Info Pete Hegseth shared with wife, brother came from top general's secure messages  —  Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — Minutes …

The Fire Jerome Powell Market Rout  —  Investors render a verdict on tariffs and politicizing the Fed.  —  Click for Sound  —  If the White House wanted a test of how firing Jerome Powell would go over in the markets, it succeeded on Monday.  U.S. stocks and the dollar plunged while yields …

New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them  —  Without scientist Kseniia Petrova's expertise, no one can fully unlock the data's potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding  —  Harvard's lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.  —  Harvard, the world's wealthiest university …

Mahmoud Khalil's Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth  —  Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth.  His request was denied in less than an hour.  —  The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission …

Stop!  In the Name of Trump!  —  A sudden-stop crisis comes to America  —  Yesterday Bloomberg posted an article titled “Markets Are Discovering the Real Trump Trade Is ‘Sell America’.”  That's about right.  Look at the value of the dollar on international markets, shown at the top of this post.

Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal  —  Few think administration's negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Performance since April 2 'Liberation Day'Sources: Dow Jones Market Data …

Mississippi Governor Declares April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says  —  The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers,officials said Monday.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds faces shouting, critical questions over DOGE at contentious town hall  —  GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida faced frequent shouting from the crowd at a contentious town hall on Monday with a number of attendees asking critical questions about the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency.

Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism  —  WASHINGTON — A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.

From Fake Eyelashes to Care Bears, U.S.-Bound Goods Are Stuck in Tariff Limbo  —  Some companies are torn: Do they revamp supply chains or wait for the trade war to ebb?  —  Just after the Trump administration raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% this month, a truck full of fake eyelashes came …

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts  —  The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Trump DOJ: Providing Basic Sewer Services to Black People Is Actually “Illegal DEI”  —  Hookworm, a parasite that lives in the small intestine, was thought to be eradicated in most of the United States decades ago.  People generally contract the illness by walking on soil contaminated by human feces …

Gov. Ferguson signs bill restricting out-of-state military forces in Washington  —  OLYMPIA, Wash. (KATU) — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering the state without explicit permission.  —  House Bill 1321 …

$3 billion yanked from schools to help pay for Trump's tax cuts  —  At the end of March, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to state school officials across the country declaring that the federal government was abruptly ending pandemic-related relief funding a year early.

E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals  —  The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.  —  The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars …

Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data  —  About a half-dozen DOGE “advisors” won approval from the the Justice Department to access the ECAS system, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.  —  Representatives for the U.S. DOGE Service …

4/22/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Trump administration readies ‘X date’ for debt limit … Most estimates for the date when the federal government will reach its borrowing limit — known as the “X date” — peg it at some point this summer or early fall.  But Treasury is expected to give …

Six Men Are Charged After Woman Was Dragged From Idaho Town Hall  —  The plainclothes guards were involved in the forcible removal of a woman from a meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d'Alene, prosecutors said.  —  Six men who prosecutors said took part in forcibly removing a woman …

Kristi Noem's Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen  —  The homeland security secretary was dining at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.  She also lost her passport and keys.  —  A handbag belonging to the homeland security secretary Kristi Noem containing her passport …

Trump blasts Supreme Court while arguing trials for migrants ‘not possible’  —  President Trump on Monday complained of being “stymied at every turn” by the courts, arguing the administration can't hold trials for migrants it plans to deport amid accusations they are gang members.

Newly Minted DOJ Employee Michael Caputo Keeps Posting ‘Antifa’ Death Fantasies Online  —  The week before last, veteran GOP operative Michael Caputo was hired by one of President Trump's most controversial nominees to advise him ahead of what is expected to be a tough confirmation fight.