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.

White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade War  —  Levies could be cut by more than half in some cases although Trump hasn't yet made a final decision  —  The Trump administration is considering slashing its steep tariffs on Chinese imports—in some cases by more than half …

U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false  —  Jose Hermosillo was held in a detention facility for undocumented immigrants for 10 days.  In his first media interview, he tells his story.  —  On April 8, Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen …

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.”

Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress … Senator Richard J. Durbin was considered a forceful advocate of Democratic Party positions during his decades in the Senate.Eric Lee/The New York Times  —  Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat …

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 …

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.

The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth's Pentagon  —  A feud between the secretary's advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.  —  When President Donald Trump chose Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, incoming officials knew …

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.

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.

Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos  —  Hitting the road today, but I have time for a note on the news that moved markets yesterday.  Bloomberg reports: … Investors liked this report, but it was, if you think about it, deeply disturbing on two levels.

Trump Wants You to Think Resistance Is Futile.  It Is Not.  —  The American constitutional system is built on the theory that the self-interest of lawmakers can be as much of a defense against tyranny as any given law or institution.  —  As James Madison wrote in Federalist 51 …

Rubio and Witkoff bail on crucial Ukraine talks amid Crimea split  —  Donald Trump's peace proposal involves a potential lifting of sanctions and informal U.S. recognition of Russia's control over Crimea.  That's a nonstarter for Kyiv.  —  LONDON — British plans to host a summit Wednesday …

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 …

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt  —  The Trump administration says it will soon resume collections on defaulted student loans for the first time in five years, raising questions and anxieties for millions of borrowers across the country.

Harvard Plans to Use Trump's Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut  —  Harvard's lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding.  A mundane but crucial law is essential to the university's case against the government.

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 …

Rümeysa Öztürk's Ordeal Is Our Nation's Disgrace  —  ON MARCH 25, RÜMEYSA ÖZTÜRK, a Turkish national working on her Ph.D. at Tufts University, was snatched off the street near her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, by masked, plainclothes federal immigrant agents.

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

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.

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 …

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.

Swedish journalist faces 12 years in Turkish prison after ‘insulting’ Erdoğan  —  A Swedish reporter detained in Turkey could be jailed for 12 years if convicted of insulting the country's president and on terrorism charges, his employer said Wednesday.

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

Tesla Profit Sinks, Hurt by Political Backlash  —  Net income drops 71% in first quarter  —  Tesla's net income slid 71% in the first quarter, as the company struggled to overcome competitive pressure overseas and a reputational hit from Chief Executive Elon Musk's polarizing role in the Trump administration.

The Trump Administration's War on Children  —  The administration is quietly putting America's children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.  —  The clear-cutting across …

What DEI threatens isn't merit.  It's monopoly.  —  A few days ago, Jonathan Berk, a professor of finance at the Graduate School of Business, responded to a piece by professor Elliott White Jr., an assistant professor of earth system science, writing that DEI has no place at Stanford.

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 …

Pete Hegseth: The made for TV sec def  —  📺 🎥 📺 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already …

4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: ‘The cruelty is apparent’ … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

Sarah Palin loses defamation retrial against New York Times  —  The former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee had won a retrial over a 2017 editorial.  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her defamation retrial against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial …

World Economic Forum Opens New Probe Into Founder Klaus Schwab  —  Founder quit after board moved to investigate whistleblower allegations, which he denies, including use of luxury property and travel  —  World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab is under investigation by the organization …