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.

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 …

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 …

The GOP's coordinated attack on the ‘No Kings’ rally is ridiculous  —  The Republican talking points are out of touch with the reality of Saturday's protests.  —  In recent days, Republican leaders have warned darkly about the “No Kings” national protests scheduled for Saturday.

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 …

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. …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

‘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” …

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.

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 …

President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S.  —  On Wednesday, President Trump showed off plans for a major new monument to be potentially added to Washington, D.C.: a grand, classically styled arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged statue that suggests Victory.

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 …

More than 100 people cover the Pentagon.  These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.  —  The Federalist, the Epoch Times and One America News signed the Defense Department's press rules.  The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It's Like to Own a Cybertruck  —  “We were the targets.”  WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.  —  Aside from a MAGA hat, there is likely no object that feels …

Trinidad citizens believed killed in US airstrike off Venezuela coast identified  —  Rishi Samaroo and Chad ‘Charpo’ Joseph believed to have been on boat Trump alleged was carrying drugs to US  —  Natricia Duncan in Kingston, Kejan Haynes in Port of Spain and agencies

Immigration agent who shot Chicago woman drove ‘rammed’ vehicle to Maine, attorneys reveal  —  The immigration agent who shot a woman earlier this month after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park was allowed by his supervisors to drive the government-issued SUV back to Maine …

Trump diverts anti-terror funds from Democratic strongholds to Republican states  — Washington DC and Illinois see largest percentage funding cuts  — DHS says changes based on risk analysis, not politics  — Federal judge blocks fund distribution pending legal challenge