Jury acquits D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent  —  Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.  —  WASHINGTON — Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department's case against …

Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday  —  It wasn't just about superior turnout.  Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey.  —  In the Trump era, Democrats have seemed to excel among the highly engaged, highly educated voters who predominate …

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month  —  A federal judge rebuked the administration for the way it tried to fund only partial benefits to food stamp recipients.  —  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full …

Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room …

Heritage staff in open revolt over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson  —  The departures and condemnations built on brewing frustrations with Kevin Roberts's handling of Project 2025 and internal sexism allegations.  —  Just now  —  The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president …

Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people  —  Trump is seeking to reverse a Biden policy that allowed transgender applicants to choose male, female or “X” as gender markers.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration …

Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says … Layoff announcements soared in October as companies recalibrated staffing levels during the artificial intelligence boom, a sign of potential trouble ahead for the labor market, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor  —  The office makes economic projections for lawmakers and scores legislation for how much it would add or subtract from the national debt.  —  just now  —  The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers' nonpartisan bookkeeper …

Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages  — Federal agent said he was proud of his shooting skills  — Marimar Martinez indicted on charges of impeding federal agent  — Key vehicle in case repaired before defense could inspect it

Orban's chummy relationship with Trump could help his oil sanctions pitch … “We're fairly used to these efforts to undermine European unity, and we know [Trump] likes to deal with leaders one-on-one,” predicted an EU official granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Kash Patel's Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks  —  This dude can't stop flying to Nashville.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Kash Patel keeps taking a private jet to his girlfriend's home city  —  FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL has had quite a week.  —  Facing criticism for taking …

Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress  —  Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election.  She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.

“Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected”  —  Kansas Reflector:  —  The mayor of a small south-central Kansas town has been charged with committing fraud by voting in elections since 2022 even though he is not a United States citizen …

Bernie Moreno accused of ‘creepy’ behavior after revealing he collected colleagues' car info  —  WASHINGTON - A routine Senate nomination hearing erupted into a confrontation Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno revealed he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers of his Democratic colleagues' cars …

FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site  —  The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet and to avoid sending traffic to the original publishers of web content, according to a subpoena posted by the website.