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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has Disappeared  —  The immigrant does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts.  He has essentially disappeared.  —  In late January, Ricardo Prada Vásquez …

IMF says Trump's tariffs will be a drag on global economic growth  —  Import taxes will hurt the United States and its trading partners, according to IMF experts.  —  The global economy will slow sharply this year, weighed down by President Donald Trump's imposition of the highest import taxes …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says  —  The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid.

Toilet use based on biological sex, says minister  —  Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said.  —  In response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short …

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 …

Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion  —  The administration's lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors.  “It could be corruption …

AI Floods Amazon With Strange Political Books Before Canadian Election  —  Canada has seen a boom in political books created with generative artificial intelligence, adding to concerns about how new technologies are affecting the information voters receive during the election campaign.

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 …

Scott stays silent as his minority business legacy crumbles under Trump  —  Sen. Tim Scott has been a huge proponent of helping minority businesses and underserved communities access capital.  —  Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has spent years boosting a federal program to support minority-owned businesses.

Southeast Asians in L.A. region are being detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins  —  A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained, and in some cases …

Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found.

$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.

Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals  —  Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks  —  Oxford academics drank from a chalice made from a human skull for decades …

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 …