The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP  —  As President Trump basks in his success in the Middle East, hairline fractures within his Republican base are cropping up on a smattering of domestic issues. … So the small pockets of resistance — on the National Guard deployments …

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.

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 …

Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints  —  Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.  —  Airports in more than a half-dozen U.S. markets …

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 …

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 …

Is He Lying or Crazy?  Does It Matter?  —  Living in the world the president dreams up.  —  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 …

Charlie Kirk's colleagues and pastors praise his patriotism as Trump readies highest civilian honor  —  Trump is honoring Kirk on ‘what would have been his 32nd birthday’  —  The friends, colleagues and pastors of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk are celebrating his life and legacy promoting faith …

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.

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 …

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.

Our Investments for National Security  —  JPMorganChase plans a 10-year, $1.5 trillion initiative to shore up America's resiliency.  —  The brutal invasion of Ukraine, the indescribable terrorist attack on Israel and other major conflicts should dispel any illusion that the world is safe.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It's not fair...I'm a resident'  —  Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents pulled up onto the street.  —  The immigration officers stopped their truck and went straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the Tribune.

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 …

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit  —  More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.  —  Officials have reversed more than half …

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT  —  The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments …

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.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers  —  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.  —  JPL is NASA's only federally funded research and development center.