Michael Cohen reportedly made secret tapes of Trump talking about hush money for a Playboy model. The FBI has them now.

Speed Read Mass firings by Elon Musk's team have included employees working on the H5N1 bird flu epidemic and US nuclear weapons programs

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 19 February 25

Speed Read The US and Russia have agreed to work together on ending the Ukraine war — but President Trump has flipped America's approach

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 19 February 25

Speed Read If cleared, the Department of Government Efficiency would have access to tax returns, bank records and other highly personal information about most Americans

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 18 February 25

Speed Read The noted vaccine skeptic is now in charge of America's massive public health system

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 14 February 25

Speed Read Tariffs imposed on countries that are deemed to be treating the US unfairly could ignite a global trade war and worsen American inflation

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 14 February 25

speed read The interim US attorney for the Southern District and five senior Justice Department officials quit following an order to drop the charges against Mayor Eric Adams

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 14 February 25

Speed Read The controversial former Democratic lawmaker, now Trump loyalist, was sworn in as director of national intelligence

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 13 February 25

Speed Read President Donald Trump spoke by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not included

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 13 February 25