The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans  —  Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.  —  Republicans have been redrawing congressional districts this year …

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela  —  The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.  —  The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action …

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones  —  Vice President JD Vance sparked backlash Tuesday after he dismissed “pearl clutching” over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat …

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office … The U.S. Capitol Police was called about an American flag altered to include a swastika and displayed inside the office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio), his spokesperson said.  —  POLITICO obtained an image taken during …

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People  —  The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs  —  Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, siding with unions …

Argentina First?  Trump Treasury Sec Reveals Bailout Amount Has Doubled  —  One day after Donald Trump celebrated a multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, his administration moved to double the ante.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the Treasury building Wednesday …

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends  —  It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult.  People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather …

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’  —  ‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said  —  The latest headlines from our reporters across …

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner  —  Dinner set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon.com and Palantir  —  WASHINGTON—More than three dozen organizations and individuals, including companies with business before the federal government …

Trump administration will set price floors across range of industries to combat China, Bessent says … The Trump administration will set price floors across a range of industries to combat market manipulation by China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening  —  On Tuesday, masked members of the paramilitary wing of the MAGA movement—otherwise known as the federal agents carrying out Trump's immigration raids—broadened their operations in Chicago.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment  —  Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.  —  Brown University on Wednesday rejected a White House proposal …

NBC News' 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams  —  The verticals focused on Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ groups will remain, but they come amid a broader shift in media away from diversity efforts  —  NBC News eliminated its teams dedicated …

What to know about Oct. 18 “No Kings” protests  —  No Kings protest organizers expect millions to gather across the nation on Saturday, Oct. 18 in an event Republican lawmakers decry as a “a hate America rally.” … - “Together, millions will send a clear and unmistakable message …

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”  — Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity  —  Följ  —  Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages.  —  Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla are now sharing details …

3,000-Pound ‘Democracy’ Ice Sculpture Melts Away By The U.S. Capitol  —  “It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.  —  WASHINGTON - Democracy literally melted away in D.C. on Wednesday …

Teens who jumped ex-DOGE staffer Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine avoid jail, sentenced to probation  —  Two teenagers who jumped former DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine have avoided jail after pleading guilty to simple assault at a Washington, DC, court.

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs  —  The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.  —  READING TIME 5 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  A U.S. Border Patrol video featuring antisemitic lyrics went viral on X on Tuesday …

NJ Governor's Race: Sherrill 50%, Ciattarelli 44%, Quinnipiac University New Jersey Poll Finds; Ciattarelli Holds Edge On Enthusiasm  — mail_outline  —  Less than three weeks until Election Day, in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds a slight lead …

2025's big ad spender: The U.S. taxpayer  —  The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security. … But it has spent at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact.

Big Talk: Treasury Secretary Declares New War on Terror Against the Left  —  Scott Bessent suggests that Treasury is ‘compiling lists’ of nonprofit advocacy groups  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department is in the process of launching a War on Terror-style campaign against progressive nonprofits.

Trump: India will stop buying Russian oil … It also comes ahead of a possible meeting between Trump and Modi at a summit of Southeast Asian countries in Malaysia this month.  —  “[Modi] can't do it immediately, it's a little bit of a process, but the process will be over with soon,” …

Democratic senators want investigation into Noem's TSA video that blamed Democrats for the shutdown  —  They want to know if it violated the Hatch Act and how it was paid for.  —  Democratic senators want an investigation into whether the Department of Homeland Security violated federal law …

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  👱‍♀️ Subscribe to PN 👱‍♀️  —  On September 25, the president's lawyer Lindsey Halligan managed to secure …

Trump is considering sending National Guard to San Francisco … It was not clear who those officials are; a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  But the Democrat has been harshly critical of the president's Guard deployments …