Trump breaks with ‘wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene … The president continued to share several posts lambasting Taylor Greene on Truth Social into Friday night — including reposting comments that called the representative “a cheap political football,” a “sellout” and another that said her …

At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest  —  (RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.  —  The Rev. Michael Woolf, center, is pulled from a group of demonstrators …

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’  —  When a masked man grabbed Ernesto Diaz's left shoulder and slammed him against a vehicle, he thought he was being robbed.  —  Diaz, 23, had been walking down Archer Avenue …

Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction … “Dan Wilson is a good man.  After more than 7 months of unjustified imprisonment, he is relieved to be home with his loved ones,” said Wilson's attorneys, George Pallas and Carol Taylor,in a statement to POLITICO.

How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab  —  Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.

U.S. official says the ‘table is being set’ for possible military action against Venezuela  —  The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will arrive in the northern Caribbean on Sunday as tensions with Venezuela grow, according to a U.S. military official.

Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal  —  The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.”  The Trump Organization's major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals.

Former Fed Official Violated Trading Rules, Disclosures Show  —  Adriana D. Kugler, who stepped down as a governor in August, reported trades in stocks, including Apple and Southwest Airlines, in 2024.  —  Adriana D. Kugler, who abruptly stepped down from her role as a governor …

Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons  —  The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump's signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”

Here's Why Trump's “50-Year Mortgage” is a Terrible Idea  —  It's a “solution” no one asked for, and it would only make the housing crisis worse.  —  Donald Trump's latest idea to tackle sky-high housing costs is to stretch mortgages to 50 years, a huge change to US housing policy.

Trump blocked from gutting Voice of America collective bargaining rights  —  A federal judge rejected the president's assertion the U.S. Agency for Global Media had a “primary national security function” necessary to exempt employees from union representation.

Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently … The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, roughly 40 percent of whom are children. … Tens of thousands of legal immigrants will also lose access to the program under the law.

ICE Announces Removal of Violent Criminal Illegal Alien After Milwaukee Judge Arrested for Obstructing His Arrest Earlier This Year  —  In April, Judge Dugan intentionally directed ICE away from this criminal illegal alien to help him evade arrest and now faces federal charges

Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law  —  Topline  —  A website that pays licensing fees to President Donald Trump is selling merchandise bearing the official presidential seal—including a $150 record player and $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls” …

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California  —  The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination …

Admit It.  Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner. … It's easy to find Newsom naysayers.  In fact, there may not be a modern political figure who was simultaneously so well-positioned to be his party's nominee and so doubted by the smart set since, well, Joe Biden in 2020.

‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates  —  From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalism  —  He grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children.

Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine's Lights.  Now It's Aiming for the Heat.  —  Moscow's attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.  —  Three winters of Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid have taught Oleksandra Kovalenko and her family how to live in the dark.