
Laura Loomer’s Role in NSC Firings Shows Rising Sway of Fringe Figures on Trump
President Trump has always solicited information from dubious sources. But now, in his second term, he has fewer people around him who try to keep those voices away.
How Guantánamo Bay Figures in the Trump Immigration Crackdown
In two months, only around 400 migrants have been held there, mostly Venezuelan and Nicaraguan citizens designated for deportation.
Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss drugs paid for Medicare and Medicaid.
What Might a Major E.U. Fine Against X Mean for Elon Musk?
The potential for major penalties in the European Union could test the boundaries of online speech and inflame tensions between the U.S. and Europe.
Michigan Dem candidate Mallory McMorrow defended ‘coastal elites,’ dreamed of national divorce from ‘Middle America’
“I had a dream that the US amicably broke off into The Ring (coasts+Can+Mex+parts Mich/Tex) and Middle America,” the Michigan Democrat tweeted Dec. 19, 2016.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money as suit plays out
The cuts to more than 100 programs had been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, who found that they were already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage. The federal appeals court in Boston turned away an appeal from the administration to allow them to resume.
Head of African American Museum Departs as Trump Targets Smithsonian
Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order.
Senate Wades Into All-Night Vote-a-Thon as Republicans Push Through Budget Plan
With Republicans driving toward a vote on their tax and spending cut blueprint, Democrats plan to force them to cast politically painful votes on every element of President Trump’s agenda.
Supreme Court Asked to Keep Pause on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Immigrant groups and Democratic states pushed back on a Trump administration request for the Supreme Court to allow curbs on birthright citizenship to go into effect in some places.