MAGA Panic Worsens  —  After President Trump's supposed tariff “pause,” we still have a 10 percent tariff on most global imports; the trade war with China is intensifying; and markets have plunged again.  Fox News figures are aggressively spinning the …

Small plane crashes in Boca Raton, Florida; all 3 on board killed  —  One man on the ground suffered non-life-threatening injuries.  —  Emergency crew inspects the site of a small plane crash, April 11, 2025 in Boca Raton, Fla.  —  All three people on board a small plane were killed …

An Uprising at a Big Law Firm Targeted by Trump  —  [Editor's note, April 11, 2025, 1:40 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect President Trump's announcement of an agreement with Kirkland & Ellis, A&O Sherman, Simpson Thatcher, and Latham & Watkins.]  —  MORE THAN 500 ASSOCIATES …

Trump administration advances effort to pull Maine's federal K-12 funding over trans athletes  —  The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights launched a self-initiated investigation into the Maine agency for potentially violating Title IX.  —  The Education Department launched …

She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her  —  President Trump's immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine.  She fears arrest if she is deported there.  —  President Trump's immigration …

Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants  —  Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the US to El Salvador.  —  Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and a team of defense contractors are pitching the White House …

The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges  —  Christopher Rufo has helped inspire Republican messaging and bills on hot-button issues.  —  Produced by Eric Krupke and Asthaa Chaturvedi  —  Original music by Marion Lozano and Dan Powell  —  Listen and follow ‘The Daily’

CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rejected a request from health officials in Milwaukee for help with a lead poisoning investigation, after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team.

AI Slop Farms Are Churning Out Fake Heartwarming Videos About Trump Figures  —  Machine-made YouTube videos are racking up views while fooling the MAGA faithful.  —  The judge demanded that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt remove her cross necklace, but soon he was humiliated.