Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time.

Chubby Checker, Phish and Outkast Among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Billy Idol, the Black Crowes and Maná will also appear on the ballot for the first time, alongside Oasis, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey and others.

More Power for Elon Musk, and the Risk of Lithium-Ion Batteries Plus, who isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion The U.S. president has repeatedly asked the two Mideast allies to take in two million Palestinians from Gaza. Both Egypt and Jordan have been trying to offer Mr. Trump help in other ways.

Kremlin Says U.S. Will Release a Russian in American Custody Moscow said a Russian imprisoned in the U.S. would be freed “in the coming days” after the release of an American schoolteacher.

Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 that the legislature controls the money.

Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work. Everything is content.

Ye’s Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas Is Taken Down A commercial for the shirts aired in some local markets during the Super Bowl, days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi on social media. The website was taken down Tuesday.

Birds of Paradise Glow on Their Mating Parade The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals.

Trump Greets Fogel at White House After Release as Hostage President Trump welcomed Marc Fogel hours after the United States secured his release from Russia.

Appearing With Trump, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without offering evidence.

Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on potency in the current climate.

Trump Names 2 New Top Financial Regulators Jonathan McKernan has been nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been in turmoil for days and has fired a number of probationary employees.

The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.

Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power The latest executive order by the president made clear that the billionaire’s cost-cutting team will have continuing oversight of the Civil Service.

Enjoying the Pinnacle of Power, Musk Holds Court on Trump’s Stage The president let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal work force.

The Horror Show of Hamas Must End Now The region needs to be put to a choice about Gaza’s future.

In Trump’s Washington, Words Become Weaponized The previous administration’s progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president.

Trump Curtails Anti-Corruption Efforts, as Aides Seek End to Eric Adams Case The Trump administration is telling prosecutors and agents to care less on efforts to investigate foreign corruption, including a case against New York’s mayor.

Jordanian King Rebuffs Trump Proposal to Displace Palestinians in Gaza His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.