Trump Has for Months Privately Discussed Firing Fed Chair Powell  —  The president hasn't made a decision on whether to try to oust Powell, and some of his advisers have warned against the move  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has for months privately discussed firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell …

As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In  —  After Harvard publicly rejected the Trump administration's demands, a wave of support — and money — has come rushing in.  —  In the 24 hours after Harvard President Alan M. Garber '76 announced that he would not comply …

Live Updates: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; multiple patients hospitalized  —  The university sent out an alert urging students to seek shelter as a shooter was reported in the area of the student union. … FSU was site of shooting in 2014

GOP photos at El Salvador prison evoke Abu Ghraib—and worse  —  Members of Congress visited CECOT for some torture tourism—and to prove loyalty to Trump. … A row of Latino men with shaved heads and stoic expressions wearing identical white boxer shorts stand behind thick metal bars.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on whether Trump can implement birthright citizenship plan  —  The Trump administration wants to end automatic birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear …

‘We are all afraid’: Speaking to Alaska nonprofit leaders, Murkowski gets candid on upheaval in federal government  —  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told a room full of Alaska nonprofit leaders that the tumult of tariffs, executive orders, court battles, and cuts to federal services under …

Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration …

Trump appointee asked IRS to review audit of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell  —  Experts say the outreach on behalf of Lindell, a Trump political ally, is highly unusual and represents a change in how political appointees engage with the IRS.

Trump's pick to be DC's top prosecutor failed to report nearly 200 appearances on far-right media outlets to Senate  —  Ed Martin, the Trump administration's nominee to serve as US attorney for Washington, DC, failed to report hundreds of media appearances he's made in the past few years …

Leaked: Palantir's Plan to Help ICE Deport People  —  Palantir, the surveillance giant, is taking on an increased role with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including finding the physical location of people who are marked for deportation, according to Palantir Slacks and other internal messages obtained by 404 Media.

American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately  —  Dr. Lisa Anderson, 58, was born in Pennsylvania and is a U.S. citizen.  —  A doctor born in the United States says she received an email from federal immigration authorities demanding that she leave the country immediately.

Trump says he's optimistic about a trade deal with Europe  —  President Trump expressed optimism about a deal with Europe before the end of a 90-day pause in tariffs.  —  “There'll be a trade deal 100%,” Trump said during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.  “We're going to make fair deals.”

Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said.

BYU Ph.D. student's international student visa revoked over apparent fishing license violation  —  A Brigham Young University Ph.D. candidate from Japan has had his international student visa revoked — perhaps because of a fishing violation from years ago.  —  Outside of a couple …

US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts  —  The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Van Hollen stopped at military checkpoint on way to Salvadoran prison  —  TECOLUCA, El Salvador - Sen. Chris Van Hollen was stopped by armed guards Thursday at a military checkpoint and turned away less than two miles from the notorious prison where a Maryland father who was wrongly deported from the U.S. is being held.

Trump's First-Quarter Approval Rating Below Average, at 45%  —  Americans' 44% confidence in Trump to manage economy similar to his first term, but better than other U.S. leaders  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is closing out the first quarter of his second term in office …

US Weather Analysis for 27 States Goes Dark in Funding Lapse  —  Weather analysis tools used by a wide array of businesses and government entities across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional climate hubs lapsed.  —  The websites for four US National Oceanic …

Anxious Trading Partners Promise to Buy American to Stave Off Trump's Tariffs  —  Countries offer to buy more U.S. energy, defense and agricultural products, but not everyone is splurging  —  In the two weeks since President Trump's “Liberation Day,” many U.S. trade partners have a clear plan …

A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution  —  Donald Trump's most frightening power grab was undertaken with an undertone of sinister jocularity.  There was no column of tanks in the streets, no burning of the legislature.  The president and his partner in despotism …

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor  —  The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.  —  The White House is considering deep cuts to federal housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of aid …

US-born citizen being held for ICE under Florida's new anti-immigration law  —  Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved his U.S. birth certificate in court.