Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment  — Trump threatens to jail Johnson, Pritzker  — Former FBI chief due in court to face criminal charges  — National Guard troops gather outside Chicago despite local opposition

Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP … Within hours, Trump walked it back: “I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open,” he wrote on Truth Social hours after his initial comments.

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources  —  Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges Wednesday.  —  FBI Director James Comey speaks during a news conference, March 24, 2016 in Washington.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died” because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program.  But in Myanmar, families tell The Associated Press …

Inside Stephen Miller's Secret Plan to Normalize Trump's Dictator Rule  —  Stephen Miller has a theory about this political moment.  As President Trump expands his lawbreaking and dictatorial rule, the powerful MAGA disinformation apparatus—at Miller's direction—is supercharging public attention …

No perp walk for Comey, Blanche says  —  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said former FBI Director James Comey will not be paraded in front of news media for a so-called perp walk when he is arraigned on Wednesday morning.  —  In a sit-down interview with Fox News Digital …

California governor candidate Katie Porter cuts off interview after testy Trump exchange  —  California gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) tried to end an interview with a reporter after she was asked what she would say to voters in the state who voted for President Trump.

Post Traumatic Disorder … Last Thursday, at least a half-dozen staffers on The Washington Post's opinion desk were quietly sent an email from the section's new editor, Adam O'Neal.  The note, which surprised some of its recipients, informed them that their positions had been “impacted as part of our organizational change.”

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters  —  A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.  —  Federal prosecutors on Wednesday morning filed …

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis  —  In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.  —  Dayen Labor Department food crisis

IMF and BoE warn AI boom risks ‘abrupt’ stock market correction  —  Kristalina Georgieva and UK financial stability watchdog say valuations are closing in on dotcom bubble levels  —  Global stock markets are at risk of a sudden correction as the artificial intelligence boom pushes valuations …

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling … While a ruling in time for next year's midterms is unlikely, the organizations behind the report said that it's not out of the question.  Taken together, the groups identified 27 total seats that Republicans …

Bob Ross artwork to be sold to help public television after funding cuts  —  Thirty of the late painter's works will be auctioned starting next month.  The net proceeds will benefit stations threatened by reductions in federal funding.  —  Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned …

Scoop: Jay Jones cancels Virginia fundraiser amid “two bullets” backlash  —  Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general in Virginia, has canceled a Thursday night fundraiser at the home of novelist David Baldacci, according to a person with the matter.

What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism  —  President Trump is trying to seize power that he is not entitled to under the law or the Constitution.  —  But Mr. Trump will fail in remaking American politics if people and institutions coordinate against him, which is why his administration …

Florida Man Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Alleging He Maliciously Started What Became the Palisades Fire  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested …

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children  —  Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes.  Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.  —  Residents of a South Shore apartment building …

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America  —  The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.  They're run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate  —  The right-wing information sphere on social media is shaped by large …

Alabama sheriff condemned over ‘racist’ Halloween display at home  —  Mobile county sheriff, Paul Burch, faces backlash after skeletons in sombreros and ‘ICE’ shirts spotted in his yard  —  A sheriff in Mobile county, Alabama, is facing criticism for putting up a Halloween display that featured …

Trump looms large over Nobel Peace Prize  —  US president pressures Norwegian government and independent committee to select him on Friday  —  Nobody has campaigned for a Nobel Peace Prize quite like Donald Trump.  —  The US president has been brazen and unrelenting in his quest …

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class  —  Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.  —  WASHINGTON — Apple has quietly removed DeICER, a civic-reporting app used …

Alberta premier to Trump: Stay out of Alberta's separatist fight … Trump, who joked this week with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office about a U.S.-Canada merger, loudly backed the Brexit movement, which saw Britain leave the European Union in 2020.

Conservative push for Charlie Kirk statues revives debate on memorials  —  Lawmakers' rapid calls for memorialization, especially on public college campuses, are controversial among students and unusual in the U.S., according to scholars.  —  It was not long after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot …

DNC briefs top Democrats on audit of 2024 White House loss … The DNC officials said the party's failure to respond to voters' top issues led to losses across once-core constituencies, including working class voters.  One of the people briefed said they understood that assessment to mean Democrats …

Democrats ramp up probe into Tom Homan bribery allegations  —  Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are escalating their investigation into the Trump administration's handling of bribery allegations against White House border czar Tom Homan, Axios has learned.