Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' shakes up the charts at No. 1
As expected, Lady Gaga's Mayhem storms to a No. 1 debut, becoming her seventh album to top the chart.
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Researchers fear grants for studies on health disparities may be cut in anti-DEI push
The Trump administration's broad definition of DEI could also impact health outcomes for rural White Americans
'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel 'Theft'
Following his multi-generational, statement-making novel Afterlives, Abdulrazak Gurnah's new book Theft is a quieter, more intimate look at friendship and power.
Judge declines to immediately reverse Trump moves at U.S. Institute of Peace
Founded during the Cold War to project American soft power and foreign policy expertise, the federally funded nonprofit think tank is now in the White House's crosshairs.
Vice President Vance has a new gig: fundraising for the Republican National Committee
Vance will be the first sitting vice president to serve as party finance chairman, according to the RNC. The move places a top Trump ally within the party's campaign wing ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Columbia University students react to White House crackdown on protesters
Columbia University students are upset that the school has not taken a more strident stance to protect its students as the Trump administration has used immigration enforcement against protestors.
A federal judge says the USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
The judge wrote: "Musk made the decisions to shutdown USAID's headquarters and website even though he lacked the authority to make that decision." What does that mean for the agency's future?
4 things to know about Judge Boasberg as he battles Trump over deportation flights
Judge Boasberg's role overseeing a new case that challenges the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador has cast an even brighter light on the longtime judge.
Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated
Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it illegally fired. Agencies report they are doing so but placing most of them on paid leave.
Tensions mount as judge demands more answers about deportation flights
Trump administration lawyers defended the weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members despite a federal judge's order to turn the planes around.