3 ways Trump's immigration crackdown could hit U.S. citizens  —  Trump administration officials are suggesting their immigration crackdown could expand to include deporting convicted U.S. citizens and charging anyone — not just immigrants — who criticizes Trump's policies.

U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false  —  On April 8, Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was wrongfully incarcerated by immigration authorities in Arizona, who claimed he was an undocumented immigrant.  He was held for 10 days …

Trump softens tariff tone amid empty shelves warning, market slump  —  President Trump got a scare from CEOs and markets on Monday.  On Tuesday, he blunted some of his sharpest threats — signaling a softer stance on China and retreating from fiery rhetoric targeting the Fed.

Longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin decides 'it's time,' won't seek reelection  —  The 80-year-old Democrat told WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that age was a factor in his not seeking a sixth term in Congress.  —  Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next year …

They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed.  —  Note: Five-day moving average.  Views are only shown up to 400,000.  Source: X  —  When Mr. Musk purchased X in 2022, he promised to create a free speech haven and named himself a “free speech absolutist.”

Americans sour on Trump's handling of the economy, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the U.S. economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office they are giving the Republican poor marks for his handling of both, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying Zelenskyy is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.

Abrego Garcia's Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up  —  The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was forced to move to a safe house with her children after the government posted their home address to social media.

The courage to be decent  —  One of the more pernicious effects of authoritarianism is to make the everyday participation in civic life we take for granted feel subversive.  The goal isn't to police all behavior at all times.  It's to make us fearful to the point that we police our own behavior.

Trump's Job Rating Drops, Key Policies Draw Majority Disapproval as He Nears 100 Days  —  Majorities in both parties say Trump administration must stop an action if a federal court rules it is illegal  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  —  Majorities in both parties …

Trump Administration Texted College Professors' Personal Phones to Ask If They're Jewish  —  Most professors at Barnard College received text messages on Monday notifying them that a federal agency was reviewing the college's employment practices, according to copies of the messages reviewed by The Intercept.

Tracking the Trump administration's nosedive  —  A lot of lines on a lot of charts are pointing down and to the right.  —  Perhaps the best analogy for the first three months of Donald Trump's second presidential term comes not from American history but from Looney Tunes.

Harvard Youth Poll  —  Introduction  —  A new national poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School reveals a generation navigating financial hardship, frayed social bonds, and declining trust in institutions.  As the nation confronts generational turnover and a volatile political climate …

Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid  —  Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.  —  ×  —  A man is detained by officers with the U.S. Department …

Shari Redstone kept tabs on ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Trump  —  The Scoop  —  Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know which upcoming stories were about President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation — triggering a series of events that ended …

Army suspends Wisconsin training base's first female commander after Trump portrait flipped to wall  —  The U.S. Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base's first female commander after discovering portraits of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall.

After a month of searching, man learns from NBC News that DHS sent his brother to El Salvador  —  A Venezuelan man says he and his family back home have been anguished about the “forced disappearance” from the U.S. of Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel.  —  It was March 13 when Nedizon …

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”  —  Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer's chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see resulting from the dismantling of their agency …

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women  —  The Women's Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings  —  Skip backwardsGo ten seconds backward Skip forwardsGo ten seconds forward  —  Audio is AI-generated.  Report an issue|  Give feedback

Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right.  We Should Say So.  —  Throughout the Trump era I've been firmly in the camp unaffectionately dismissed as ‘alarmist’ by most commentators.  Put simply: It is that bad.  Liberal democracy is in danger.  Fascism is a reasonable term for what we're fighting.

World's largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84 percent of coral reefs  —  Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival.  —  Great Barrier Reef suffers from extensive coral bleaching

The Trump Administration Is Preparing to Send American Allies to Their Deaths  —  OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, the Trump administration has begun laying the groundwork for a possible mass deportation of the nearly 90,000 Afghans living in the United States, most of whom came during or shortly after the fall of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Maga Catholics trying to take back control of the church  —  A growing number of Americans hope that Pope Francis's death will mark a decisive conservative shift for the papacy  —  Jesse Romero, a Catholic podcaster based in Phoenix, Arizona, says the time has come for a “Trump-like pope” …

Pope Francis, JD Vance, And The Cultural Significance Of Los Desaparecidos  —  Another reason the pope had such disdain for our sinful vice president  —  On Easter Sunday, a grudging but magnanimous Pope Francis received JD Vance for a briefer visit than he'd normally extend …

‘Smooth operator’: Expert says thief who stole Noem's Gucci bag was a pro  —  New details have emerged in the brazen heist of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci bag from a downtown Washington, D.C. restaurant that have led CNN's John Miller to conclude the thief is likely a professional.