Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats' brand, new report warns  —  THE SCOOP  —  Democrats have badly weakened their party with left-leaning ideas and rhetoric, growing only with self-described “white liberals” while losing ground with other voters, according to a new center-left group's report shared first with Semafor.

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 plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown  —  The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration …

A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia … Crenshaw said Noem violated the rule by declaring that Abrego is a “MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator.”  And the judge said Bondi ran afoul of the rule …

Why Biden's White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party  —  Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.  —  In a new book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” …

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.

Newsom Flags Telltale Sign Trump's Doctors Are ‘Worried’  —  BRAINFREEZE!  —  The California governor isn't afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a fresh swipe at President Donald Trump's mental fitness on Monday, suggesting that the president's doctors may have their own concerns.

2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won't turn against my neighbors”  —  Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump's controversial immigration enforcement mission …

Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk's widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN  —  ‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week  —  Your support helps us to tell the story

Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can't visit ICE detention facilities … “ICE is no longer funding the operation of its detention facilities ... with any funds that were appropriated subject to [the requirement for lawmaker visits]” Justice Department attorneys indicated.

HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump's Policies  —  In annual performance reviews, federal workers will be assessed on whether they “clearly and demonstrably support implementation” of Trump's agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is using a new metric …

John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners … “I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human.

Trump administration is racing to deport Abrego Garcia ahead of criminal proceedings … The Salvadoran native was illegally deported to his native country in March, despite a court order finding he was likely to be targeted by gang violence there.  —  After Abrego Garcia sued …

ICE's Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster  —  It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted. … ICE, turbocharged by $75 billion in new dollars, is in a huge rush to hire, train, and deploy 10,000 new deportation officers.

‘I Was Born the Son of a Poor Black Sharecropper’  —  Oh, this greasy phony baloney.  —  There are times he outflimflams himself, and the performance is so bad, and such a flagrantly outrageous lie, you have to watch, mesmerized.  —  Like a chicken watching a cobra, cuz that's kind of what his twitchy hands look like.

Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say  — Job cuts may affect HR, devices, services, operations  — CEO Jassy aims to reduce bureaucracy, increase AI use  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday …

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.

Zohran Mamdani didn't tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11  —  The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually his dad's cousin.  —  The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during …

Will 9th Circuit Care That DOJ Lied Its Face Off In Oregon Invasion Case?  —  No mask can hide this BS.  —  If there's one lesson of the Trump era, it's that the president can lie with reckless abandon and face zero consequences.  The jury's still out on whether his underlings enjoy the same immunity.

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.

FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents, sources say  —  The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, two law enforcement sources told CNN.

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 …

Trump dangles prospect of Mar-a-Lago visit for Xi  —  U.S. president hints at reciprocal summits with Chinese leader next year as trade talks are revived.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to visit China next year and that President Xi Jinping would likely travel to …

UFC Fighter Who Vowed To Take A Bullet For Trump Has Revelation  —  Bryce Mitchell, who once called Hitler a “good guy,” made a wild claim of biblical proportions about the president.  —  Donald Trump has one less person willing to take a bullet for him.  —  That's because UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell …

California to Monitor Trump's DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference  —  California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice.  The move underscores …

Sports Poll: Americans To NFL: Move The Super Bowl To A Holiday Weekend, Quinnipiac University National Sports Poll Finds; NFL Fans Favor Expanding Regular Season To 18 Games  — mail_outline  —  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked about the possibility of extending the regular NFL season …

A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn't Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous  —  You don't need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.  —  President Donald Trump dropped the news casually at the very end …