Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Immigration Crackdown  —  The Department of Homeland Security was established to keep Americans safe.  Under President Trump, it has so shifted its focus to illegal immigration that other aspects of its mission are suffering.

GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed.  Here's what lawmakers propose now.  —  Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats' plan to extend ACA subsidies.  —  Just now

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's received threats amid deepening feud with Trump  —  The Georgia representative's revelation comes after Trump rescinded his support and suggested he would back a primary challenger against her.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. …

Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds  —  President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration's policies.  —  New disclosures posted Saturday by the US Office …

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.

Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship  —  Congregants of an east Charlotte church scattered into the woods Saturday when masked federal agents arrived and detained one of their members, according to witnesses.  —  About 15 to 20 church members …

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 …

Canada loses its measles elimination status, and the US is close behind  —  Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what's happened in the U.S. this year.

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.

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.

White House Hunts for Ways to Lower the Cost of Living  —  Aside from reducing tariffs, Trump has a limited ability to bring down prices  —  WASHINGTON—A proposal to give Americans direct payments of $2,000 or more.  An antitrust probe into allegations that meatpacking companies are colluding to drive up beef prices.

A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue  —  After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia's economy is slowing.  Oil revenues are down, the budget deficit is up and defense spending has leveled off.

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.

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

Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine  —  A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press.

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.