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 …

Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump during …

DC Woman Accused Of Assaulting Agent During ICE Encounter Found Not Guilty  —  Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge.  Ouch.  —  A Washington, D.C., woman accused of assaulting a federal agent …

Adelita Grijalva can force a vote on the Epstein files, but she's still not sworn in  —  More than three weeks after winning her congressional race, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva never imagined her fight to get sworn into office would take this long.  —  The Arizona Democrat has keys to her office, but not much else.

Most see the federal shutdown as a problem and think there is plenty of blame to go around  —  Although the shutdown debate is focused on health care subsidies, 42% of Americans do not have an opinion about extending tax credits to those who purchase health care through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

GOP representative blames swastika flag in his office on a ‘ruse’ … In February, similar flags were delivered via the United States Postal Service “to multiple congressional offices,” a GOP Hill staffer, not from Taylor's office, told POLITICO.  An image obtained by POLITICO …

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.

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials  —  A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working …

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei  —  Prefer A One-Time Gift?  Donate Here  —  A report from InfoVaticana — a Spanish outlet with close Opus Dei ties — claims that Pope Leo XIV is on the verge of approving new statutes that would effectively dismantle Opus Dei as it exists today.

Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump's Immigration Force  —  The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff.  The company's C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump.

Donald Trump's Dream Palace of Puffery  —  The Pentagon's ban on real journalism looks to be a preview of where the White House is headed.  —  Two weeks into a federal-government shutdown, with no end in sight and President Donald Trump threatening to fire thousands of government employees …

Trump unveils IVF policies, but no new funding or coverage requirements … The cost of EMD Serono's Gonal-F, a follicle-stimulating hormone injection commonly taken during a standard IVF cycle, will drop by anywhere between 42 and 79 percent in the cash-pay market, depending on the patient's income …

The Shadow President  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  This story is exempt from ProPublica's Creative Commons license until Dec. 19, 2025.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 12 …

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 …

Democrats Lay Out ‘Damning’ Examples of ICE's Tactics in Chicago  —  Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, more than a dozen in all, included the examples in a Thursday letter to the White House, DHS and ICE.  — Copy  —  Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have compiled a …

Fox News Poll: Mamdani maintains significant lead in NYC mayoral race  —  Voters see Mamdani, Cuomo as strong leaders but more say Mamdani will bring needed change  —  Ahead of Thursday's debate, a new Fox News survey finds the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, maintaining a substantial lead …

‘No Kings’ Rally Organizer: ‘Quite Clear’ Why Mike Johnson Is Attacking Our Protests  —  Republican leaders are acting weirdly terrified of baby boomers with signs.  —  WASHINGTON — For days, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been weirdly fear-mongering about the nationwide “No Kings” protests set for Saturday.

USC rejects Trump's compact  —  Interim President Beong-Soo Kim said the compact would limit free inquiry.  —  By MIRANDA HUANG  —  October 17, 2025  —  USC marks the fourth to reject President Donald Trump's compact, following The University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University.

What the DNC chair told us about 2025  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Happy Friday.  I'm Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  ABOUT LAST NIGHT: In the New York City mayoral debate last night, which was (expertly) co-moderated …

Zohran Mamdani did what he needed and won the debate  —  Zohran Mamdani did not make any major or minor mistakes.  He was calm, smiled and made his points over attacks from rivals Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.  Mamdani dominated most of the two-hour debate against his more experienced opponents.

Waiting on Trump's go at Medicare drug price talks  —  Presented by With help from Kelly Hooper  —  EYE ON MEDICARE NEGOTIATIONS — We're still waiting on lawmakers to reach a deal to reopen the government, but the coming weeks could yield news on the prices the Trump administration …

How dozens of Trump's donors have benefited from his second term  —  While previous presidents have introduced policies that have helped supporters, such incidents are now more common and overt  —  Some have won legal relief.  Others have been pardoned for their crimes, or benefited from policy changes.

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 …