‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain
Humor and art have been used to mock the powerful in Britain for centuries. Now Elon Musk is on the receiving end.
United States Politics and Government
Justice Dept. Lawyer Who Criticized Administration in Court Is Put on Leave
Erez Reuveni is the latest in a series of career officials who have faced punitive action after refusing to comply with a directive they deemed illegal or unethical.
Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out
The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.
Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case
A judge found that four whistle-blowers who accused Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, of corruption and reported him to the F.B.I. were unjustly fired.
Trump Administration Fires U.S. Aid Workers in Quake Zone in Myanmar
The move comes despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the U.S. would still do some humanitarian work while shrinking foreign aid. Democratic lawmakers have denounced the cuts.
He Said He Would Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Now in Office, He Trades Freely.
Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr., who campaigned on prohibiting stock trading by members of Congress, has emerged as one of the most active stock traders in the freshman class.
Prosecutors on George Santos Case Seek 7-Year Sentence
The disgraced former congressman is set to be sentenced on April 25. His lawyers asked for a penalty of two years, the minimum allowed.
Saturday’s ‘Hands Off!’ Anti-Trump Protests Try to Reach the Newly Alarmed
The rallies on Saturday are being held all over the country and emphasize cuts to health care, Social Security and education.
7 Americans Weigh In on Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
Voters were bracing for the effects of President Trump’s recent tariffs in their own lives, but some said they were, for now, waiting and watching to see how all of this plays out.
Trump Is on Shaky Legal Ground With Mass Layoffs at H.H.S., Experts Say
Job and program cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services have teed up court challenges and prompted bipartisan criticism in Congress.