US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel …

Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America  —  This weekend's “No Kings” rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment … Saturday's national “No Kings” protests seem likely to be huge, and the Trump administration appears especially concerned and worried about the public backlash it's facing this weekend.

Trump To Hold Putin Summit In Budapest - Where Russia Promised Not To Invade Ukraine  —  Asked who chose Budapest given that history, top White House aides told HuffPost: “Your mom.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is touting another meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin …

Jeffries Goes Nuclear on ‘Sick’ and ‘Demented’ Karoline Leavitt  —  ‘STONE COLD LIAR’  —  The House Minority Leader blasted the White House press secretary over her criticism of Democrats.  —  Hakeem Jeffries torched White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, calling her …

Jury Acquittal Hands Jeanine Pirro a Big L  —  Three-Time Loser  —  In a closely watched case, a federal jury acquitted a woman Thursday on charges of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer over the summer during a transfer of detainees to ICE outside of the D.C. jail.

The John Bolton Indictment  —  Prosecutors fulfill Trump's call to punish his former national security adviser and frequent critic.  —  Click for Sound  —  Opposing Donald Trump is a perilous business, but working for him can be equally as dangerous.  That's one lesson from Thursday's indictment …

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 …

America First?  No, Billionaire Buddies First  —  Argentina: A very Trumpy debacle  —  The Trump administration is doing so many corrupt, destructive and simply stupid things that the failing attempt to rescue Javier Milei, Argentina's MAGAesque president, with billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars isn't even in the top 10.

Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns  —  The other day, President Trump announced that he has bombed yet another boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean sea.  He has now struck six boats, with 27 people dead, and the bombings have been widely denounced as illegal.

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.

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 …

Small businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs and economists say it's a warning for the economy … Viresh Varma can't sleep.  —  The CEO of AV Universal Corp., a small footwear company that sells through retailers like Macy's, Nordstrom and DSW, said he needed to take out a $250,000 loan …

Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack  —  For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.  —  Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months …

Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts  —  Democrat Graham Platner disavowed the comments in an interview with The Washington Post, saying, “I don't want people to judge me off the dumbest thing I said on the internet 12 years ago.”  —  just now

Man living in Louisiana connected to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, U.S. says  —  Federal prosecutors accused a man in Louisiana of participating in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, then traveling to the U.S. on a fraudulent visa, according to newly unsealed court documents.

Roger Taney's Contemporaries Hated Him As Much As You Probably Do  —  If asked to name the very worst Supreme Court justice of all time, most people would put Roger Taney, who served as chief justice between 1836 and his death in 1864, at or near the top of their shortlists.

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 …

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Top nuclear weapons agency to furlough most staff amid shutdown … The agency doesn't directly operate U.S. nuclear weapons, which falls to the Pentagon.  But it is a key component of America's nuclear capabilities by maintaining and modernizing warheads, overseeing Navy nuclear propulsion and managing nonproliferation programs.

Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things  —  “Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, and rape.... Vice President JD Vance downplayed [the] bigoted messages, suggesting they were nothing more than ‘edgy, offensive jokes.’” — Politico

Ukraine war latest: Russia ‘shoots down own fighter jet’ during drone attack on Crimea, Sochi  —  Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,332 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  —  Today's top story:  —  Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea …

Trump Pushes Indiana Lawmakers to Redraw State Maps  —  A call Friday morning by the president to Republican state senators is part of an escalating pressure campaign by the White House.  —  President Trump called Indiana Senate Republicans on Friday morning to encourage them to redraw …

It's a Bird!  It's a Plane!  It's a Chemtrail?  New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS  —  While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick.

Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point  —  Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noem's lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.  — Copy  —  Members of Congress are growing incensed with Secretary …

New York's Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall  —  The city's 1% realize their influence is waning: 'It's hard to be chill and relaxed'  —  It was just after finishing a set of pelvic floor exercises that a Pilates instructor on the Upper East Side recently brought …

Democrats up 6, 10 points in new averages of New Jersey and Virginia governor polls  —  Aggregators take note: We found that many polls in these contests are sponsored by or affiliated with GOP campaigns, increasing the potential bias of (unadjusted) polling averages  —  Two announcements before we get started:

Penn, USC join growing list of universities declining Trump's federal funding deal … Although Jameson did not outline his specific concerns, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution urging the university's leaders to decline the administration's offer, first reported by The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva, brushes aside Democrats' legal threat — for now … Speaker Mike Johnson is brushing off escalating threats of legal action from Democrats if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in during Friday afternoon's House pro forma session.