In the first 100 days of his second term as president, Donald Trump has presided over a dismantling of U.S. foreign aid so sweeping that in many areas only a skeleton remains. Here’s how programs on the ground have been upended: wapo.st/4iJhBaT

EXCLUSIVE: Trump team urged Ukraine earlier this year to take U.S. deportees, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post -- an extraordinary request of a nation at war. by Adam Taylor Sarah Blaskey Siobhán O'Grady wapo.st/430jcmO

But why... NEWS: Trump administration plans to end popular Energy Star program for home appliances wapo.st/3EYBwol

Lots in this new poll worth reading, but this is a sea change: "Democrats were consistently more likely to support the use of force in the YouGov poll, probably reflecting the isolationism of the Donald Trump-era Republican Party." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/… wapo.st/3SldpTM

Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink State Dept says it's good to encourage other countries to adopt Starlink Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...

EXCLUSIVE: State Department is pushing nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink as a sign of "goodwill," cables show From 👉Jeff Stein and Hannah Natanson wapo.st/3GIrckO

Is there anything better than a silent Boston Garden

Hegseth escalates targeting of race, gender in military’s academic settings as Pentagon’s war on DEI grows By ⁦Andrew deGrandpré⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

On his Middle East trip, Trump cast himself as U.S. pitchman. But what did he actually sell? wapo.st/3Zj59HU By Michael Birnbaum Matt Viser

"There are reasons for the genuine affection between Trump and FIFA's Infantino: they want to expand global reach with glitz and glamor, and are willing to stretch ethical boundaries and turn a blind eye to autocrats." ⚽️/politics alert by Matt Viser wapo.st/4jc1Kls

The math behind the White House’s claim that Trump secured “trillions” of $$ on this Mideast trip is fuzzy -- even if one includes the contracts he touted that predate his presidency. by Cat Zakrzewski Abigail Hauslohner susannah george washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A lone Republican has stood up to call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's ouster. But how long can he stand up against MAGA? by Abigail Hauslohner

Source familiar confirms that Trump called Zelenskyy first and then called Putin.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration plans to spend up to $250 million of foreign assistance funds to remove and return people who fled active conflict zones, including 700,000 Ukrainian and Haitian migrants By Adam Taylor and Martine Powers wapo.st/3Fm4Ipq

Everything new is old again... A new wave of un-jammable, unstoppable Russian drones — controlled via 12-mile-long spools of fiber optic filament — have swarmed Ukrainian troops. An absolute MUST-READ by Siobhán O'Grady Kostiantyn Khudov Serhii Korolchuk wapo.st/4kw37fN

Friday night massacre: White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff by ⁦Ellen Nakashima⁩ ⁦Adam Taylor⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

NEW: Marco Rubio and Ric Grenell, Trump’s dueling diplomats, clashed over Venezuela — almost scuttling the “big, beautiful bill” By ⁦karen deyoung⁩ ⁦Samantha Schmidt⁩ ⁦Marianna Sotomayor⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

NEW: Despite recent purges, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s divided inner circle remains riven by a ‘cold war’ of dysfunction and distrust, current and former officials say By ⁦Dan Lamothe⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Some citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05…

Two refugee families — one from Myanmar, one from South Africa. Two very different experiences under Trump. A must-read from ⁦Silvia Foster-Frau⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…