Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix … He and Senate Democrats are also starting to think about how to get out of one.  — A 7-10 day spending bill would require unanimous consent in the Senate, which could put pressure on Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Republicans to abandon their plans for a seven-week bill.

YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump  —  Google subsidiary is the last of three Big Tech companies to resolve personal litigation Trump filed against social-media platforms  —  WASHINGTON—YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit …

Pentagon Pete's ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides  —  PRESSURE COOKIER  —  The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control.  —  Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon.  —  The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War” …

Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else  —  President Trump said Israel would have a green light to “finish the job” if Hamas refused to agree to the cease-fire deal.  —  President Trump on Monday cast his plan for a cease-fire in Gaza as a landmark deal to bring peace …

Mother, children detained by ICE at Millennium Park Sunday held at O'Hare with other families: ‘We never imagined’  —  Dasha Ramirez, 8, and her little brother were playing with the water at the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park when federal agents approached their parents on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth's new Pentagon strategy  —  The critiques from multiple top officers, including chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, come as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reorders U.S. military priorities.  —  Just now

OpenAI's New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out  —  Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week  —  OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator that creates videos featuring copyright material unless …

Trump Administration Opens New Front to Strip Harvard of Federal Funding  —  The government is starting a process that could make the university ineligible for future funding  —  The Trump administration is escalating its fight with Harvard University by starting a process …

Pritzker: Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents  —  Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he had received a report that federal officials are seeking to deploy troops to Illinois in support of President Donald Trump's surge in immigration enforcement.

How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting  —  A former associate of Trump's border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail.  —  Tom Homan, the White House border czar, became entangled in an FBI sting last year …

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been returned to duty …

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 …

Lally Weymouth, Post journalist from storied Graham family, dies at 82  —  She interviewed world leaders for The Post's Opinions section, maintaining a longtime connection to the paper that was once run by her mother, Katharine Graham.  —  Lally Weymouth, a roving journalist and high-society fixture …

Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela  —  An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolás Maduro's “criminal structure.”  —  The push by top aides to President Trump …

Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS tirade, political candidate said  —  Andrea May Sahouri Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  This story has been updated with additional information.  —  When Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns heard that someone shot churchgoers …

An American Friend: The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador's President From Law Enforcement  — A Useful Friendship: A previously undisclosed report alleges Salvadoran President Bukele asked Trump's ambassador to dismiss an embassy contractor helping U.S. agents investigate top aides.