Judge Blocks Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.  —  A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments  —  Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

Kavanaugh's attempted assassin to be sentenced Friday  —  The individual who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 will be sentenced Friday.  —  Federal prosecutors are seeking up to life imprisonment as the defendant, Sophie Roske, pushes for just eight years.

Vance Emerges as White House Frontman in US Shutdown Fight  —  The White House has increasingly made Vice President JD Vance the face of the government-shutdown fight, turning to a messenger who so far has taken a lighter touch — and more discipline — than President Donald Trump.

Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal  —  Palestinians continued to report explosions and deaths in Gaza, adding to uncertainty around President Trump's peace plan  —  President Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Egypt …

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest  —  An elderly couple says they were charged and knocked down by federal agents as they p eacefully protested on Saturday in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, just blocks from their home.

ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say  —  The FBI's split with the Anti-Defamation League this week is the latest evidence that the Trump administration is moving away from targeting hate groups in favor of investigating what it deems left-wing violence, scholars told Axios.

Trump administration offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to memo  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the offer is a “strictly voluntary option to return home to their families.”  —  The federal government is offering unaccompanied migrant children 14 …

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs  —  Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water  —  Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Damian Carrington in London

Trump Goon Spills Bonkers Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Blue City  —  SIGNALGATE 2.0  —  A senior White House aide's messages were shared with a newspaper after he used Signal in a crowded public place.  —  A senior White House official accidentally disclosed that the Trump administration …

House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy  —  House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call backing up Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) move to cancel previously-scheduled votes next week …

He Drops Trump Jr.'s Name in Pursuit of Billion-Dollar Deals.  It's Getting Awkward.  —  Gentry Beach, a college friend of the president's firstborn, has left a trail of confusion abroad as he courts foreign officials and business leaders to lock up investments in mining, oil pipelines and real estate

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds  —  Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.  —  Just now  —  Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel's conduct …