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Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order

Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.

The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."

DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list

The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.

BREAKING: A federal judge ordered multiple government agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Treasury and the USDA, to offer fired probationary federal workers their jobs back

Federal judge orders agencies to bring back fired probationary workers

More than 30,000 were fired across the federal government.

NEW: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon are all named in Epstein docs released today by Democrats

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon named in Epstein files released by Democrats

The three Trump allies are all mentioned in redacted copies of Epstein's daily schedules.

In less than one week, many Americans will no longer be able to apply for Social Security benefits over the phone, setting the stage for disruptions and upheaval.

Nearly 6 million seniors live more than 46.6 miles, roundtrip, from a field office, per a new analysis. trib.al/5XSPqyL

EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California redistricting proposal has a 22-point polling advantage, according to an internal memo from Newsom’s pollster obtained by Axios.

Exclusive: Newsom pollster sees big support for California redistricting

California's vote this November on what's known as Proposition 50 will have tremendous consequences for the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.

National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other senior officials used their personal Gmail account for government business, The Washington Post reports.

Report: Waltz used Gmail for official work

The administration's handling of sensitive information is already under scrutiny, and Gmail is even less secure than Signal.

BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that bigger-than-expected tariffs will translate into higher inflation and slower economic growth — and that the higher inflation could be persistent, not temporary

Fed's Powell: Tariff inflation could persist, slower growth likely

His comments imply the Fed will not come to the rescue amid falling markets

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that she can't "in good conscience" vote for Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary.

Murkowski says she's "unable to support" Hegseth

"Mr. Hegseth's nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook," Murkowski wrote in a post on X.

NEW: Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin tells Axios in an interview.

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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges

One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.

NEW: Dozens of staff members and leaders at the CDC staged a walkout today in response to the internal shake-up of top federal health officials.

Chaos inside CDC prompts massive staff walkout

Dozens of staff members and leaders honored CDC officials who resigned under RFK Jr.'s leadership.

SCOOP: Sen. Brian Schatz is expanding his holds on Trump's nominees to include an additional 50 names — along with a batch of bipartisan foreign affairs bills.

Scoop: Schatz expands holds to more than 300 Trump nominees

He's intensifying his protest of what he calls the White House's "lawlessness."

Exclusive: Morning Consult finds that due to trade policy, global favorability of China is rising, while America is falling

Exclusive: China's global favorability rising, views of the U.S. turn negative

U.S. trade policy is making China great again — at the United States' expense, per an analysis from Morning Consult

💥 No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.

He's attacked 7 nations, three of which had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in four years.

Trump campaign peace promises loom large over wartime presidency

The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order

Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order

The Trump admin argued that the judge's injunction "does not interfere" with authority to detain Khalil on other grounds.

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats are unveiling a sweeping new proposal to ban presidents, lawmakers and their families from issuing or endorsing crypto assets.

Exclusive: Democrats target Trump's meme coin, family's crypto empire

Concerns over the Trump family's crypto ventures is threatening the passage of the bipartisan GENIUS Act.

NEW: El Salvador has denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen to see or speak to his Maryland constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the country, Van Hollen said during a visit to El Salvador. www.axios.com/2025/04/16/e...

El Salvador denies senator visit with mistakenly deported man: Van Hollen

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is being held at a high-security prison for terrorists in El Salvador.

BREAKING: Netanyahu's government unanimously votes to fire the attorney general who is prosecuting him for corruption

Netanyahu gov. moves to fire attorney general prosecuting him for corruption

Netanyahu is standing trial, and his aides are under investigation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 2 redistricting bills into law today, saying: ""We're responding to what occurred in Texas."

Newsom signs California redistricting measures in response to Texas bill

Californians will vote on newly-drawn congressional districts at a special election on Nov. 4.

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner tears into leaders for not "standing up against bullies" after Kimmel suspension

Ex-Disney CEO tears into leaders not "standing up against bullies" after Kimmel suspension

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is one many defending Kimmel since his show was pulled.

A top CDC official shared a scathing resignation post tonight in which he accused HHS chief Robert Kennedy of ignoring experts and said recent policy changes threatened lives.

"Unable to serve": CDC vaccine chief slams Kennedy in scathing resignation post

Demetre Daskalakis said there had been an "intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has come out swinging today against Mike Waltz over a report the White House national security adviser used Gmail to discuss highly sensitive matters.

Scoop: Hakeem Jeffries slams Mike Waltz as "totally unqualified" over Gmail report

The House Democratic leader hinted that his call for Hegseth to resign may extend to Waltz.

An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around Trump's most consequential decisions — each time, just minutes or hours before he rattles global markets.

It's precisely the kind of alleged corruption Trump built his political career railing against.

Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war

A select few appear to be profiting in plain sight.

NEW: The Commerce Department has begun laying off potentially hundreds of NOAA employees.

Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA

The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.