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On today's Front Page: President Trump is considering canceling all federal contracts with Harvard University, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to lower and eventually eliminate property taxes in the Sunshine State, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's tariffs on foreign-made cars are forcing automakers to shift spending or look to other markets, the White House believes Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa can help curb Iranian influence, and more.
On today's Front Page: Federal authorities say the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy faces first-degree murder charges, an evenly divided Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma court ruling that halted what would have been the nation's first religious charter school, and more.
On today's Front Page: Longtime Northern Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly has died after a battle with esophageal cancer, the steel industry is pleading with President Trump to maintain his tariff on key metal imports, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's plea for House Republicans to pass his agenda this week fell on deaf ears from corners of the party that still demand changes, Louisiana officials have charged a New Orleans sheriff's employee in a jailbreak by 10 inmates last week, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start ceasefire talks, former President Biden's newly revealed prostate cancer has ignited questions, and more.
On today's Front Page: A call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is shaping up to be the pivotal moment for a ceasefire, the Supreme Court has blocked the government from using antiterrorism powers to make further deportations, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. and Iran had “sort of” agreed to the terms of a deal that would prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons, the military will begin screening troops for gender dysphoria during routine checks of medical records, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he's secured more than $1.2 trillion in economic investment by Qatar in American companies, Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump kicked off his Middle East trip by establishing economic and investment ties to the region, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on President Trump's attempted changes to birthright citizenship, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he expects China to “follow through” and agree to a full trade deal, House Republican leaders have unveiled legislation to permanently extend the 2017 tax cuts, and more.
On today's Front Page: The White House has released details of a trade deal the United States has reached with China, President Trump departs this week for a three-nation tour through the Persian Gulf, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Catholic Church for the first time will be led by an American after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to be pontiff, taking the name Leo XIV, President Trump has announced a trade deal with Great Britain, and more.
On today's Front Page: Pakistan says it will avenge those killed by India's missile strikes, Cardinals have begun the tradition-laden process of picking the Catholic Church's next pontiff, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says that the U.S. will stop airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels because they don't want to fight anymore, the Supreme Court has revived President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Department of Homeland Security says it will provide a $1,000 payment to illegal immigrants who self-deport from the U.S., Washington, D.C. has been awarded the 2027 NFL Draft to be held on the National Mall, and more.
On today's Front Page: Senate Republicans have raised objections that President Trump's budget blueprint would reduce defense spending, President Trump says he will not drop tariffs imposed on China to jump-start trade negotiations, and more.
On today's Front Page: National Security Adviser Michael Waltz has been removed from his position in a White House shakeup, a federal judge has ruled The Alien Enemies Act can't be used to detain and deport Venezuelan gang members, and more.
On today's Front Page: The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025 in a sobering reality check for President Trump, the Supreme Court is struggling to decide whether Oklahoma can open the nation's first religious charter school, and more.
On today's Front Page: In the first rally of his second term, President Trump touted major accomplishments and made more promises, House Republicans have approved a rules change limiting the power of resolutions of inquiry, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Pentagon says the U.S. has struck more than 800 Houthi rebel targets over the past six weeks, the Washington Commanders have announced a $3.4 billion deal to build a new 65,000 seat indoor stadium in D.C., and more.
On today's Front Page: Russia ramped up its drone assault on Ukraine over the weekend, President Trump is scheduled to hold the first rally of his second term Tuesday in suburban Detroit, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's frustrations with Russian President Vladimir Putin have boiled over after a missile and drone barrage on Ukraine, the Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on river pollution from Mexico, and more.
On today's Front Page: Analysts warn talks could signal that the Trump administration is willing to allow Iran to keep its nuclear program in some form, congressional Republicans have set conflicting goals for budget reconciliation negotiations, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court has signaled support for parents who are challenging a Maryland county's policy on LGBTQ teachings, President Trump is directing the government to increase sales from trees on public lands, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Catholic Church enters a solemn but decisive chapter after Pope Francis' death, the Trump administration's anti-diversity policies threaten to upend a bipartisan push for already-approved Smithsonian museums, and more.
