Artemis 2 astronauts break humanity’s all-time distance record during lunar flyby, surpassing Apollo 13’s mark after more than 50 years.
Trump faults Japan, South Korea and Australia for not joining the Iran war despite decades of U.S. military protection commitments.
Trump moves to close the nation’s premier federal bee research lab six months after scientists there identified the cause of 1.6 million colony deaths.
Education Department rescinds Obama and Biden era civil rights settlements requiring seven schools to protect transgender students from discrimination.
Trump dismisses war crime concerns, vows to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants by Tuesday night if Hormuz stays closed.
Three Gulf sovereign wealth funds near deal to provide almost a third of the $81 billion backing Paramount’s takeover of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Appeals court reinstates $656 million judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority over attacks that killed or wounded Americans in Israel.
Texas Gov. Abbott amplifies AI-generated “photo” of rescued U.S. airman, spreading fabricated war imagery to millions before community note flags it as fake.
Congo becomes at least the eighth African nation to accept U.S. deportees under third-country deals that have cost $40 million for roughly 300 migrants.
Trump’s Easter post calls Iranians “crazy bastards,” demands they “open the fuckin’ Strait” by Tuesday or face bombing, signs off “Praise be to Allah.”
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
California mail ballot rejections quadrupled after Postal Service reduced rural pickup trips, with voters following the same habits that worked for years.
Federal judge blocks Trump order requiring colleges in 17 states to hand over seven years of race-based admissions data, calling the process “rushed and chaotic.”
Family says 3-year-old immigrant girl suffered sexual abuse in government foster care during five months of detention her father spent trying to get her released.
Trump administration files emergency appeal to continue $400 million White House ballroom, calling federal judge’s halt “shocking” and citing national security.
Rubio revokes green cards of slain Iranian commander Soleimani’s niece and grand-niece living in Los Angeles, both now in ICE custody.
U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Trump requests $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum security prison, converting one of America’s most visited national parks.
CBP facility gate codes and security procedures appear to have leaked via public Quizlet flashcards found through basic Google searches.
Florida AG Uthmeier declares he won’t enforce the state constitution’s ban on public funding for religious institutions, arguing Christianity is central to national identity.
U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March after losing 133,000 in February, but the labor force shrank by 396,000 and wage growth hit its lowest point since 2021.
Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA runs door-to-door ballot collection for an Arizona election after her late husband spent years demonizing the practice.
Combat veteran Rep. Moulton, who banned his staff from prediction markets, calls Polymarket “disgusting” for taking bets on the fate of the downed U.S. pilot.
Pentagon holds Protestant-only Good Friday service with no Catholic Mass for the first time, weeks after Hegseth invited a pastor who advocates banning Catholic worship.
White House app shares user data with third parties including a Russia-founded company while its privacy disclosure claims it collects nothing.
FBI labels breach of its surveillance system a “major incident” after China-linked hackers accessed phone monitoring data and investigation subjects’ personal information.
Trump’s budget reveals $377 million in White House renovation spending this year, an 866% increase, with $174 million more planned for next year.
Iranian drone strike on U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused far more damage than disclosed, hitting the CIA station and burning for half a day.
Trump requests $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a 40% increase, while cutting domestic programs 10% and telling Americans the country “can’t take care of day care.”
Trump proposes $10 billion National Park Service fund for Washington construction and beautification that critics say could bankroll his monument ambitions.
Federal judge rules Trump’s mandatory detention policy violates federal law, allowing up to 60 immigration detainees per week in Nevada to seek bond.
Justice Alito was hospitalized for dehydration after a Federalist Society dinner in March, an incident the court did not disclose for two weeks.
USDA kills 49 of 50 farm grants for underserved producers, costing Montana tribes nearly $15 million for land and training programs the agency labeled DEI.
Trump signs executive order threatening colleges’ federal grants if they don’t comply with NCAA rules on athlete transfers, eligibility and pay.
Georgia lawmakers pass bill letting property owners sue local governments for not enforcing homeless encampment bans and immigration cooperation laws.
Iran shoots down two U.S. warplanes, a first in the five-week war, leaving one crew member missing two days after Trump declared Iran “decimated.”
WIRED investigation identifies dozens of masked Border Patrol paramilitary agents responsible for 144 uses of force against civilians in Chicago, the largest such deployment in U.S. history.
Trump calls Springsteen a “dried up prune” and urges a concert boycott after the singer opened his tour denouncing the administration as “treasonous.”
House adjourns without voting on Senate-passed bill to end the 47-day DHS shutdown, with 61,000 TSA workers still unpaid.
ICE detains the president of Wisconsin’s largest Islamic organization, a 32-year legal resident, over decades-old Israeli conviction from his teenage years.
Colorado appeals court upholds Tina Peters’ election equipment breach conviction but orders new sentence, ruling the judge improperly weighed her speech.
Justice Department declares the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional, potentially allowing Trump to keep his own records when he leaves office.
Federal inspection finds 49 deficiencies at Camp East Montana, the nation’s largest detention facility, where three migrants have died since mid-December.
Trump announces up to 100% tariff on imported brand-name drugs, but built-in exemptions mean the full rate may never apply to any major drugmaker.
Defense Secretary Hegseth signs memo allowing troops to carry personal firearms on military bases, calling them “gun-free zones.”
Trump’s ballroom project wins design approval from a commission chaired by his own appointee, two days after a federal judge ordered construction halted.
Trump administration sues Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona to block state gambling regulators from overseeing prediction markets where traders have profited from the president’s military strikes.
Trump’s sons pitch drone interceptors to Gulf states under Iranian attack, positioning their company to profit from the war their father launched.
Artemis II completes critical engine burn to leave Earth’s orbit, sending four astronauts on a course to fly around the moon and back.
Defense Secretary Hegseth fires Army chief of staff and two other generals during the Iran war, extending his purge of more than a dozen senior military leaders.
