Here's the latest.  —  Here's the latest.  —  President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 of the country's top brass to a military base in Virginia on Tuesday to voice a familiar litany of culture war talking points and criticize a military that they complained …

Government shutdown set to begin overnight as Congress hits impasse  —  The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on extending government funding.  If the measure fails, a shutdown would start early Wednesday.  —  just now  —  The federal government is on track to shut down just after midnight Wednesday …

White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer  —  President Trump is expected to unveil the measures Tuesday; Pfizer's CEO expected to attend  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs …

“It's a war from within.”  —  If you were expecting Triumph of the Will, you were disappointed because what you got instead was fat, disoriented Elvis stumbling through his set.  Except that it wasn't funny.  It was dangerous.  —  I promise you that the flag officers in attendance were more alarmed than amused.

Fight Over Hidden Report on Trump Documents Case Goes to Appeals Court  —  Meanwhile, previously secret passages in court filings over grand jury fights in two cases against the president have been revealed.  —  A Trump-appointed federal judge's lingering inaction over a special counsel's report …

FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws  —  On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed …

Trump gives Hamas ‘3 or 4 days’ to agree to White House proposal or face a ‘sad end’ … President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his proposal to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza.  —  The president released a 20-point plan Monday during …

The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left  —  When Vice President JD Vance sat down to host an episode of Charlie Kirk's podcast days after the conservative activist's assassination, he came with a directive.  “When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out,” he said.

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: 'They're paying me enough to look the other way'  —  Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government's human rights abuses  —  Billed as “the biggest comedy festival in the world” …

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library  —  President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top elected Republican state officials donated …

Judge excoriates Trump in blistering decision calling efforts to deport pro-Palestinian academics illegal … The ruling is the long-awaited result of a lawsuit brought by university professors who say the Trump administration is illegally chilling free speech by targeting prominent pro …

Trump, 79, Admits He Struggles Descending Stairs  —  GOING DOWN!  —  The president's rare admission came during a meandering speech to top military leaders.  —  President Donald Trump has made a rare admission about one of the potential dangers of his job: falling down stairs.

Fossil Fuels and Fossilized Minds  —  What's driving the doomed attempt to revive coal?  —  I've just gotten back from the Netherlands, which is famous for its picturesque windmills.  But wind power in Holland is more than a historical curiosity.  There are also modern wind turbines almost everywhere you look, both onshore and off.

Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown  —  Democrats plan to flood a brief informal session of the U.S. House on Tuesday in an effort to needle Republicans on the impending government shutdown, four sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say  —  The deportation flight to Iran is the most stark push yet by the Trump administration to deport migrants even to places with harsh human rights conditions.  —  The Trump administration is deporting a planeload …

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months  —  Today is the day we stop pretending that it's not.  —  Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, speaks alongside, from left, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Vice President JD Vance …

Trump Press Sec's Vile New Effort to Exploit Mormon Shooting Backfires … Investigators are still examining the motives driving Thomas Jacob Sanford, who opened fire on a Mormon church in Michigan, killing four people.  Yet White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly linked the killing …

Republicans decry White House moves to defund oversight activities  —  Top Senate Republicans are calling on the White House to reverse course in its plans to withhold funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency — a key government entity charged with overseeing watchdogs across the executive branch.