On today's Front Page: Some House Republicans are disappointed with their own sluggish movement to enact President Trump's agenda, the Supreme Court has ordered an emergency halt of deportations to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, and more.
On today's Front Page: A federal appeals court said Americans could be next to be deported to foreign prisons if the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia stands, a federal judge ruled that Google has an illegal monopoly on some web advertising, and more.
On today's Front Page: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the government in contempt, the Trump administration is referring New York Attorney General Letitia James for potential charges related to alleged mortgage fraud, and more.
On today's Front Page: A federal judge reinforced her demand that the U.S. keep working to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the State Dept. is planning to close some consulates and diplomatic missions according to a recently leaked memo, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he will be “flexible” in how he taxes imported electronics and car parts, China is blocking the export of rare earth minerals used in military equipment, cars and other materials, and more.
On today's Front Page: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says smartphones and other electronics will face tariffs in the coming months, Restaurants and stores are importing foreign shrimp but telling customers they're eating U.S. shrimp, and more.
On today's Front Page: Stock markets plunged again from worries about increased tariffs on China and overall trade uncertainty, House Republicans have coalesced and adopted the Senate's budget rewrite, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump has paused his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, a major reversal of his plan that ignited a multifront trade war, The Trump administration will enter direct nuclear negotiations with Iran this weekend, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump did not pause tariffs that target dozens of countries, sending global markets into uncertain territory, tech companies are using genetic modification to bring back previously extinct species, and more.
On today's Front Page: Wall Street investors puzzled over President Trump's continued tariff push as stock markets neared bear territory and tumbled for the third straight day, the U.S. and Iran are starting direct talks about Tehran's nuclear program, and more.
On today's Front Page: White House officials say President Trump will not pause tariffs imposed on imports even amid fears of a recession, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, and more.
On today's Front Page: Wall Street stocks cratered and global leaders condemned President Trump's new tariffs, Americans burned out on inflation will soon pay more for scores of household goods, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump has imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports and additional, reciprocal levies on nearly all U.S. trading partners, the U.S. is weighing an all-out economic assault on Russia's energy exports, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's tariff announcements are expected to upend global trade policy, the Trump administration must allow some government employees to work remotely after it prematurely closed their offices, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Trump administration is preparing to take control of seating assignments in the White House press briefing room, dozens of top universities have frozen hiring and slashed spending amid potential cuts to federal research grants, and more.
On today's Front Page: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba have wrapped up a high-level meeting, President Trump doesn't plan to appoint any Democrats to typically bipartisan panels, and more.
On today's Front Page: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will eliminate 10,000 full-time jobs, law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of MS-13's top leader on the East Coast, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court has given the federal government the authorization to regulate ghost guns as weapons, Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is looking to chart a path for his party and his own 2028 White House run, and more.
On today's Front Page: Trump administration officials described the leak of a high-level discussion about attacks on Houthi rebels as a “mistake,” one of the Chinese military's two most senior leaders has disappeared from public view, and more.
On today's Front Page: The White House is investigating how a journalist was added to a group chat discussing U.S. strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, parents of premature babies are contending with legal drama over specialized formulas, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have struck a partial ceasefire agreement for Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said airstrikes this week against Hamas are “only the beginning," and more.
On today's Front Page: The Justice Department says President Trump is acting under his powers in deporting alleged gang members, Democrats say government efficiency efforts are exaggerating the cost of entitlement program misspending, and more.
On today's Front Page: Republicans are privately grumbling about President Trump's economy as fears of a recession and turmoil on Wall Street grow, Senate Democrats are resisting outside pressure to turn against longtime leader Chuck Schumer, and more.
On today's Front Page: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring back fired probationary employees, the White House has withdrawn Dave Weldon's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more.
On today's Front Page: The EPA is moving to revoke the 2009 finding that has enabled the government to regulate greenhouse gases, D.C. leaders are pressing Congress to eliminate a $1 billion cut to the city's budget in a spending bill, and more.