With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.
US forces destroy Houthi-controlled fuel port in Yemen – key source of revenue’ for the terror group
The airstrikes targeted the Houthi-controlled Ras Isa fuel port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, which the US military said the Iran-backed terror group has used to “sustain their military operations.”
Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.
Trump extends federal hiring freeze through July 15
When the hiring freeze expires, “agencies will be able to hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart from federal service (with appropriate immigration, law enforcement, and public safety exceptions),” the White House said in a statement.
Kamala Harris leads California governor’s race — but 50% say the former VP shouldn’t run: poll
Harris has the support of 31% of Californians who plan to vote in the Golden State’s June 2026 gubernatorial primary election, according to an Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill survey released Thursday,
Alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia seen ‘sipping margaritas’ with Sen. Van Hollen amid El Salvador deportation battle, new photos reveal
“Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture’, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador,” El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said in an X post Thursday night.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries
The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”
DOGE Guts AmeriCorps, Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs
Employees of AmeriCorps who were put on administrative leave include all those who work for a national disaster response program.
Pride and Dread in Harvard Yard as Trump Wars With the University
Students on Thursday protested the president’s attacks on Harvard, but at town hall meetings, defiance mixed with uncertainty as faculty members examined the toll of the White House’s actions.