Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months  —  President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.

Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment  —  Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could cripple the case.

Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.

South Florida Congresswoman Charged with Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds and Making Illegal Campaign Contributions  —  For Immediate Release  —  MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment charging Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants …

House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts  —  The House unanimously voted 426- Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their phone records unknowingly obtained …

Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey  —  CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring …

Snapshot: Trump Excuses Murder and Blames the Victim  —  Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, culpable for the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, enjoyed a warm welcome to Trump's White House  —  On October 2, 2018, Washington Post columnist and Saudi native Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine  —  Proposal envisages major concessions by Kyiv and rollback of American military assistance  —  Christopher Miller in New York, Anastasia Stognei in London and Amy Mackinnon in Washington  —  The Trump administration and Russian officials …

Republican to force vote on ousting GOP Rep. Cory Mills from committees  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to force a vote Wednesday censuring Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) and removing him from several committees, according to sources familiar with the matter. … Mace wants to do it for real this time.

A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress' Spending Authority.  The White House Stopped Him.  —  Democrats have long expressed concern about the Trump administration's efforts to withhold congressionally appropriated funding, arguing that the White House is attempting to circumvent Congress' power of the purse.

Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights  —  A federal judge said Wednesday that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting …

Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy  —  Unhappy with the economy.  Pain with prices.  Unsure about Trump administration policies.  It adds up to high disapproval among the president's loyal constituencies.  —  Here are six takeaways from the latest Fox News national survey.

Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA  —  Instead of further shrinking and dismantling FEMA, the FEMA Review Council wants to make it more independent.  —  Just now  —  A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Labor Department confirms cancellation of October jobs report … “The household survey data is not able to be retroactively collected,” BLS said in a notice posted to its website.  —  BLS noted that it would include the October payroll survey data in its November report, which it moved from Dec. 5 to Dec. 16.

Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar  —  The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person's age as a factor to consider.  —  The Social Security Administration has abandoned plans …

The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown  —  Two months after Charlie Kirk's assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people.  Republican officials have endorsed …

A Look to the 2026 Midterms, November 2025  —  Democrats with Double-Digit Lead on 2026 Generic Ballot  —  The Democrats currently have a 14-point lead against the Republicans among registered voters nationally on the 2026 generic congressional ballot question.  This has changed considerably.

Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney  —  Warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide.  Please proceed with caution.  —  A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged.

Abbott Releases—and Blacks Out—1,400 Pages of Emails With Elon Musk  —  After Texas news outlets made a public records request to see emails between the office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and tech oligarch Elon Musk's companies, state officials took months fighting and delaying their release.

‘Lies, smears and AI deepfakes’: DHS tackles fake news about ICE  —  The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to combat fake news stories, viral artificially generated videos, and misinformation online that claim Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are abusing …