Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass  —  Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document, which warns that journalists may lose their press credentials for “soliciting” even unclassified information from federal employees …

White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on  —  The White House is pledging to fire more federal workers, the next salvo in President Donald Trump's push to pressure Democrats to sign onto the GOP's continuing resolution and end the government shutdown.

Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones' effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment  —  The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist's effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered …

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins  —  A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview.  But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

US-China déjà vu all over again  —  Trump's latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown  —  Donald Trump's least appreciated quality is his lack of martial instincts towards China.  This puts him in a minority in Washington DC, including in his own administration.

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’  —  To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes' recent return to the site formerly known as Twitter is the result of a collaborative effort that included leading members of the British far right and Elon Musk.

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem's Shutdown Propaganda  —  Last week, the White House bragged that a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the ongoing government shutdown on Democrats is “currently playing at every public airport in America.”

Trump, hailing a ‘new Middle East,’ avoids many of the hard questions ahead  —  In touting his Gaza ceasefire win, the president projected optimism for a wider peace while sidestepping the many obstacles that remain.  —  A ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Gaza war, the release of remaining Israeli hostages …

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law found dead in Southern California: Officials  —  Her cause of death was listed as “deferred” while toxicology tests were pending.  —  Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead on Friday evening next to a parking garage in the Town Center area of Santa Clarita …

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?  —  The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation.  A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power.  —  In a landmark 2013 case, the Supreme Court struck …

Quid Pro Presidency  —  Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.  The apparent link between personal benefits …

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump  —  President Trump's allies are suddenly raging over the October 18 No Kings protests.  MAGA Mike Johnson and MAGA-fied Representative Steve Scalise are angrily sliming expected attendees as America-haters, antifa, Marxists, and terrorists.

Mike Johnson, Israeli Speaker to rally for Trump getting 2026 Nobel Peace Prize  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Tuesday that he and Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohanna will jointly nominate former President Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Is He Lying or Crazy?  Does It Matter?  —  One stage in ending the conflict in Gaza is over; another begins.  And as the New York Times notes this morning, the hardest questions may be the ones that remain outstanding: whether Hamas will give up its weapons, whether the Palestinians will agree …

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani … Walking with Zohran Mamdani can feel like an extreme sport.  During a mid-September stroll on Seventh Avenue, along the six blocks from his Manhattan campaign office to a favorite breakfast spot …

Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data  —  With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users' calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say  —  The Thanksgiving travel season could be put at risk by an extended government shutdown, Republican leaders warned Tuesday on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up warnings about flight cancellations and airport chaos amid the ongoing standoff with congressional Democrats.

People Are Furious With Democrats.  Bernie Sanders Knows Why.  —  Democratic Party leadership is way out of touch with where the American people are, and it's almost frightening to see the kind of anger and contempt that people feel toward it.  —  Pocket  —  This article appears …

Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn’ on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets  —  A man who works for the people overseeing America's nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.

Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump  —  The former transportation secretary argues Americans need a new sense of belonging.  —  Produced by Kristina Samulewski  —  Pete Buttigieg has a clear vision of where his party lost its way.  Now Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary …

Trump's gamble on Argentina looms over IMF-World Bank summit … “You just hear the word Argentina and you cringe, given its history of hyperinflation and serial defaults,” said Mark Sobel, U.S. chair at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum and a former U.S. representative to the IMF.

‘Those Rules Are Gone’: How ICE Is Rethinking its Raids … As President Donald Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement, the scenes playing out across the country have been stunning to many.  And that includes top veterans of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, facing fraud charges, strikes defiant tone at Mamdani rally  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James struck a defiant tone Monday during …

Israel says it opens fire on suspects in Gaza, local authorities report six killed  —  Israel's military said it opened fire on Tuesday to remove a threat posed by suspects who approached its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, and health authorities in the enclave said at least six Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire.

Supreme Court turns away parental rights dispute brought by Colorado families  —  Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to revive a lawsuit brought by two Colorado families who alleged their parental rights were violated when their children attended school-sponsored club meetings …

Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo  —  The president says the publication “deserves to be called out” for using an unflattering image of him for its cover story about his efforts in the Middle East.  —  Just now  —  As he was returning to Washington aboard Air Force …

US revokes visas of at least 50 Mexican officials in Trump's drug cartel crackdown  —  The administration's sweeping visa cancellations extend to Mexico's political elite, alarming allies and rivals alike  —  The US government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials …

Trump says he was moved by ‘good round of applause’ to call for Netanyahu pardon  —  President Trump said early Tuesday morning he was inspired to advocate for a pardon on behalf of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli legislators cheered in support of the leader following …