‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat … NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.  —  They referred to Black people as monkeys and …

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 …

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela …

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead  —  Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR's tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day  —  Much has changed since Consumer Reports …

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.

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.

Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints  —  Several major US airports - including Las Vegas' Harry Reid International …

Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now?  A Former ICE Chief Explains. … 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.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, tearing into her own party, says GOP men in Congress are ‘weak’  —  “There's a lot of weak Republican men and they're more afraid of strong Republican women,” Greene said.  —  Just now  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) spent part of last week fielding angry texts …

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 …

Mitt Romney breaks silence on sister-in-law's shock death amid divorce revelation  —  Mitt Romney has spoken out after the sudden death of his sister-in-law, as it emerged his brother had filed for divorce just four months before she was found dead in California.

Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was tested Tuesday as the slower …

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.

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now … Other peoples have risen.  Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies.  In the past 50 years, they've done it in Poland, South Africa, Lebanon, South Korea, Ukraine, East Timor, Serbia, Madagascar, Nepal, and elsewhere.

The Man The Left Calls A ‘Nazi’ Just Signed A Peace Deal Protecting Millions Of Jews  —  President Donald Trump was heralded Monday as a hero by a grateful Israel that rejoiced in the return of the last living hostages.  —  Monday was a day of rejoicing, of gratitude.

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.

BALMER PLEADS GUILTY AS CHARGED AND RECEIVES STATE PRISON SENTENCE OF 25 TO 50 YEARS  —  DETAILS MAP  —  Today, Cody A. Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted murder of Governor Josh Shapiro, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson, one for each of the 22 victims within the residence endangered by the arson, burglary, and related offenses.

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 …

RFK Jr. Adviser Has Shock Theory for Trump's ‘Dementia’ and Cankles  —  MAKE TRUMP HEALTHY AGAIN  —  Controversial doctor who has been advising RFK Jr. thinks he knows what is causing the president's “brain fog” and swelling.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  An adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

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.

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds  —  The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away …

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.

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops  —  Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy.  —  Early in her military career, she collapsed from heat exhaustion while carrying a 65-pound pack on a sweltering hike in Quantico, Virginia.

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 …

Katie Porter's spiral has Dems keeping their distance … In an effort to contain the damage, a handful of labor unions and other allies, including Orange County Rep. David Min, who succeeded Porter in the House, have reaffirmed their support in recent days.

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 …