Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay  —  Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained  —  President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities such as Portland, Ore., and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump  —  Just weeks weeks after Sen. Adam Schiff was called a “buffoon” and a “fraud” by FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, the California Democrat was similarly pilloried Tuesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Republican leaders clash on emergency troop pay vote  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said the House could come back to pass emergency legislation to pay troops during the government shutdown.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasn't willing to go there.  The unusual tactical disagreement between …

The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists  —  On Tuesday, the Supreme Court broke from its increasingly common practice of deciding important cases without holding an oral argument or even explaining the reasoning of its decision, to hear a case about whether states …

Airport delays hit second day amid government shutdown  —  Staffing shortages have already caused delays at airports in Denver; Burbank, California; and Newark, New Jersey.  —  Flight delays across the United States stretched into a second day Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration braced …

Six surgeons general: It's our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.  —  We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them.  We're doing that again today.  —  The writers are all former U.S. surgeons general.  —  As former U.S. surgeons general appointed by every Republican …

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97  —  He led his parents' appetizing store, Zabar's, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.  —  Saul Zabar, who across more than seven decades as a principal owner of the Upper West Side food emporium bearing …

There is no budget “deal” to be made  —  President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible. … The original budget justification for the State Department for FY2025, which ended September 30th last week, stretched to hundreds of pages and totaled nearly $60 billion.

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You're doomed … To: Bari Weiss  —  RE: Good luck, babe!  —  I honestly cannot believe you've willingly decided to go into the worst kind of job that exists: management at a dying company. … Managing sucks!  It sucks even when you like the people you're managing and it's a low-stress position!

Herschel Walker confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas  —  The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.  —  President Trump nominated Walker for the diplomatic post last year, after the retired running back entered …

The Shutdown Is a Meme War  —  The government has shut down for the first time in seven years.  If you're aware of this, you're probably vaguely aware that it's something to do with healthcare and immigrants.  We'll get to the precise reasons for this in a minute, but suffice …

Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War.  Neither Is Stephen Miller.  —  President Trump has unleashed new weaponry in his war against Democrats, liberals and the left.  Over the past four weeks, he has initiated what amounts to a unique form of partisan civil war designed to amass power …

Scoop: White House says it has funding to save food aid program  —  The White House has found funding to keep afloat a food aid program that had been threatened by the government shutdown. … - The program — which provides vouchers for healthy food, breastfeeding assistance and nutritional education …

ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as …

Federal agents taunted Chicago woman to ‘do something’ before shooting her, attorney claims  —  Officers say woman was in chase ending in ramming border patrol vehicle during Trump's immigration crackdown  —  The attorney for a woman who was shot by federal agents in Chicago over the weekend …

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser's Tip  —  Back in May, 404 Media published a bombshell report: Texas police tried to track down an abortion patient using an automatic license plate reader (ALPR), accessing more than 83,000 cameras across the country.

Jay Jones scandal throws Virginia Democrats into crisis  —  A scandal over resurfaced texts from Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones has Democrats in a catch-22. … - But standing by him risks reinforcing Republican attacks about double standards on political violence.