Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump's Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents …

Oklahoma's Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago  —  Gov. Kevin Stitt, the current chairman of the National Governors Association, broke with Texas, saying, “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to their red state.

Donald Trump and peace in the Mideast  —  Caution tempers celebration, but this Gaza peace plan may actually hold.  Trump's unorthodox style was key.  —  The announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to President Donald Trump's plan to end the two-year war in Gaza could be the biggest diplomatic achievement of his second term.

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment … What's not disputed is that the two ended up sharing a room on the business trip, and that it resulted in an official investigation.  —  The fallout from the incident has been the talk of the upper echelons of DHS ever since.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue  —  CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal agents can't use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters after Block Club Chicago and others sued …

Norway braces for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize  —  US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says  —  With hours to go until the announcement of this year's Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians …

Why Schumer thinks Dems have momentum … It's Day 9 of the government shutdown.  There's no resolution in sight to this crisis.  —  When you take stock of where things stand, it's not difficult to see why House and Senate Democrats feel good about their strategy — for now.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official … - Liberty is owned by Scott Leiendecker, who in 2011 created a software program focused on enabling election workers to verify voters and check them in at polling locations.  — According to Leiendecker's LinkedIn page …

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport  —  Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled  —  A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US …

An Interview With the Portland Chicken  —  Jack Dickinson, 26, says, “We're winning this.”  —  The Portland Frog didn't show.  —  On the evening of Oct. 8 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on South Macadam Avenue, there was an inflatable cow, the Disney cartoon dog Stitch and the Portland Chicken, but no frog.

The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning  —  What the U.S. government is portraying as a drug mission may be about a lot more.  —  the videos of carnage on the open seas have, by now, become almost routine: A small, fast-moving boat skips along the waves.  Seconds later, it erupts into a ball …

NYC Mayor's Race: Adams Exits, Cuomo Gains, Mamdani Up By Double Digits, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; Who Would Best Represent NYC's Interests Under Trump?  Mamdani & Cuomo Essentially Tied  — mail_outline  —  Now that New York City's mayoral race …

The U.S. bought Argentine pesos, Bessent says  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the U.S. government has bought Argentine pesos as part of a program to help the struggling South American nation. … - The turmoil briefly subsided after Bessent pledged a financial lifeline.

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’  —  Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.  —  VATICAN CITY — Since the bells tolled …

MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show  —  Counterprogramming, hosted by group that Charlie Kirk founded, spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year.  —  Just now  —  Turning Point USA, the group founded …

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity  —  A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people's risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination  —  BY SARA NOVAK EDITED BY LAUREN J. YOUNG

Greg Bovino Emerges as Trump's Man For Conjuring Up a Blue-City Insurrection  —  Elected officials, activists, and at least one former high-ranking Department of Homeland Security official have all noticed the same thing: when the Trump administration wants to turn up the heat, they send in Gregory Bovino.

What's Really at Stake in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case?  —  Thanks to a Supreme Court that has blessed anything short of physical torture, prosecutors have more coercive tools than ever before, including the ability to threaten to indict a defendant's family members or friends.