Why Democrats Finally Caved In The Government Shutdown Fight  —  Donald Trump was willing to make millions of people suffer.  Democrats didn't have the stomach for it.  —  WASHINGTON — In the end, some Democrats just didn't have the stomach for a drawn-out fight with Donald Trump.

Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic-leaning seat  —  The new map includes a solidly Democratic seat in Salt Lake City.  —  A Utah judge late Monday night rejected new congressional district lines drawn by Republican state lawmakers …

Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break  —  The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes …

Bari Weiss wants to take down CBS News' Standards and Practices unit for having ‘too much power’: sources  —  EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.  —  in New York  —  Your support helps us to tell the story

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling  —  The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific.  —  The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off …

Welcome to Tesla Capitalism  —  Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Our Socialist Future  —  You might not be interested in socialism, but socialism is interested in you.  —  National socialism is at the heart of Trumpism, which currently controls all three branches of government.

Defense lawyers seek Bill Essayli's ouster, again … Seabright, a Hawaii-based George W. Bush appointee assigned due to conflict-of-interest issues raised by having judges in the same California district resolve the dispute, concluded that the reappointment maneuver was unlawful.

Trump has promised peace for Gaza.  Private documents paint a grim picture. … The presentation surfaces a particular concern about whether a so-called International Stabilization Force — a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza — can really be deployed.

Trump slams “politically correct” politics in Veterans Day speech  —  President Trump lashed out at the Biden administration and political correctness while commemorating U.S. veterans on Tuesday. … - “We don't like being politically correct, so we're not going to be politically correct anymore,” Trump said during his remarks.

Investor angst over Big Tech's AI spending spills into bond market  —  Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks  —  Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley's boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market.

Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal … The move would leave the CFPB without money to operate starting next year, even to carry out its required activities, unless Congress passes fresh funding for the agency.  That is unlikely, given widespread Republican opposition to the CFPB.

'It Feels Like I'm in a Nightmare': Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran  —  For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States.  But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.

Canada Lost Its Measles Elimination Status.  What Does It Mean for the U.S.?  —  The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.  —  Canada has officially lost its status …

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist  —  The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”  —  The fall of constantinople wiped the last living Roman civilization from the Earth.  The city's refugees fled west, helping spark the Renaissance; its legacy shaped the religious traditions …

ICE agent points firearm at woman in car filming in Santa Ana, prompting police response  —  An ICE agent pointed a weapon at a woman in Santa Ana who the agent said followed and recorded him on Sunday, Nov. 9, Fullerton police said.  —  Fullerton police released a statement clarifying …

Top House committee chairman reveals he won't seek re-election in 2026  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington has served since 2017  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026.  —  The senior Republican lawmaker …

Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth's policies are pushing qualified women out of the military  —  Everything was set for the Navy officer to take over a new role that would have capped an already distinguished career— and made her the first woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs.

JD Vance, RFK Jr. to attend MAHA Summit … The summit, which is not open to the media, also includes the leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services' top agencies and top executives from companies such as Regeneron, Walmart, Google and Neuralink.

White House officials unhappy about 50-year mortgage idea released by top housing official, sources say  —  A proposal for a 50-year mortgage wasn't fully vetted by top Trump administration officials and wasn't ready to be made public, sources told CBS News.

China Hatches Plan to Keep U.S. Military From Getting Its Rare-Earth Magnets  —  Beijing considers ‘validated end-user’ system to fast-track certain export licenses  —  China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system …

Trump claims tariff “unwind” would cost $3 trillion  —  President Trump on Tuesday claimed the U.S. would be on the hook for $3 trillion in refunds and lost investments if the administration loses the pending tariffs case at the Supreme Court. … - In addition to the refund warning …

The flip side of America's price crunch: Paltry paychecks … “We're clearly going through a soft patch now,” said Gary Schlossberg, an economist and global strategist for the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.  “Households are going to be feeling some pain.