LIVE UPDATES |  Dallas ICE Shooting: Sniper dead after shooting 3 ICE detainees  — A sniper reportedly shot three ICE detainees in Dallas early Wednesday morning.  At least one of those victims has died.  — The shooting happened just after 6:30 a.m. at the Dallas ICE facility on North Stemmons Freeway.

After mechanical challenges, UN says Trump's team to blame for nonworking escalator and teleprompter  —  President Trump's visit to the U.N. got off to a shaky start when an escalator stopped right after he got on it.  A U.N. official said the U.N. understands someone from the president's party ran ahead …

Dem's Victory Sets the Stage for Trump's Epstein Files Nightmare  —  WINTER IS COMING  —  Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva won her late father's seat in the House of Representatives.  —  A Democrat easily won a special election for an open House seat in Arizona, giving a bipartisan group …

Playbook: Jimmy Kimmel hits back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  LAST NIGHT'S TV: An unbowed Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Donald Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr last night in a blistering, emotional return to ABC.

No President Should Have This Kind of Power  —  Somewhere mingled in the foam and debris of the Caribbean Sea are the remains of at least 17 people who were killed this month by U.S. military forces on the orders of President Trump.  They were aboard three speedboats that the Trump administration …

US Readies $20 Billion Rescue to Help Milei Win in Argentina  —  The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country's foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain investor confidence and stem a run on the peso.

Trump's ‘tough it out’ to pregnant women meets wave of opposition by medical experts  —  Doctors explain the medical consensus on autism, leucavorin, and Tylenol for fever  —  Federal health officials are telling Americans no, they shouldn't take Tylenol during pregnancy for fear of autism and yes …

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time  —  One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases - Huntington's - has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.  —  The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia …

Trump slams Kimmel's return: “We're going to test ABC out on this”  —  President Trump claimed Tuesday night that ABC told White House officials that Jimmy Kimmel's show had been canceled over his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. … Let's see how we do.

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year … Earlier this month, Julie Morringello, an artist in rural Maine, received a notice that her health care premiums could nearly double next year.  —  She now pays $460 a month for her Obamacare plan, but that amount is contingent on government subsidies …

Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump's Commerce Dept.  —  In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration's coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”  —  Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals …

Onward.  Forward.  Steady.  —  Things have really changed.  Now I need your help. … This is it.  With this post, I'm re-launching Democracy Americana at a new platform, away from Substack.  And I need your help as I am launching my new career as a full-time independent writer.

Peter Thiel Wants Everyone to Think More About the Antichrist  —  During appearances, the billionaire has offered his analysis on technology, government and a biblical perspective on the end times  —  Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor in data, AI, defense and weapons development technology companies …

Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE  —  Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.  The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces …

Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal  —  Reps. Abe Hamadeh and August Pfluger want Treasury to authorize 400,000 silver dollars with Kirk's likeness  —  FIRST ON FOX: A pair of House Republicans are pushing to have Charlie Kirk memorialized on U.S. currency …

After Meeting With Alex Jones, Top DOJ Official Threatens Sandy Hook First Responder With Criminal Probe  —  Ed Martin, the head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) vague weaponization task force, in a recent letter threatened to open a criminal investigation into a now-retired FBI special agent …

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule  —  The latest series debut from Apple TV+ has been put on ice.  The Savant, a buzzy new Jessica Chastain-led thriller which features themes and storylines that echo recent politically sensitive real-life events, was originally set to premiere this Friday …

“Own goal”: How Gabbard damaged the Trump admin's probe into ex-spy chief  —  The Justice Department's criminal probe of ex-spy chief John Brennan hit a big roadblock after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withdrew the security clearances of potential witnesses who could have testified …

Is the Jimmy Kimmel Saga a Sign that the Tide is Turning?  —  Why we may not be Russia or Hungary  —  It's irrefutable now: Trump is nakedly following the playbook of autocrats like Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban.  As his poll numbers fall, he is rushing to lock in permanent power …

Log Cabin Republicans Disrupted Yasmin Williams's Kennedy Center Performance  —  Staffers say center president Ric Grenell's office set aside passes for the group, which booed and heckled the musician.  —  Kennedy Center staffers called security last week after DC's Log Cabin Republicans chapter disrupted …