Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It  —  The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war.  —  A Venezuelan boat that the U.S. military destroyed in the Caribbean …

Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine  —  Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.

The Constant Battle  —  The first excerpt from 107 Days … The first stop on the day's calendar had been planned months earlier.  At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering …

You Really Need to See Epstein's Birthday Book for Yourself  —  This time, the conspiracy theorists were right.  —  Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened “Request No. 1,” the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book.

Schumer moves to force Senate vote on Epstein files  —  Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is moving to force the Senate to take a vote that would force disclosure of the Jeffrey Epstein files, throwing the chamber into a debate Republicans have so far largely been able to avoid.

MAGA Melts Down at Secret Service Over Trump's Humiliating Dinner  —  CRABBY  —  Rowdy protesters called Trump “Hitler” during his first dinner out in D.C. as president.  —  Prominent MAGA figures expressed fury at the Secret Service for a major security failure after a protest group heckled Donald Trump …

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ veterans' ‘shame’ over D.C. presence  —  Internal documents reviewed by The Post show how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military.  —  The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment …

Former top FBI officials sue, say Kash Patel fired them to stay in Trump's good graces  —  The suit, which names Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, was filed by former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll as well as Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans.  —  WASHINGTON — Three former top FBI officials …

GENERAL (RET.) MARK A. WELSH III  —  I am reaching out today to follow up on a statement I distributed through social media yesterday regarding an ongoing issue with one of our 16,000 course sections.  I directed the Provost to remove the College of Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head from their administrative positions.

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites  —  The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.

They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America  —  Although it has long since entered the pantheon of American rhetoric as one of our nation's great orations, there was a time, however brief, when the Gettysburg Address had its critics.  —  The president's funeral sermon …

“The Axios Show” exclusive: Lutnick says U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue … The debut episode, featuring our conversation with Lutnick in his Commerce Department office, will be out later this week. … - The next step, Lutnick says, is to guarantee the U.S. gets …

Federal Agents Retreat From Immigration Raid In Upstate New York Amid Protests: ‘Gestapo’  —  The operation took one man into custody, according to local outlet WXXI.  —  Federal agents pulled back from a raid on rooftop workers at a rental site in upstate New York on Tuesday morning …

Republicans bash Florida's anti-vaccine stand: ‘Horrible idea’  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over Florida's move to end vaccine mandates for school children, voicing fears about the spread of preventable infectious diseases and what it means for their home states.

Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go?  —  After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into a unshakeable pro-Israel voice.  Now as Paramount eyes acquisition of her company, Weiss is poised to become Trump's ally among media elites

Labor Department watchdog opens probe of BLS jobs, inflation data collection … The Labor Department's internal watchdog said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into how jobs and inflation data is collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The probe by the department's Office …

Kavanaugh faces blowback for claiming Americans can sue over encounters with ICE  —  Justice Brett Kavanaugh's breezy suggestion this week that Americans who are roughed up by ICE can sue agents in federal court is drawing pushback from civil rights attorneys who note the Supreme Court's conservative majority …

Mills is interviewing staff for a possible Senate run  —  Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is interviewing staff for a potential Senate bid, a person familiar with the process confirmed on Wednesday.  The news was first reported by Punchbowl.  The interviews come as Mills is “seriously considering” …

Capitol agenda: What the CR timing dispute is really about  —  The Trump administration wants a stopgap funding plan through Jan. 31.  Appropriators are prepared to go their own way.  It's about more than a date — it's the latest proxy battle in the larger clash over whether to pursue …

Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa  —  Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man  —  At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week …

Appeals court, weighing Trump's Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief  —  A federal appeals court ruled the nation's top copyright official can continue serving in her post following President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her.  A divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court …

New Mexico to become the first state to offer universal child care  —  The program may offer a blueprint for other states on an issue that was prominent during the 2024 campaign.  —  New Mexico will become the first state in the country to begin offering free universal child care, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced.

Playbook: Donald dines out  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha discuss Donald Trump's big night out on the town as his Washington takeover comes to an end.  Plus: shock in the White House over Israel's latest airstrikes …