Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest - using photos of South America  —  A federal judge had blocked Trump's request to deploy California national guard to Portland  —  Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California's national guard on the streets of Portland …

Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said ‘Do something b—  ’ before shooting  —  Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park over the weekend shows an officer saying, “Do something, b—

Burbank Airport air traffic control tower unmanned on Monday evening amid government shutdown  —  Este artículo se ofrece en Español  —  The air traffic tower at Burbank Airport is unmanned on Monday evening as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela  —  The move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.  —  President Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, according to U.S. officials …

Top prosecutor is refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure  —  A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.  —  A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges …

Supreme Court weighs challenge to bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids  —  Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, argues that the state's ban violates her rights under the Constitution's First Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday considers …

Unlawful Attacks on Venezuelan Vessels  —  New York City Bar Association Statement  —  This September, President Donald J. Trump ordered U. S. military strikes against three private Venezuelan-flagged vessels on the high seas, killing at least 17 individuals and severely damaging or sinking those vessels.

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 non-committal about Ghislaine Maxwell pardon, says he ‘will speak to the DOJ’  —  President Donald Trump dodged a question Monday on whether he'd consider pardoning Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, saying he will “speak to the DOJ” about it.

How Bari Weiss Won … “I'm a newspaper woman without a newspaper,” Bari Weiss said four years ago on the first episode of her podcast, “Honestly.”  —  Today Ms. Weiss still does not have a newspaper.  But she was just handed the sterling silver keys to the Tiffany network.

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency's Top Legal Official With Himself  —  It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist.  A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.  —  Michael Ellis, the deputy director of the C.I.A. …

Carney to meet with Trump Tuesday as Canada pushes for tariff relief  —  ‘We have work to do with our American partners,’ Canada-U.S. trade minister says  —  Prime Minister Mark Carney will sit down with his U.S. counterpart at the White House Tuesday for their second Oval Office meeting …

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules … The Defense Department on Monday loosened and clarified its new restrictions for press access to the Pentagon, after more than two weeks of negotiations with national news organizations.  —  Under the rules, journalists requiring credentials to the Pentagon …

US universities must reject Trump's ‘compact’.  It is full of traps  —  The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse  —  Sticks are bad, but sometimes corruption through carrots is worse.  The Trump administration - after having brutally cut …

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say  —  The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers …

Mike Johnson faces bipartisan heat over delayed vote on Epstein files  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to keep his chamber on recess during the government shutdown is stalling a long-awaited vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. … - But Johnson called claims that he's keeping …

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her ‘Safety.’ Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime  —  Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a ‘death investigation’ into the abortion.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary  —  Psychiatrists have joined other public health groups in calling for the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.  —  Two psychiatry organizations — the Southern California Psychiatry Society …

Pam Bondi to testify before Senate amid Trump's troop deployments  —  US attorney general likely to be questioned on Comey's indictment, Epstein documents and Venezuela boat strikes  —  Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, will face senators on Tuesday, as Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown …

Trump administration weighs selling parts of $1.6T federal student loan portfolio … The idea reflects an appetite from administration officials to shrink the size of student loan debt on the government's balance sheet.  It aligns with broader Republican efforts to scale back federal student lending …

Why Aren't We Partying Like It's 1999?  —  Fear, not hope, permeates today's technology hype  —  Economic reality has a habit of throwing you curveballs — events you didn't anticipate when making your predictions.  Specifically, most economists, myself included, expected tariffs to be the big economic story of 2025.