The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral … “The only thing we can apparently do is condemn each other,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), slamming the legislative agenda.  “I've not seen the House hit this low of a point since I've been here.”

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”  —  The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika …

Elon Musk Could ‘Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,’ Grok Says  —  Elon Musk is a better role model than Jesus, better at conquering Europe than Hitler, the greatest blowjob giver of all time, should have been selected before Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft …

ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued  —  ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse.  —  404 Media reports that after ICE's Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees …

U.S. and Russia draw up peace plan for Ukraine that includes big concessions from Kyiv  —  The U.S. and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine that calls for major concessions from Kyiv, according to a person familiar with the matter, including granting some demands …

Dick Cheney's Long, Strange Goodbye  —  On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President's funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.  —  On Thursday morning, not long after entering Washington National Cathedral for the funeral of Dick Cheney, I ran into Rachel Maddow.

Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year  —  Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.  —  Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer …

Vance tries to thread the affordability needle … Also Democrats' fault: widening rifts in the Republican Party, and expiring Obamacare subsidies, which he suggested wouldn't be a problem if Democrats hadn't “broken” health care to begin with.  —  “The thing I'd ask for the American people is a little bit of patience.

Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.  —  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sided …

Short on Cash, D.N.C. Took Out $15 Million Loan in October  —  The move, unusual for a year without a midterm or presidential election, is the latest sign of financial distress for the Democratic Party.  —  The Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan last month to replenish …

Cory Mills Was Caught With Sex Workers Before Mission to Afghanistan in 2021, Sources Say  —  The group Mills had traveled with to Afghanistan parted ways with the then-congressional candidate in Tbilisi, Georgia, after they found out about the sex workers.  It appears Mills went to Afghanistan on his own.

Interior Launches Expansive 11th National Offshore Leasing Program to Advance U.S. Energy Dominance  —  SECRETARY SIGNS ORDER TO UNLEASH AMERICAN OFFSHORE ENERGY  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a Secretary's Order titled “Unleashing American Offshore Energy …

Cassidy after CDC vaccine website change: ‘Life is lived forward’  —  Republican members of Congress pushed back on Thursday — albeit lightly — on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's controversial update to its webpage on vaccines and autism.  On Wednesday, the CDC changed its website …

White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy  —  The White House was unaware of a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst who spent three decades in prison for spying for Israel, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

Justice Department is investigating handling of Adam Schiff mortgage fraud probe led by Ed Martin and Bill Pulte  —  The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration …

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign  —  Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars …

U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina  —  Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January  —  A planned $20 billion bailout to Argentina from JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America and Citigroup …

Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has issued his alternative to enhanced Obamacare subsidies.  His “More Affordable Care Act,” released Thursday, enables Obamacare customers to use a “Trump Health Freedom Account” that resembles a health savings account.

U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro.  Venezuela Fell Into Chaos.  —  An official U.S. government exercise during President Trump's first term forecast turmoil and potential violence in a post-Maduro Venezuela.  —  As President Trump pressed during his first term to oust President Nicolás Maduro …

Breaking: Putin Plays His Ultimate Hand  —  Trump and the Kremlin team up to reorder the world  —  We do not know precisely what Russian despot Vladimir Putin has on Donald Trump — though recent revelations that Jeffrey Epstein claimed to have routinely provided a former Russian ambassador with dirt on Trump may offer a hint.

“The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer”  —  How some of the state's welfare funds ended up in the hands of a terror group  —  Minnesota is drowning in fraud.  Billions in taxpayer dollars have been stolen during the administration of Governor Tim Walz alone.