Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds  —  Democrats say that's a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access.  The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.

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 …

Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats  —  FHFA's acting inspector general handed probe report to U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James  —  Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing …

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 …

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 …

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 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.

Bloody chaos at UC Berkeley after Antifa storms TPUSA event  —  Violent “Antifa thugs” stormed a sold-out event for Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA at the University of California, Berkeley, organizers said — with keffiyeh-clad protesters clashing with cops and attendees, leaving some covered in blood.

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.

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.

IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation  —  A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes — “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” — while the university investigates a complaint by a student against material she presented.

John Fetterman makes a case for himself.  It's not very convincing.  —  In his memoir “Unfettered,” the senator addresses his depression and other struggles.  It doesn't mitigate concerns about whether he is up for the job.  —  One day, not long after he was elected to serve Pennsylvania …

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.

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 …

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.

China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds  —  World's biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity  —  China's carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals …

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.

Mamdani's top incoming aide was ‘chief architect’ of radical proposal overhauling NYPD  —  Zohran Mamdani's latest hire to his incoming staff includes the mayor-elect's long-time chief advisor, who has been dubbed the “chief architect” of Mamdani's campaign proposal to have social workers respond …

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 …

DOJ Tells SCOTUS Trump Has Unreviewable Power to Send Troops to U.S. Cities  —  President Donald Trump has broad unreviewable powers to flood U.S. cities with National Guard troops, the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in an expansive new filing to the Supreme Court.

Italian pasta exports to the U.S. could be ‘virtually wiped out’ by proposed 107% tariffs  —  The U.S. has hit 13 Italian pasta exporters with an anti-dumping tariff of 92%, which would be added to the Trump administration's 15% blanket E.U. levies.  —  Your pasta could get a lot pricier under …

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.

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 …

Pardon the Corruption  —  Will the Supreme Court take aim at legal gay marriage in America?  Not for the moment.  In an unsigned order, the court declined yesterday to take up a legal challenge to its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.  The challenge was brought by Kim Davis …

House hearing on member stock trading eyed for next week  —  The House Administration Committee could hold a hearing next week on congressional stock trading, reopening a deeply contentious issue on Capitol Hill and potentially paving the way for action on a bipartisan bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks.

'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.

This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office  —  WIRED spoke with Chuck Borges, the former SSA data chief turned DOGE whistleblower, who is running to represent southern Maryland in the state's senate.  —  Chuck Borges has had quite the year.  —  In January, Borges started a new job …