Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown  —  GOP senators propose sending money directly to consumers' health accounts rather than to insurance companies  —  WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans have made what amounts to a counteroffer in a bid to end the government shutdown …

Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps  —  In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.  —  The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits …

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit  —  Summary  — BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned over a documentary about Donald Trump  — The Telegraph had published details …

Why I Am Resigning  —  A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.  —  In 1985, president ronald reagan appointed me as a federal judge.  I was 38 years old.  At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life.  However, I resigned Friday …

Trump Suggests $2,000 Payouts to Americans as He Defends Tariffs  —  President praises benefits of the levies after Supreme Court appears skeptical of his justification for many of them  —  President Trump suggested tariff revenue could be used to fund payments of at least $2,000 to most Americans.

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo  —  The image showing him in a fedora and three-piece suit sparked heated online speculation that he was a detective involved in the investigation into the audacious robbery of the priceless items.

I Want You to Understand Chicago  —  I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.  —  Every day my phone buzzes.  It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore.  A friend a mile away sends a Slack message …

Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media  —  Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president's opponents seizing on the footage …

Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees  —  Amid the president's fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.  —  One morning in march, as ICE was building momentum in carrying out President Donald Trump's mass-deportation campaign …

Latest Data Shows Huge Impact of the Government Shutdown on Airlines and Our Customers  —  The latest data on the impact of the government shutdown on airlines and our customers:  — Yesterday (Nov. 8), according to analysis of FAA data, staffing contributed to 71% of total NAS delay minutes.

One photo, a deluge of threats: Inside the Arizona high school turned upside down by right-wing activists  —  A group of math teachers — some of whom were fans of Charlie Kirk — had their lives turned upside down this week over false accusations about a Halloween photo.

The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something  —  So Zohran Mamdani won the election to be the next mayor of New York City.  This made a lot of people in New York City very happy, and it made a lot of people outside of New York City happy, too.  It also made a lot of people inside …

Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship.  Is it possible?  —  GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani's citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.  —  After Zohran Mamdani handily won the New York City mayoral election …

Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago  —  OH SNAP!  —  The president's ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.  —  Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for a lavish party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday—swapping a government shutdown for opera and truffled gratin dauphinois.

German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen  —  Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.  —  Just now  —  BERLIN — A prominent far-right German activist has applied …

Why Nikki Haley's son went radical His generation inherited insecurity  —  It's a delicate moment for Indian-Americans.  They're more visible than ever in US politics, including in the second Trump administration, which features such bold-face names as Usha Vance, Jay Bhattacharya …

Trump's ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides  —  President Trump's threat to go “guns-a-blazing” into Nigeria concerned U.S. military officials in Africa and surprised even those who had been pushing the issue.  —  DAKAR, Senegal — President Donald Trump's threat to go …

Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land  —  The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on John O. Brennan to South Florida and is beginning to recruit line prosecutors.  —  Far-right influencers have been hinting in recent weeks …

Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly ‘much happier’ after prison transfer by Trump officials  —  Jeffrey Epstein associate, serving 20 years for sex-trafficking crimes, is now in minimum-security federal prison in Texas  —  Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell …