Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday …

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.  They've Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.

Head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say  —  Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.  —  The military commander overseeing the Pentagon's escalating attacks …

Photo Shows Trump Backstage At Rally With Republicans In Racist Texts Scandal  —  JD Vance said the “kids” were just being “edgy” by praising Hitler.  Except they were adults, and they rubbed shoulders with everybody in Republican politics.  —  WASHINGTON — A photo from 2024 shows President …

Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown?  Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds …

The surprisingly controversial IVF alternative dividing Washington  —  In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America.  Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture.

Thune reveals to MSNBC he's offered Democrats a vote on Obamacare subsidies  —  “We can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain,” Senate Republican leader John Thune said.  —  In a wide-ranging sit-down interview with MSNBC, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. …

Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment  —  This story is developing and will continue to be updated.  —  Penn has rejected the White House's proposed preferential funding compact, according to a Thursday email to the University community.

Multiple GOP congressional offices received flags with ‘optical illusion’ swastikas earlier this year  —  The news comes after a flag with a swastika was seen behind one of GOP Rep. Dave Taylor's staffers.  —  Multiple GOP congressional offices earlier this year received an American flag with an …

Abbott to send National Guard to Austin for No Kings rally … His announcement was sharply criticized by Democrats.  “Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do — and Greg Abbott just proved he's one of them,” Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu said in a statement.

Antifa Members Face First-Ever Terrorism Charges from DOJ  —  Two Antifa members have been indicted by a federal grand jury on terrorism related charges in connection with a July 4th attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas.  —  Federal prosecutors …

Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster … He's still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him over his softened approach to President Trump.  — Potential Democratic challengers are already bashing Fetterman — and each other — years ahead of schedule.

I resigned from the military because of Trump  —  I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.  —  Just now  —  Doug Krugman served for 24 years in the United States Marine Corps.  —  On Sept. 30, at an unprecedented gathering …

Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million in Vegas playing blackjack  —  The billionaire Illinois governor who is on the 2028 presidential shortlist reported the earnings in his latest tax filings after playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino.  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire …

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful's raw views on politics, war, and police  —  Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” …

ICE arrests police officer in Chicago suburb and accuses him of being in US illegally  —  ICE agents arrested a police officer Thursday morning in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro.  —  The Department of Homeland Security says the officer …

Revenge of the “Lib Tard:” Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal  —  Sydney Reid, who was arrested in July after a tussle as she was filming an ICE arrest, was just acquitted by a jury.  —  This was a case that should never have been charged, one of at least dozens just like it.

DC attackers go free, showing limits of Trump crime crackdown  —  DC ATTACKERS GO FREE, SHOWING LIMITS OF TRUMP CRIME CRACKDOWN.  District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs was quite understanding with the 15-year-old who had pepper-sprayed a man while a friend pummeled him …

Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments  —  Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce's philanthropic arm after the company's chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.

NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg has died  —  Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday at the age of 87.  —  Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg.

Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says … President Donald Trump's tariffs will cost global businesses upward of $1.2 trillion in 2025, with most of the cost being passed onto consumers, according to a new analysis from S&P Global.

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act  —  The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.  —  Pocket  —  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case about whether Section 2 …

Glenn Beck says the FBI sought his advice on how to target antifa — here's who he wants them to go after  —  Glenn Beck has spent a decade and a half trying to make the case that various progressive organizations, activists, and funders are radicals bent on destroying the country.

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising …

Jack Smith's Not-So-Subtle Message  —  One of those ledes that just pulls you up short, from the Chicago bureau chief of the New York Times: … Just another day in Stephen Millerland.  Happy Thursday.  —  Jack Smith Speaks  —  by Will Saletan  —  Jack Smith, the former special counsel …