Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting China's Xi  —  The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.  —  GYEONGJU, South Korea …

British newspaper spoke to the wrong DeBlasio, not an ‘imposter’  —  THE SCOOP  —  The man at the heart of a high-stakes political mixup that rippled through global political journalism in the final days of the New York mayoral campaign was neither “falsely claiming” to be former Mayor Bill de Blasio …

National Guard orders in DC extended through February 2026  —  National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC, will remain mobilized in the city at least through February 2026, according to people familiar with the guard's orders.  —  The troops' orders had been expected to lapse at the end …

Exclusive: White House finds 11th-hour shutdown workaround to pay troops — for now … The OMB found:  — $2.5 billion from a military housing fund specified in Trump's “big beautiful bill” to continue paying housing allowances for military personnel.  — $1.4 billion from the Research …

Government shutdown could lead to $14B in lost GDP, CBO reports  —  The ongoing federal shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.  The report, prepared in response to a request …

Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties  —  Bryce McFerran is a former senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia's richest oligarchs and is married to a member of a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin.  —  Just now

Revealed: Pentagon orders states' national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’  —  Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump's order on subduing civil unrest  —  A top US military official has ordered …

Trump DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate for Protesting ICE … Progressive Democratic congressional candidate and former journalist Kat Abughazaleh was indicted by the Justice Department Wednesday for allegedly preventing a federal officer from “discharging the duties of his office” at the Broadview ICE detention center near Chicago.

Trump calls Jack Smith a ‘criminal’ who should be in prison in latest attack on his perceived foes  —  Former special counsel Jack Smith oversaw the two federal criminal indictments against Trump when he was a presidential candidate.  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday called …

Jamie Lee Curtis: Charlie Kirk comments were a ‘mistranslation’  —  Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is clearing up comments she made about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination last month.  —  Curtis told Variety in an interview published Tuesday that her comments about Kirk …

Charges Dropped: Tennessee authorities dismiss charges against man who posted Trump meme  —  A Tenn. sheriff claimed Larry Bushart refused to take down a meme after being told it was causing fear of school shooting but police video shows there was never any discussion of a school

The Fed Resisted Trump.  Good.  —  Another Federal Reserve meeting, another loss for President Trump.  And we should all be grateful for that.  —  A few hours ago, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 10 to 2 to reduce interest rates by just .25 percent, disregarding Mr. Trump's regular exhortations …

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples' Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship  —  “You don't got no ID?” a Border Patrol agent in a baseball cap, sunglasses, and neck gaiter asks a kid on a bike.  The officer and three others had just stopped the two young men on their bikes during …

Jury Acquits Man Accused of Soliciting Trump's Murder on Bluesky  —  A jury took about two hours Tuesday to acquit a man accused of soliciting President Donald Trump's assassination on social media, a setback for the Justice Department office led by Trump's newly-installed loyalist Lindsey Halligan.

It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Used the FBI's Jet to Go on a Date … FBI Director Kash Patel met his girlfriend at Penn State this past weekend to watch a wrestling match—but his travel to the university stadium appears to have been on the American public's dime.

Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘mob’  —  The suspensions come in the case of a 2021 Capitol rioter who faces sentencing for unrelated weapons charges.  —  The Justice Department has placed two federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed …

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases  —  The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans' subsidies.  — 1.1k  —  The Trump administration has released …

F.B.I. Opposes Push for Gabbard to Take Lead on Counterintelligence  —  The F.B.I. made the disclosure in a pointed letter that underscored broader concern over a House bill that would give more authority to Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence.

Shock Video Shows ICE Agent Assaulting Woman Who Asked If He's A Good Christian  —  Hundreds protested Tuesday at an ICE facility in southwest Colorado after agents detained two children on their way to school.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers forcibly detained a father …

John Thune says he will engage ‘pretty soon’ with Democrats about ending shutdown  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday he expects to engage “pretty soon” with a group of rank-and-file Senate Democrats about ending the 29-day-and-counting government shutdown.

Centrist liberals head for shock victory in Dutch election, exit poll says  —  Anna Holligan,Hague correspondent in Leiden  —  The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten are heading for a dramatic victory, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote.

Binance Boosted Trump Family's Crypto Company Ahead of Pardon for Its Billionaire Founder  —  Giant crypto exchange facilitated $2 billion purchase of World Liberty's stablecoin and built its technology; clemency for Changpeng Zhao surprised some in administration

Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can't agree on first-degree murder charge  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder …

Donald Trump Jr.'s Expanding Business: After Joining 2nd New Board, U.S. Contracts Followed  —  Topline  —  Unusual Machines is at least the second company that appears to have activated an advisory board specifically to give a Trump a role, placing Donald Trump Jr. on the board in November 2024 …

The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy's dimensionality collapses  —  For months, analysts have been arguing over whether Democrats need to run more “moderates” in order to win more elections.  As a data nerd, I find this debate fascinating.  But as an alarmed citizen, I find this debate extremely frustrating.

ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks  —  The Anti-Defamation League has removed entirely from the “What We Do” page of its website a section called “Protect Civil Rights.”  —  The removal eliminated a passage that read …

Don Lemon's ‘trans’ insult to Megyn Kelly backfires  —  Talk show host Don Lemon came under fire online for implying that Megyn Kelly is ugly because “she looks trans.”  —  Lemon appeared on his own Clip Farmers podcast on Sunday, which branched off from his Don Lemon Show six months ago.

NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani 43%, Cuomo 33%, Sliwa 14%, Undecided 6%, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; Stark Generational Divide Among NYC's Likely Voters  — mail_outline  —  In the final days of the race to become New York City's next mayor, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani leads …

Top Republicans slam Trump administration's troop drawdown in Romania  —  A pair of senior Republican defense hawks are denouncing a move by the Trump administration to scale back the U.S. military presence in Europe on NATO's eastern edge, saying the decision “sends the wrong signal” to Russia.

10 Arrested on Federal Complaints Charging Them with Committing Violence Against Officers and Property During Anti-ICE Rioting  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement has arrested a total of 10 defendants federally charged …