U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime  —  The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald …

For One Day at Least, Long Live the King  —  Donald Trump had an announcement for Senate Republicans last night: It's time to nuke the filibuster.  —  “BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD ‘CRAZY,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social last night, “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR …

Welcome to Your Reckoning  —  Republicans discover—with shock!—that white supremacists were the call coming from inside the house  —  They were so worried about pronouns.  So consumed by the specter of “gender ideology.”  So convinced the real threat was kids reading books about gay penguins …

Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule  —  The loss of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will have detrimental effects on households of color who were already dealing with ongoing systemic barriers.

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover  —  Nearly nine months into the president's oversight, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they've been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

In Trump's America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?  —  ARE WE LOSING OUR DEMOCRACY?  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.

AK-47s, online chats and a ‘pumpkin day’ reference lead FBI to avert a potential ISIS-inspired terror attack  —  A group of men who allegedly chatted online about an ISIS-inspired attack went to a shooting range with AK-47s, practiced high-speed reloads and made a reference to “pumpkin day,” authorities said.

JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures  —  After Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 death, the bank reported more than $1 billion in potentially suspicious transactions.  —  Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges …

Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo  —  Russian foreign ministry's maximalist demands for ending Ukraine war led US to scrap planned meeting  —  Max Seddon and Amy Mackinnon in Washington and Christopher Miller in Kyiv  —  The US cancelled President …

‘Happy Halloween!’:  DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.  —  The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.

The fall of the CBS News climate team  —  🌎 HEATED's climate journalism is 100 percent reader-funded, which means it can never be cancelled by a right-wing billionaire.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of the climate crisis, please support us.  👇  —  Subscribe now

Obamacare sticker shock is more shocking in some states than others … “It's devastating.  We've gotten to the point that real people are in the middle of this now,” said Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California, the state's Obamacare exchange.

New poll: Voters want Democrats to win in NJ, VA and in 2026, as they push back on Trump  —  This article reports results from the October Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers can suggest a question for future polls …

Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag  —  A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.

Graham Platner's finance director resigns in latest personnel shakeup … Holmes did not immediately respond to messages Friday morning.  His previous work included the campaigns of Michigan Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Chris Swanson and Rep. Josh Riley.

UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are ‘unacceptable’  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea …

Fear and loathing in Washington DC: Trump administration satirized in Halloween displays - in pictures  —  Top figures and controversial policies from Donald Trump's administration are being sharply satirized this year through Halloween displays across Washington DC.

Too Cruel Too Soon  —  How Republicans messed up on Project 2025  —  Federal funding for SNAP, the nutritional aid program still often referred to as food stamps, ends tonight.  This will have catastrophic impacts on 42 million Americans, the great majority of them children, elderly or disabled.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pans Trump's nuclear testing directive: ‘Weakness masquerading as strength’  —  In an interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Newsom said he didn't believe President Donald Trump would launch a nuclear weapon and called his rhetoric “performative.”

Trump's NASA chief hits back at Kim Kardashian: Yes, we've been to the moon  —  U.S. celebrity shared a conspiracy theory that the lunar landings were faked, triggering pushback from space boss Sean Duffy.  —  NASA on Thursday pushed back against comments from U.S. celebrity Kim Kardashian suggesting …

Why Are the Feds Criminalizing a Clarinetist?  —  This mom got roughed up at a protest — and has since been charged with assault  —  She's a mother, a musician, and a social worker.  The feds are claiming she's a violent criminal.  —  The story of how Oriana Korol, a protest-band clarinetist …

A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme.  He spent a month in jail.  —  The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post.  Free-speech advocates say it's a symptom of a wider crackdown.  —  As a liberal in a deep-red Tennessee town …

What you say and do matters  —  Plus the future of asylum and the scope  —  I think Slow Boring readers will appreciate the “Deciding to Win” report that Simon Bazelon (who has written for us in the past) wrote with our friends at Welcome PAC.  It's not 100 percent what I would write …

Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, from Camp Bryan Prison Warden  —  Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Dr. Tanisha Hall …