Trump administration says wrongly deported man is alive in El Salvador prison  —  The U.S. government continued to refuse to provide any details about whether it has taken any steps to return him to the United States.  —  The Trump administration confirmed Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia …

DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress  —  Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised.  But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.  —  Last week, Elon Musk indicated for the first time that his Department …

Don't Be Fooled: RFK Jr. Is Still Talking Down Vaccines  —  THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED in Texas and more than five hundred have gotten sick in what is shaping up as the largest single measles outbreak in decades.  And somehow Robert F. Kennedy Jr. still hasn't provided a firm …

More than 30 people killed, 84 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy  —  At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said.  Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m …

Trump Brings Britain's ‘Moron Premium’ to the U.S. Economy  —  What America might have learned, but didn't, from Britain's 2022 financial-markets debacle  —  When donald trump launched his tariff war on April 2, lawmakers in Europe struggled to understand the strategy.

Phones, other electronics exempt from new tariffs, Trump administration says  —  The exemptions come days after the U.S. trade representative said “the president has been clear” that he does not intend to give exemptions to the tariffs.  —  The Trump administration has spared smartphones …

The Trump Tariffs Just Got Even Worse  —  Higher costs, uncertainty and crony capitalism, oh my  —  So no, I'm not up in the middle of the night obsessing about tariffs.  It's mid-morning here.  Still, I didn't plan a tariff post today; Part I of my financial crisis primer will be going up in a few hours.

Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Cut Funding  —  The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.  —  Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat …

Trump officials push immigrant gang message, but sometimes don't back it up in court  —  As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cracks down on immigration, its officials have repeatedly publicly identified detainees as gang leaders or even terrorists, without attempting to back those inflammatory claims up in court.

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport  —  An email sent by the Department of Homeland Security instructs people in the US on a temporary legal status to leave the country.  But who the email actually applies to—and who actually received it—is far from clear.

DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk  —  TOSSED OUT  —  The high-ranking civil servant had opposed a plan to push out migrants by falsely listing them as dead.  —  A senior executive at the Social Security Administration was physically dragged from his office this week …

At packed L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’  — A rally with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew tens of thousands of people to downtown Los Angeles.  — “Despair is not an option,” Sanders told the crowd.

Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners  —  If there is something you can do, even one thing, to ensure humanity exists behind bars, do it.  —Albert Woodfox (2019)  —  Sherrilyn's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.

Head of Smithsonian's Black Museum resigns amid Trump's attacks  —  Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., resigned as President Donald Trump stepped up attacks with plans to overhaul the Smithsonian's landmark museums and cultural institutions.

Economic Outlook Dives Just Three Months Into Trump's Term  —  Probability of a recession leapt while growth outlook slumped, survey of economists finds  —  What a difference three months makes.  —  Since President Trump took office, economists have dramatically slashed estimates for growth …

Bill Maher Praises ‘Gracious,’ ‘Measured’ Trump After Wild White House Meeting: 'You Can Hate Me For It, But I'm Not a Liar'  —  Bill Maher praised President Donald Trump as “gracious” and “measured” during their recent White House meeting while providing a “book report” from the night's events to his audience.

Trump Floods Supreme Court With Appeals to Push Through Agenda  —  Administration is quick with emergency requests to the justices, counting on conservative majority to reverse lower-court losses  —  WASHINGTON—A cascade of Trump administration cases is flooding the Supreme Court …

Teen Killed Parents To Fund Trump Murder Plot  —  A 17-year-old in Wisconsin planned to start a political revolution.  —  CAUSE FOR CONCERN  —  Fans called for BJ Penn to get help after he claimed his family had been “murdered and replaced by imposters.”  —  ISLAND IN THE SKY