Totally Brazen.  Comically Corrupt.  Painfully Dumb.  —  Twenty-six days into the government shutdown, we got an actual, meaningful development this morning.  The American Federation of Government Employees—a union that has regularly fought Donald Trump's assault on the federal workforce this year …

Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters … In recent days, President Trump has approved federal disaster aid for the red states of Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri and Alaska while denying it to the blue states of Maryland, Vermont, and Illinois.

Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He'd ‘Love’ a Third Term  —  President Trump made the comments on the second day of his trip to Asia.  The Constitution limits presidents to two terms, but Mr. Trump has suggested he might try to circumvent it.

186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?  —  Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have “immunity” for anything they do while enforcing immigration law.  Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …

How Jack Smith's strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed  —  Seeking to get the classified documents case to a jury before the 2024 election, the special counsel made a fateful decision that some in his office saw as a misstep.  —  This story is adapted from the forthcoming book by Leonnig and Davis …

Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans  —  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial purchases of U.S. soybeans for several years and will delay its expanded licensing regime for rare earths …

Scoop: Graham Platner's campaign manager is out … - Platner's former political director, Genevieve McDonald, also previously departed the campaign.  — Politico reported that before Brown's start date, another aide, Daniel Moraff, worked as the de facto campaign manager, according to McDonald.

Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda  —  ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.  —  OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI's Grok …

Trump Hammers His Own ICE Goons to Suck Up to Foreign Leader  —  RAID ANGER  —  He is slamming ICE over a raid at a U.S. Hyundai plant as he prepares to meet with South Korea's president.  —  President Donald Trump has bizarrely claimed he didn't look too kindly on the massive ICE raid of a Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia.

Trump: I'd ‘love to’ run in 2028  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and POLITICO White House reporter Megan Messerly preview next week's elections, plus Thursday's meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina's midterm elections  —  Result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but surprises many analysts after series of scandals  —  The party of Argentina's far-right president, Javier Milei …

The GOP's antisemitism crisis  —  On October 8, two of the biggest voices in right-wing media sat down for a nearly four-hour chat.  The host was Dave Smith, a libertarian Jewish comedian who has made a name for himself as a vocal critic of Israel's war in Gaza.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state's congressional boundaries  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return …

ICE is out of control and beyond repair  —  This agency needs to be stripped down to the studs.  Dems should start preparing now.  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  When President Trump told the Proud Boys to “Stand back and stand by” …

DC's only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park  —  On Saturday, the National Park Service returned the statue of Brig. Gen. Albert Pike to its home after being in storage for over five years.  —  The only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital …

Accusing Jordan Silverman  —  Jordan Silverman still isn't sure he wants me to write this story.  —  He isn't sure if he wants me to publish his real name (I have), his photo (I have not), or the real names of his partner and kids (I have not).  —  Silverman says he wants to clear his name.

3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency  —  During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.  —  Part of the issue is that for Trump, enriching himself and his family is one of the core purposes of his presidency.

US government debt burden on track to overtake Italy's, IMF figures show  —  Washington to become more indebted than European nations known for fragile public finances for first time this century  —  Sam Fleming in London, Amy Kazmin in Rome, and Claire Jones in Washington

Dutch voters eye return to centre after far-right experiment fails  —  Greens-Labour and Christian Democrats vow to form coalition without Geert Wilders' party after elections on Wednesday  —  Dutch voters are expected to swing back to the centre in elections this week …

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught  —  History lessons are being wiped from the internet, and California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away from curriculums that are seen as too progressive.  —  In the Trump era, history and civics education are under a microscope.

Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime  —  The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration has become a campaign of discrimination against Latinos.  Federal agents are rounding up people with brown skin, catching both U.S. citizens and legal immigrants in their dragnet.

October 26, 2025  —  Economist Paul Krugman probably didn't have the Erie Canal in mind today when he wrote about the rise of renewable energy, but he could have.  The themes are similar.  —  In his newsletter, Krugman noted that renewables have grown explosively in the past decade …

The immigration problem is a crime problem  —  The real driver of anti-immigration politics  —  It's the crime, stupid.  —  That's all I could think when I saw the latest numbers from our newest survey at The Argument, where we polled voters on their attitudes about immigration …

ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour  —  Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi's detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’  —  British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities …

Shutdown Challenges Republicans' Vow to Never End the Filibuster  —  GOP senators gave their word to protect the 60-vote rule.  'I'm praying to God they keep it,' says former Sen. Joe Manchin  —  In January 2021, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin made a solemn vow to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell …