Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.

Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case  —  The magistrate judge raised the question of whether “government misconduct” in the case might require dismissing the charges against the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, altogether.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’  —  The president had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter  — President Donald Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend

FEMA head resigns.  Richardson had been hard to reach during Texas floods.  —  David Richardson resigned Monday after a brief tenure leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  —  David Richardson on Monday resigned as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

‘He got tired of me winning’: How Thomas Massie outmaneuvered Trump on Epstein … Insisting “I DON'T CARE!” in a late-night Truth Social post, Trump was bowing to the inevitable — a broad House Republican mutiny on a vote that was only scheduled because Massie forced it.

The Unraveling of the Justice Department  —  Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.  —  President Trump's second term has brought a period of turmoil and controversy unlike any in the history of the Justice Department.  Trump and his appointees have blasted through …

Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago  —  Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump's immigration raids — and why CBP's Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era. … In the last few days, roving Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino decamped from Chicago …

The Case for Overthrowing Maduro  —  Donald Trump said Friday that he had “sort of” made up his mind about his plan for Venezuela, but he “can't tell you what it would be.”  With an aircraft carrier strike group and some 15,000 service personnel deployed to the region, it's sort of hard …

Part 1: How I Found Out  —  Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its contents scattered on the floor.

Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia … Trump pointed to Saudi Arabia's assistance with the U.S. missile strikes this year that he said “obliterated” Iran's nuclear sites.  He also seemed to confirm that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia will sign a security agreement, although he offered no details about its parameters.

Olivia Nuzzi's American Canto: Read the Exclusive Excerpt  —  She flamed out and she faded away.  Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.  —  I woke the morning after Election Day on the wrong coast of the right country.

U.N. Security Council approves Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza  —  The U.S.-sponsored resolution turns Trump's plan into an international mandate, allowing stalled security and reconstruction measures to move forward.  —  just now  —  A U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution endorsing President …

We need to talk about JD  —  I know we try to think about him as little as possible, but I think we need to talk about the Vice President of the United States.  While JD Vance seems to think the job of the vice president is to troll people on social media, host podcasts and travel …

C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time  —  If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.

Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk  —  FBI Director Kash Patel's country music performer girlfriend currently enjoys the protection of an FBI security detail to shield her from potential threats, prompting concerns that the arrangement may delay law enforcement …

Ecuador voters rebuke pro-Trump president  —  President Daniel Noboa's plans to allow US base and rewrite constitution are rejected by large margins  —  Michael Stott in Rio de Janeiro and Joe Daniels in Port of Spain  —  Ecuadorean voters roundly rejected conservative President Daniel Noboa's plans …

Trump promises $2,000 tariff checks by mid-2026  —  President Trump on Monday promised the government would pay out $2,000 tariff dividend checks starting around mid-2026.

Poll: Majorities across parties say ‘extreme political rhetoric’ was a contributor to Charlie Kirk's killing  —  It's the first time in NBC News polling across five different violent incidents that there has been bipartisan agreement blaming extreme rhetoric from political and media figures.

Trump continues broadside against Indiana Republicans who oppose redistricting … “I have long been a Trump supporter, and I want President Trump to continue to be successful with a Republican-led House so he can continue fixing our woke colleges, fighting illegal immigration and crime …

This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently invited staff to demos of an app that lets officers instantly scan a license plate, adding it to a database of billions of records that shows where else that vehicle …

Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should ‘just sink’ drug boats  —  At a Justice Department conference in February, then-acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told the department's top drug prosecutors that the Trump administration wasn't interested in interdicting suspected drug vessels at sea anymore.

Matt Gaetz Producer Fired at OAN Over Antisemitic Posts |  Exclusive  —  Vish Burra's posts characterizing Jewish people as “vermin” were “highly offensive” and “antisemitic,” a source tells TheWrap  —  Right-wing news outlet One America News fired “The Matt Gatez Show” …

How a tragic family secret turned Greg Bovino from a quiet country boy into the force of Trump's unflinching border patrol crackdown  —  A family tragedy shaped Greg Bovino, the tough-as-nails face of Trump's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration, when he was just a little 11-year-old country boy.

The Shutdown's Over and Chuck Schumer Isn't Going Anywhere  —  The Senate was a pretty lonely place for some Democrats last week.  Certainly, the eight lawmakers who compromised with Senate Republicans to reopen the government after six weeks of a shutdown felt the icy reception.

Fascist club woos ‘white youth in revolt’  —  Active Clubs England, a network of neo-Nazi fight clubs, promotes Albion Youth Club as a route into militant fascism for next generation  —  A network of neo-Nazi fight clubs is promoting a group aimed at children as young as 15 as part of an attempt …

Lubbock Will Remove Buddy Holly-Themed Crosswalk After Federal Crackdown  —  A Trump administration directive targeting political road markings has left places like Lubbock, Texas, helpless to challenge broad new policies.  —  The four giant pairs of glasses are simple and striking …

ICE Arrests Uzbekistan Criminal Illegal Alien and Wanted Terrorist Driving 18-Wheeler in Kansas  —  This criminal illegal alien was RELEASED into the country under the Biden administration, granted a work authorization, and was even issued a commercial driver's license by Pennsylvania

How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts  —  Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.  —  The number of newly enrolled foreign college students …

Trump says Americans are ‘damn lucky’ he's in office in first affordability pitch … The speech reflected an effort by the president to showcase his administration's moves to bolster the economy with tax cuts and investment — and perhaps divert attention from the pursuit of the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.