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 …

As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another  —  The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump's first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty.

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.

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 …

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 …

Stop!  In the Name of Trump!  —  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.  For a while after the election investors loved Trump, not wisely but too well.

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 …

Woman Dragged From Republican Town Hall Seeks $5 Million In Damages  —  Criminal charges have also been brought against the men who manhandled Teresa Borrenpohl in Coeur D'Alene  —  When Teresa Borrenpohl was dragged out of an Idaho town hall in February over her aggressive questioning …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Why Dems ‘keep talking about due process’ in the case of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador  —  Democrats are lining up to defend Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite immigration politics traditionally favoring Republicans.  —  Democrats have a plan for fighting President Donald Trump …

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 …

A Ticking Clock on American Freedom … Look around, take stock of where you are, and know this: Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you'll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America.  If this sounds dramatic to you, it should.

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 …

The Force That Holds Trump's Coalition Together  —  Traditional Republican elites tolerate the authoritarianism because they want the tax cuts.  —  When I was 5 or 6 years old, I pulled an extremely mean trick on my little brother.  I told him that if he cleaned my room, I “might give him a dollar.”

Clinics begin closing as Trump admin continues freeze on family planning funds  —  Dozens of medical providers have struggled to stay afloat since more than $65 million dollars for the Title X family planning program was withheld on April 1.  —  Clinics around the country that provide contraception …

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 …

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 …

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 …