Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders  —  Trump called for the Democratic lawmakers to be “arrested and placed on trial” in social media posts.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan … And despite the plan including proposals Ukraine has repeatedly rejected up to now, President Volodymyr Zelensky is not ruling it out.  — A senior White House official acknowledged the plan is “not easy” for Ukraine but said the U.S. believes …

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 …

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.

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 …

Trump administration proposes opening waters off California and Florida to oil drilling … “The Biden administration slammed the brakes on offshore oil and gas leasing and crippled the long-term pipeline of America's offshore production,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement.

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.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Deployment of National Guard in Washington  —  Judge Jia M. Cobb found that the presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops, many from outside D.C., was most likely unlawful.  She paused the order from taking effect until Dec. 11.

Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks  —  Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery  —  Senior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance …

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.

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.

Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein  —  Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, wants to examine how the nation's largest bank handled the reporting of more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions.  —  The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee issued …

Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter  —  Recently, Clifford “Buzz” Grambo decided to upgrade his electric scooter.  The old one he had purchased online reached only 16 mph and wasn't cutting it anymore.  He needed to go faster to keep up with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars he chases around Baltimore.

Summers Visited Epstein's Island During 2005 Honeymoon  —  In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president's official residence — Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, traded Cambridge's cold for a warmer escape.

Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts  —  REP. BYRON DONALDS (R-Fla.) should be cruising into the Florida governor's mansion, primarily because he possesses the most important currency in GOP politics: Donald Trump's endorsement.

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns  —  The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.

Border Patrol in Charlotte  —  U.S. Border Patrol began making rounds in Charlotte on Saturday morning.  —  This follows recent Border Patrol activity in Chicago that made headlines, with some reports alleging agents violated people's rights.  —  EXPAND ALL  —  WASHINGTON

Thousands of air traffic controllers left out of Trump's shutdown bonus checks  —  About 7% of all air traffic controllers who continued working during the country's longest-ever government shutdown will receive President Trump's $10,000 “perfect attendance” bonus.