Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier  —  Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan PM authorises armed forces to undertake ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26  —  Pakistan authorises retaliation after India conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir  —  Pakistan PM's office …

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America  —  Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America.  —  Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network …

Republicans to Pay for Trump Tax Cuts With Sales of Public Land  —  House Republicans have added a plan to raise billions of dollars to help pay for US President Donald Trump's massive tax cuts through the sale of thousands of acres of federal land — a politically charged idea that has drawn opposition from some in their own party.

U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland  —  Effort underscores seriousness of Trump's intent to acquire the island from Denmark  —  The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America's spying apparatus into President Trump's campaign …

Trump's Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief  —  As he proposes ever stiffer tariffs, President Trump has normalized his merely big ones.  —  There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump's tariffs …

Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight  —  Human rights groups have called conditions in the country's network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”  —  The Trump administration is planning to transport a group of immigrants to Libya …

DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest  —  Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE's Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Top Trump Crypto Buyers Vying for Dinner Seats Are Likely Foreign, Data Shows  —  The majority of top holders of Donald Trump's memecoin have used foreign exchanges that say they ban US users, suggesting many purchasers are based abroad  —  More than half of the top holders …

Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC  —  Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House.

Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say  —  President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two U.S. officials.

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years  —  Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.  —  Tulsi Gabbard …

States, Cities Face Funding Collapse Threat With Trump Cuts  —  Officials are confronting deep uncertainty about funding for programs that undergird their economies — just as Trump's trade war has raised fears of a recession.  —  In city halls and state capitols across the US …

Did One of My Students Hate Me So Much They'd Lie to Get Me in Trouble?  —  In the three years since Ron DeSantis set out to rid Florida's universities of woke ideology, my campus changed significantly.  Professors suddenly worried about what they could say and teach.  Some started avoiding terms like “racism.”

Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies  —  On a lab bench in the basement of Weill Hall, a tiny device silently pumps fluid through a series of tubes and vessels that mimic the human heart.  It has the potential to save the lives of tens of thousands of babies with heart defects.

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College  —  ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.  —  Chungin “Roy” Lee stepped onto Columbia University's campus this past fall and, by his own admission, proceeded to use generative artificial intelligence to cheat on nearly every assignment.

FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control  —  A panel of experts, including the former chair of the NTSB and former head of NASA, had been asked to evaluate the FAA's oversight of traffic control operations.  —  The Federal Aviation Administration halted the work …

What Happened When Trump Altered the Deal With Law Firms and Universities  —  Does the prisoner's dilemma still apply when the rules break down?  —  A few weeks ago, several prominent American universities and law firms found themselves in what seemed to be a classic prisoner's dilemma, courtesy of President Trump.

E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program  —  Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star …

Trump's Rants About Young Girls' Dolls Just Got Weirder and Darker … President Trump is suddenly very taken with visions of Barbie doll factories in America.  On three separate occasions, Trump has defended his tariffs by arguing that young American girls don't need a lot of dolls—in fact, they can make do with fewer.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed  —  Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban …

Columbia Lays Off Nearly 180 People Because of Trump Research Cuts  —  “We understand this news will be hard,” Claire Shipman, Columbia University's acting president, wrote in a note to the community.  —  Columbia University announced Tuesday that nearly 180 people whose salaries had been funded …

JD Vance Jokes About Deporting Tourists Attending 2026 World Cup  —  The vice president warned people attending the five-week tournament next year not to overstay their welcome, or there would be consequences.  —  JD Vance attempted a charm offensive on Tuesday, and failed with the charm while succeeding in being offensive.

IU faculty accept retirement buyouts that prohibit disparagement  —  About 35 Indiana University faculty accepted a payout for early retirement so long as they don't disparage or defame IU.    —  The Voluntary Faculty Retirement Incentive Program offer was available to faculty older than 65.

Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children's Shows  —  The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs.  —  The White House effort to cut funding for NPR and PBS is beginning to take effect.

DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk  —  The goal — a centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information — would create a multitude of vulnerabilities, experts say.

2 United Airlines Jets Clip Wings at San Francisco Airport  —  No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 777 jets were leaving the gate area early on Tuesday.  The airline canceled both trans-Pacific flights.  —  A United Airlines Boeing 777 jet clipped the wingtip …

George W. Bush not expected at White House event honoring his mother  —  First lady Melania Trump is holding the event in the East Room, where she will unveil a new U.S. postal stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush.  —  Former president George W. Bush is not expected to attend …

Key Republican says he won't back Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties  —  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's informed the White House that he won't support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's pick for top federal prosecutor in Washington, stalling the nomination …

Inside DeSantis' “made-for-TV” fall in Florida  —  Not that long ago, Ron DeSantis looked like the future of MAGA, the iron-fisted ruler of Florida politics who was set up for a White House run.  — Now the Republican governor faces potential political obscurity, unable to control legislators …

Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website  —  In the latest chapter in a battle over spending powers, lawmakers charged that the administration removed crucial information in violation of the law.  The White House argues the data shouldn't be public.