Trump says Elon Musk will face ‘very serious consequences’ if he funds Democratic candidates  —  In an interview with NBC News, the president also said he assumes his relationship with the tech billionaire is over following their recent falling out.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday …

Trump says he thinks the government has a ‘very easy case’ against Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  In an interview with NBC News, the president said it was the Justice Department's decision, not his, to bring the Maryland man back to the U.S.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday …

Riot police, anti-ICE protesters square off in Los Angeles after raids  —  Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.

White House security staff warned Musk's Starlink is a security risk  —  Starlink satellite connections in the White House bypass controls meant to stop leaks and hacking.  —  Elon Musk's team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried …

Five Proud Boys leaders, including Philly resident Zach Rehl, want the government to pay them $100 million in restitution for Jan. 6 convictions  —  Zach Rehl, the former leader of the Philadelphia Proud Boys who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in helping incite the Jan. 6 …

Scoop: Rocket launchers, missiles to be featured in Trump's Army parade  —  Army officials are preparing to display rocket launchers and missiles along with more than a hundred military aircraft and vehicles next weekend at the D.C. parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary, Axios has learned.

The Great Un-Awokening  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine  —  Happy Saturday.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  President Donald Trump attends UFC-316 featuring Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley at 9:30 p.m.  —  DRIVING THE DAY

Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event  —  The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right  —  An international neo-Nazi terrorist organization is boldly continuing to build in the US …

Conservatives on SCOTUS give DOGE the go-ahead  —  A one-two punch: DOGE gets access to your data, but the public is restricted from getting information about DOGE.  —  On Friday afternoon, heading into the weekend, the U.S. Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the non-department Department …

Sikh man from Vineland criticized for leading Congress in prayer  —  After leading the U.S. House in a prayer with an entreaty to God to help people “remember that we belong to one family” on Friday, a Sikh man from South Jersey was the target of a highly critical social media post by U.S. Rep. Mary Miller …

A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump's Culture of Corruption  —  At the gala dinner President Trump held last month for those who bought the most Trump cryptocurrency, the champion spender was the entrepreneur Justin Sun, who had put down more than $40 million on $Trump coins.

The great poaching: America's brain drain begins  —  The Trump administration's spending cuts and restrictions on foreign students are triggering a brain drain — and American scientists are panicking.  —  Why it matters: U.S. researchers' fears are coming true.

After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out.  But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.  —  With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team's approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.  —  With members embedded in multiple agencies …

Biden's doctor failed to properly assess fitness for office, Obama's doctor says  —  Biden would have benefited from a neurocognitive exam during the last year of his presidency, Jeffrey Kuhlman said.  —  Joe Biden's doctor should have given him a cognitive test during his final year …