Karoline Leavitt Melts Down Over Deported ‘Father of the Year’  —  LEAVITT ALONE  —  Trump's press secretary mocked the Maryland father who the administration mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison.  —  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at reporters Tuesday …

Exclusive: Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe  —  One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump  —  The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands.  Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.  —  Late last week, officials at Harvard University were trying …

Inside Democrats' scramble to travel to El Salvador  —  Democrats are rushing to organize trips to El Salvador as President Trump refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of a Maryland resident who was erroneously deported to the country.

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers  —  The world's richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump.  He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and privacy.

The Trump White House is axing the wire service spot from the coverage pool, the latest salvo in its battle with the AP  —  Instead of restoring access to The Associated Press newswire, as required by a federal judge, the Trump administration is removing the wire position in the daily press corps rotation altogether.

Trump's D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times  —  Trump nominee Ed Martin's 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.

2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns  —  Three people, including the two who were subdued with stun guns, were arrested.  —  A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia outside of Atlanta on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos …

Republicans reconsider their commitment to tax cuts for the rich in Trump agenda bill  —  The unexpected debate has emerged as GOP lawmakers look for ways to pay for their massive budget bill and as the party's electoral coalition shifts.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are discussing an idea …

Pentagon's ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse  —  Employees of a defense tech unit say they were sidelined by DOGE.  “Either we die quickly or we die slowly,” says the director.  —  Under pressure from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, nearly all the staff …

A U.S.-China Trade War With Students and Tourists as Potential Pawns  —  With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips.  —  China has warned its people to think twice before visiting the United States, citing trade tensions.

California is first state to sue Trump on tariffs  —  It's Gov. Gavin Newsom's most direct move against Trump since the president retook office.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Donald Trump over tariffs in an aggressive move to end the president's stranglehold on global commerce.

Lawyer: Federal agents detain Guatemalan man, 29, with no criminal record  —  A Guatemalan immigrant with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested Monday on Tallman Street after federal agents shattered the glass on his vehicle as he and his wife waited inside the car for their lawyer to arrive.

Trump administration refers NY AG Letitia James for potential prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud  —  WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James — who infamously declared that “no one is above the law” when she was targeting Donald Trump — was hit with a federal criminal referral …

DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group  —  A representative of DOGE met with leaders of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates.  —  U.S. DOGE Service representatives told leaders of a nonprofit group Tuesday …

‘Treated like a criminal’: US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada  —  Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont  —  A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home …

Uncle Sam abruptly turns off funding for CVE program.  Yes, that CVE program  —  Because vulnerability management has nothing to do with national security, right?  —  US government funding for the world's CVE program - the centralized Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database of product security flaws - ends Wednesday.

Supreme Court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman  —  Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.  —  It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications …

Senator Chuck Grassley grilled at Iowa town hall over ‘shameful’ Trump policies  —  The Republican, 91, was confronted by attendees angered over mass deportations and executive overreach  —  The Republican senator Chuck Grassley struggled to control a town hall meeting on Tuesday …

Trump's Ukraine ceasefire is slipping away  —  The American president increasingly looks like Russia's willing dupe  —  He promised to end the war in Ukraine within a day.  Now, insiders say, Donald Trump hopes to secure a ceasefire within his first 100 days—ie, by the end of this month.

Shop this look: Buy cheap, faux gold dupes of Oval Office decor  —  BARGAIN BAROQUE  —  Shop this look: Buy cheap, faux gold dupes of Oval Office decor … By Luke Kawa  —  2H  —  US stocks slip on poor progress in trade talks with the EU  —  Major indexes gave up early gains …

The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long  —  For years, American taxpayers have been on the hook for subsidizing National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as “news.”  —  As President Trump has stated …

Biden to deliver first public address since leaving White House  —  Former President Biden is set to deliver his first public address since leaving the White House, speaking at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) in Chicago on Tuesday, according to a release from the organization.

Australia's PM Says He Trusts Donald Trump in Second Debate  —  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he trusts US President Donald Trump despite recent surveys showing growing disapproval of the American leader in Australia just weeks before the May 3 election.