Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries  —  Where Things Stand  — Epstein inquiry: President Trump tried to deflect scrutiny from his own ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by ordering the Justice Department on Friday to investigate links Mr. Epstein …

The Epstein files sinkhole widening under Trump  —  These polls suggest the issue is a bigger problem than the president wants to admit.  —  As of this month, it has been exactly a decade since Donald Trump took a permanent polling lead in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.

Indiana redistricting push likely dead despite White House pressure … It's a massive blow to the White House's efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year via redistricting, and comes from a state Trump easily won last November.  It marks the fourth state where efforts …

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts  —  On Oct. 2, the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad.  Sitting on horseback in chaps and a cowboy hat …

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff  —  FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required …

Just 29% of Americans support US military killing drug suspects, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  — Poll shows 29% of Americans support extrajudicial killings of suspected traffickers  — Trump administration claims courts unnecessary in drug war  — 21% support military action to oust Maduro, 31% back non-military means

Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim  —  The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump's first term who — like the president — claim they're owed major payouts from the US government as victims of politically-motivated actions.

The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation  —  Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable  —  There's deep turmoil at the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing “think tank” that calls itself “America's most influential policy organization,” and is responsible for Project 2025.

Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign  —  Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging  —  The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser …

Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits … Her comment comes after funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ran out of federal funding during the government shutdown, leading many conservative pundits and even President Donald Trump to criticize …

GOP senators distance themselves from provision allowing them to sue over phone record searches  —  The senators' comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts.

Olivia Nuzzi on the Scandal With RFK Jr. that Upended Her Career  —  The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that upended her career.  —  Olivia Nuzzi loved him.

Poll: Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they have a good friend in the other party  —  Among Republicans, 82% say they have a close friend who is a member of the other party, compared with 64% of Democrats, according to the NBC News poll.  —  Despite a polarized …

Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP's ‘Project 2029’  —  As Democrats continue to regroup after their brutal loss in last year's presidential election, they have yearned to replicate the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, and deliver policy recommendations to their next presidential candidate.

Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign  —  We recently argued that an inflection point had been reached in cybersecurity: a point at which AI models had become genuinely useful for cybersecurity operations, both for good and for ill. This was based …

Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case  —  Ever since President Trump started bombing alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean Sea while refusing to provide even minimal factual justification for it, a couple of big questions have gone unanswered: Are Trump's underlings being given illegal orders?

Epstein appeared to text with House member during Cohen hearing, documents show  —  Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender's estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker's questions to Trump's personal attorney at a 2019 congressional hearing.

FBI throws cold water on story suggesting Capitol Police officer was Jan. 6 pipe bomber  —  The mystery of the pipe bomber's identity has allowed some Trump supporters to pose an alternative narrative about Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI on Thursday threw cold water on a story …

Trump pulls nominee for top IRS post who drew conservative activist's ire … The position is synonymous with IRS chief counsel, according to the IRS website.  Korb was expected to play a major role in implementing the tax provisions of the massive GOP policy bill enacted in July.

Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family  —  A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.