Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations  —  Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism.  —  The Department of Homeland Security has diverted thousands of federal agents …

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

Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities  —  Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago's Little Village on foot or by car to find immigration agents that have repeatedly targeted his largely Mexican neighborhood.

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.

Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela  —  The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal …

The Grift Bubble  —  A Political Theory of American Collapse  —  How does a country burst?  To answer this questions, it helps to see matters as do the president and the vice-president: from inside a grift bubble.  —  As I traveled around the United States these last few weeks — Columbus …

GOP-led Epstein probe in House creates political friendly fire for Trump  —  The Republican side of the committee investigating Epstein has kept pushing out troves of emails and documents, and Trump's name keeps coming up.  —  Just now  —  The news release couldn't have been more spartan …

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 …

Trump blasts Indiana state lawmakers for not pursuing redistricting efforts  —  The president's criticism comes after Indiana's state GOP Senate leader announced that there was not enough support for lawmakers to pursue redistricting.  —  President Donald Trump slammed Indiana state Republican lawmakers …

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 …

Trump's ‘incredibly complex’ tariffs suck up CEO time and company resources … “This has been an exhausting year, I'd say, for most CEOs in the country,” said Gary Shapiro, CEO and vice chair of the Consumer Technology Association, an industry group whose 1,300 member companies include major brands …

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.

The banality of evil: how Epstein's powerful friends normalised him  —  Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear  —  He got by with a little help from his friends.  From British royalty to White House alumni …

Trump trade negotiator hits out at EU delays in cutting tariffs and rules  —  Jamieson Greer warns bloc that trade remains a ‘flashpoint’ in advance of talks next week  —  Donald Trump's top trade negotiator has warned the EU that trade remains a “flashpoint” with Washington …

‘Noem should resign over this’: Fury over alleged DHS ‘child kidnapping and trafficking’  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.

Pentagon to Withdraw Some National Guard Troops From Chicago and Portland  —  The move comes amid court battles and objections by state and local leaders to President Trump's deployment orders.  —  The Pentagon is withdrawing hundreds of National Guard soldiers from Chicago and Portland …

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.

The two ends of the Capitol are worlds apart — as the founders intended  —  The shutdown fight showed the intended power struggle between the House and Senate.  —  Just now  —  Among the mossiest of jokes on Capitol Hill is one that goes something like this: