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 …

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month  —  The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo.  —  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans …

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 …

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 limit passport sex markers for trans and nonbinary Americans  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to require the sex designation on US passports to align with a traveler's biological sex, a blow to transgender and nonbinary Americans …

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 …

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 …

Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip  —  The investigation into Muriel Bowser could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.  —  4 MIN READ  —  Got a Tip?

‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents  —  A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz …

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

White House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office  —  A White House guest who was attending President Trump's announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short.  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt …

What Trump's New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity  —  The president's agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you're paying.  —  President Trump's latest drug pricing deal, which would lower the costs of obesity medication …

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 …

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.

Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela  —  The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation that would have required approval from Congress before President Donald Trump could take military action against Venezuela, despite bipartisan misgivings about the administration's secretive efforts in the region.

“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 …

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.

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 …

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.

US-POLITICS-TRUMP  —  US President Donald Trump looks on after a man fainted during an announcement about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2025.  Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk …