Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence being treated at hospital, police say  —  A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire is in police custody …

Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines  —  An emergency Sunday Triad, because I'm concerned that people don't appreciate how important this week will be for American democracy and our constitutional order.  —  Buckle up.  —  Join now  —  1. Escape  —  If you were Chris Krebs, would you flee the country?

No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found  —  An internal memo, prepared days before Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration's claims that she supports Hamas.  —  Just now

President Trump says CBS and ‘60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him  —  President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him.

Salvadoran president says he won't return wrongly deported man to U.S.  —  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Monday that he did not plan to return to Kilmar Abrego García to the United States.  “How can I return him to the United States?”  Bukele asked Monday during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

North Carolina Republicans might just get away with stealing an election  —  If Republicans get away with all of it, this will be a stain on American democracy that will challenge the legitimacy of our elections for generations to come.  —  Well, it's probably happening.

HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say  —  The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency's staff and the safety of critical health data.  —  Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning …

Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump's controversial pick to be DC's top prosecutor  —  Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington …

EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears  —  European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices  —  The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage …

Kleptocracy, Inc.  —  Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.  —  as the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street.  He did not go to Dover, Delaware, to receive the bodies …

Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba's Vile New Threat is Ominous  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

Trump's $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer  —  Boris Epshteyn, who doesn't work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals  —  President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country's top law firms …

Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans.  The Administration Has Responded With Silence.  —  Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration's immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions.

Medicaid fight could come to a head in early May under GOP timeline  —  The House committee tasked with slashing $880 billion is readying to put its plans on paper.  —  One of the most closely watched parts of the GOP's sprawling domestic policy bill could start coming together in less than a month.

Mario Vargas Llosa: Giant of Latin American literature dies at 89  —  Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy.  —  With more than 50 works to his name …

Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT for His Housing Plan  —  On Saturday, former governor and leading Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo released his plan for “Addressing New York's Housing Crisis.”  —  The 29-page plan itself is fairly unremarkable—much of it is spent talking …

Inside Trump's Pressure Campaign on Universities  —  The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.  —  The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.

Hungary passes a constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events  —  Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities.  Legal scholars and critics call Monday's decision another step toward authoritarianism …