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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”

ABC News - 4d

Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with "improper ideology"

President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."

CBS News - 4d

GOP eyes its House majority in special elections in Florida to replace Waltz, Gaetz

A pair of special elections for the U.S. House in Florida on Tuesday to fill the vacancies left by former Republican Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz has heated up.

ABC News - 4h

Tariffs will likely raise much less money than White House projects, economists say

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said tariffs would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year. Economists say that's nearly impossible.

CNBC - 2h

Correspondents' Association pushes back on rumors of White House briefing room shake-up

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is pushing back on reports of a potential shake-up coming to the West Wing briefing room and vowing to fight the Trump administration's efforts to ...

The Hill - 1d

House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown

More than two dozen House Democrats are looking to protect and expand availability to gender-affirming care for transgender youths and adults as the Trump administration takes steps to sharply curb ...

The Hill - 1d

Luna accuses House Freedom Caucus of smear; exits group over parental proxy voting battle

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hard-line Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting for ...

The Hill - 1d

Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy

HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...

NBC News - 14h

House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural ...

The Hill - 8h

Kid Rock on White House visit with Bill Maher to meet Trump: 'It could not have been better'

Kid Rock is describing a meeting between President Trump and Bill Maher at the White House as a mind-blowing success, saying his aim in coordinating the get-together between the political ...

The Hill - 6h

Watch live: White House holds press briefing one day before tariffs deadline

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak to reporters Tuesday afternoon, a day before President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China and certain product imports are set to take ...

The Hill - 6h

White House firing of a career prosecutor pulls DOJ under ever-closer control

WASHINGTON — The White House's firing of a career federal prosecutor last week was one in a series of Trump administration moves that have undermined the post-Watergate separation between the White ...

NBC News - 55m

Live updates: House defies Johnson on proxy voting; Wisconsin, Florida elections pose key test

A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew ...

The Hill - 1h

These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting

Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in ...

The Hill - 1h

Trump announces $100M deal with law firm tied to Doug Emhoff, Jan. 6 House panel

President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration struck a deal with a law firm with ties to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff and the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the ...

The Hill - 1h

A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent

A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate

ABC News - 4d

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump says he is ‘not joking’ about seeking a third term in office

President has repeatedly mused about a move that would breach the US Constitution

Financial Times - 2d

As Trump Squeezes the Immigrant Work Force, Employers Seek Relief

Businesses that rely on immigrants are pushing for legislation to ensure an adequate, legal flow of laborers from abroad as deportations ramp up.

The New York Times - 1d

Trans leaders seek hope, action this Trans Day of Visibility

The International Transgender Day of Visibility, recognized globally for more than a decade, is, for many trans Americans, taking on a new weight this year as President Trump and his administration ...

The Hill - 1d

Leeds draw a lift as Sheehan's Swans seek final push

Leeds United's home Championship record this season meant Swansea City travelled to Elland Road over the weekend with hope rather than any great expectation. The gap to the bottom three now stands ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution

In wide-ranging remarks to “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said “a lot of people” wanted him to serve a third term and vowed to impose tariffs on global rivals, according to a transcript of the ...

The New York Times - 10h

DOJ to seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione, AG Bondi says

AG Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect.

CBS News - 4h

Starmer braced for Trump tariffs as UK seeks better outcome than EU

Prime minister still hopes to secure a trade deal with the US president

Financial Times - 4h

Berlin seeks to deport EU citizens over pro-Palestinian protests

Irish, Polish and US activists appeal rulings based on events at university sit-in against Israeli offensive in Gaza

Financial Times - 4h

US says it will seek death penalty for Mangione in UnitedHealthcare killing

Case involving murder of Brian Thompson has unleashed fraught debates over country’s for-profit healthcare

Financial Times - 4h

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in CEO murder case

The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.

BBC News - 3h

Sources: QB Pyne leaves Mizzou, seeks 4th team

Quarterback Drew Pyne is leaving Missouri after one season and again entering the transfer portal as he looks to move to his fourth school, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 49m

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Wired - 4d

California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree

Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state. Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning ...

The Guardian - 3h

House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges

Politico - Mar. 25

Stefanik will rejoin House GOP leadership, Johnson confirms

Politico - 5d

How the housing crisis is driving up council tax

The cost of temporary accommodation is adding further pressure to council budgets.

BBC News - 14h

House Republican: Crockett should be censured for Abbott remark

Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) suggested his colleague Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) should be censured for referring to Texas' governor as “Governor Hot Wheels” during a speech at the Human ...

The Hill - 8h

The White House’s mixed message on its tariff policy

Trump's tariffs could raise $600 billion a year, but this would only happen if consumers avoid substitution and continue to buy foreign goods at tariff-elevated prices, which is unlikely.

The Hill - 1h