Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds  —  Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.  —  Just now  —  More Americans blame President …

How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger  —  By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.  —  When Xi Jinping walked out of his meeting with President Trump on Thursday …

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases  —  Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.  —  The former white house adviser Katie Miller—mother of three young children, and wife of the presidential right-hand man Stephen …

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas  —  A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.  —  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring plans …

Senate rejects Trump's global tariffs, the final vote in a series of rebukes  —  For the third time in three days, the Senate was asked whether it approves of President Donald Trump's tariffs.  And for the third time, they said “no.” This time, the vote was to end the national emergency Trump used …

Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps  —  The arguments at times appeared to frustrate the judge, who promised to rule soon on a suit filed by roughly two dozen states seeking to ensure people don't go hungry as a result of a budgetary dispute.

New York City Mayor and New Jersey Governor 2025  —  New Jersey Voters Give Sherrill Slight Edge; Mamdani Holds 25-Point Lead over Cuomo in NYC  —  The final Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill surveys of the New Jersey election for Governor and the New York City election for Mayor find …

Delta and United call on Congress to immediately end government shutdown, pay air traffic controllers … Delta Air Lines and United Airlines called on Congress Thursday to reopen the U.S. government and pay air traffic controllers, with Delta urging senators to “immediately pass a clean continuing resolution.”

FBI memo opening Arctic Frost probe into Trump was thin on evidence and justification, experts say  —  Biden DOJ investigations into Trump were born in sea of retribution: The picture of the politicized nature of the Arctic Frost investigation into Donald Trump continues take shape, and it's not pretty.

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico … Alejandro Juarez stepped off a plane in Texas and stood on a bridge over the Rio Grande, staring at the same border that he had crossed illegally from Mexico 22 years earlier.  —  As U.S. immigration officials unshackled …

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina's Chief Justice Transformed His State and America  —  In early 2023, Paul Newby, the Republican chief justice of North Carolina's Supreme Court, gave the state and the nation a demonstration of the stunning and overlooked power of his office.

SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr  —  The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.  —  ∙ Paid  —  THE EXPERIENCED HEAD OF A CRITICAL OFFICE that helps organize important technical research and disburse billions of dollars …

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons  —  The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn't seem to know why.  —  Just before heading to his meetings with the leader of China, the president of the United States issued some comments about nuclear weapons, or “nuclear,” as he tends to call them.

Britt and Schumer have rare bipartisan chat as senators feel out shutdown endgame  —  A key GOP appropriator spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday and again Thursday in rare bipartisan conversations involving the top Democrat as rank-and-file senators hunt for ways to end the 30-day government shutdown.

One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media  —  Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.  —  Total Groyper Victory  —  TUCKER CARLSON INTERVIEWED white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes on Monday, sitting politely as Fuentes criticized the power of “organized Jewry in America.”

This Man Is the Face of the Future  —  Greg Bovino is next.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Il Bovino  —  Please watch this short clip.  It's under two minutes.  And then lets talk about what you see.  —  First: You see Chicago police officers at the scene outside the Chicago courthouse.

Prince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title  —  The extraordinary move caps his fall from grace over his ties to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, will be stripped of his title as prince, an extraordinary punishment …

Ohio Republicans cut redistricting deal with Dems … Editorial photos provided by Getty Images.  Political ads courtesy of AdImpact.  —  PUNCHBOWL NEWS PRESENTS  —  Our new weekly show, Fly Out Day, brings you inside the most consequential decisions shaping Congress with the people at the center of the story.

‘Let children be children’: Pritzker asks feds to pause immigration efforts for Halloween  —  ‘No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood,’ Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrote in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security

Trump administration readies up to $12 billion for initial farm aid payment  —  The Trump administration plans to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for farmers hurt by the president's tariff policies once the government shutdown ends, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Florida Universities to Stop Hiring Foreign H-1B Workers Under DeSantis Plan  —  The governor's announcement follows a Trump administration plan to charge institutions $100,000 to bring in workers from other countries using the visas.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis directed Florida education officials to …

Stephen Miller's wife threatens to get US citizen deported as TV debate gets heated  —  MAGA influencer Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, suggested that President Donald Trump's government could deport progressive pundit Cenk Uygur after she became frustrated with him during a television debate.

What We Choose to Nazi  —  Good morning to everyone, including Long Island wine importer Bill DeBlasio—who accidentally provoked a minor media scandal this week when a reporter from the Times of London emailed him seeking comment on Zohran Mamdani's policies.

Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens  —  Up to 23,500 service members are being readied and trained for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.  —  The Pentagon has ordered thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest mission training …

A Year Ahead of the Midterms, Americans' Dim Views of Both Parties  —  Democrats' frustration with their own party is up sharply, as many say it hasn't pushed back hard enough against Trump and the GOP  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study …

Keystone Kash Accused of Using $60M FBI Jet for Date Night  —  BOOTY CALL?  —  Patel was critical of former FBI directors for “jetting around on taxpayer dollars.”  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of using taxpayer money to fly his 26-year-old country singer girlfriend around the country.

FBI slams House proposal to grant Tulsi Gabbard leading role on counterintelligence  —  The CIA and other intelligence officials share many of the FBI's misgivings about the House proposal, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.  —  The FBI says a proposal by House lawmakers …