Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary  —  The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.  —  This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy.

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 …

Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University  —  Dear Members of the Harvard Community,  —  Over the course of the past week, the federal government has taken several actions following Harvard's refusal to comply with its illegal demands.  Although some members of the administration …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Statement Of Acting United States Attorney Matthew Podolsky On The Conviction Of Nadine Menendez  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Moments ago, a unanimous jury convicted Nadine Menendez for her critical role in a corruption …

My Dinner With Adolf  —  Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world's most reviled man, Adolf Hitler.  I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything …

Congressman: It's ‘Fair To Wonder’ If Pete Hegseth Was Drinking Amid Signal Use  —  “People have legitimate concerns about whether his judgment is compromised,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said of the defense secretary.  —  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said Monday that it's …

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 …

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.

The ACLU Is Suing the Government to Get Access to DOGE Records  —  The ACLU claims the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration have violated the Freedom of Information Act.  —  The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on Monday …

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 …

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 …

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Trump May Soon Offer a Motherhood Medal, an Idea Popularized in Nazi Germany  —  “I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay,” the president has said.  —  On Monday, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is mulling a suite of initiatives aimed at encouraging Americans to have more babies.

With CDC injury prevention team gutted, ‘we will not know what is killing us’  —  Before they were fired, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were about to launch a new data system to improve how the U.S. tracks concussions.  —  They were planning to release updated guidance …

Tesla Slides as Analyst Warns of ‘Code Red’ Ahead of Earnings … Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said Tesla's chief executive officer should step back from his controversial work at the Department of Government Efficiency and re-focus his attention on the carmaker.

Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification  —  Bluesky's new verification process launches today.  It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.  —  Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system …

Bukele Has Cruel Plan to Make Trump's Mass Deportations Even Worse  —  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wants to exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States being unlawfully held in prison for political prisoners being held in Venezuela.  —  He made the terrifying proposition …

Trump pretends he's a dictator — and the credulous media too often nods along  —  Immediately after retaking the presidency in January, Donald Trump began signing executive orders with lightning speed.  Wielding his fancy pen like a wrecking ball, he acted like he was autographing new copies of “The Art of the Deal” for his fans.

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times

She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing.  He's ordered her to do it.  —  Who is Lindsey Halligan, the attorney assigned to help remove “improper ideology” from a major cultural institution?  —  There is only one person mentioned by name in President Donald Trump's March 27 executive order titled …

Delta plane engine catches fire at Orlando airport, passengers evacuate on slides  —  A Delta passenger jet caught fire on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport Monday and passengers had to evacuate via the emergency slides, the Federal Aviation Authority said Monday.

With Latest Missteps, Veneer of Discipline in 2nd Trump Term Falls Away  —  The mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops are piling up after an early run defined by a flood of major policy changes that were rolled out at breakneck speed.  —  When President Trump assessed his team's performance …