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Details Hegseth Shared on Signal Came From a Secure Site

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Tesla Profits Drop 71% Amid Backlash to Elon Musk’s Role Under Trump

The carmaker reported the sharp decline in quarterly earnings after Tesla’s brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration. [...]

Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order

The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy. [...]

Stocks Recover as Bessent Says the Tariff Standoff With China Could De-Escalate

Major U.S. stock indexes rallied and the dollar stabilized, as investors welcomed comments from the White House on tariff negotiations. [...]

Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times

After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that she had been defamed in the newspaper’s 2017 editorial. [...]

Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Citing a Loss of Independence

The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News. [...]

Some Harvard Donors Still Want It to Strike a Deal With Trump

Harvard frantically tried to avoid a showdown with the Trump administration. Now many of its big donors are pushing the university’s leaders to back down and renew talks with the White House. [...]

More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump’s ‘Overreach’

The statement came a day after Harvard University sued the administration over its decision to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, following the school’s refusal to submit to a list of demands. [...]

Why Did Pope Francis Never Return to Argentina?

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried about having his presence used for political purposes. [...]

How Pope Francis Catalyzed the Catholic Right in the U.S.

Pope Francis’ critics represent a minority of the American church but a powerful one. Ruth Graham, a reporter covering religion, faith and values for The New York Times, describes how his papacy galvanized a tide of conservative resistance in the American church hierarchy, in Washington and in the pews. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Global growth forecast slashed by IMF over tariff impact

The US suffers the biggest downgrade to growth among advanced economies, in the influential International Monetary Fund's latest forecast. [...]

We're orphans now, say Gaza Catholics the Pope called daily

Pope Francis had a close relationship with Gaza's tiny Christian community and used his last address to call for a ceasefire. [...]

More than 20 killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir

The region's chief minister said the attack was "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years". [...]

Early turnout shatters record in Canada polls with 7.3m ballots cast

Elections Canada, the organisation which runs federal elections, reports a 25% jump when compared to early voting in 2021 polls. [...]

Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine, as strikes continue

Moscow launched strikes across Ukrainian cities hours after Putin said he was considering a pause on civilian targets. [...]

Large explosions at Russian ammunition depot east of Moscow

Russian military authorities say the blast in a warehouse is due to a fire. [...]

Georgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli dies aged 91

He was known for gigantic and often controversial monuments, including some taller than the Statue of Liberty. [...]

Vance calls for stronger India-US relations as trade talks progress

US Vice-President JD Vance is currently on a four-day visit to India with his wife and three children. [...]

Main opposition leader removed from Ivory Coast electoral list

A court argued Tidjane Thiam forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen in 1987. [...]

Ghana president suspends chief justice in unprecedented move

An investigation has been launched into allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo, Ghana's third female chief justice. [...]

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