Here's the latest.  —  After months of warning voters against electing Zohran Mamdani, President Trump said the two found common ground in an Oval Office meeting, adding, “I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually.”  —  Watch Live: Trump Meets With Mamdani  —  LIVE

Zelensky says Trump plan forces Ukraine to choose between “dignity” and the U.S.  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people on Friday and said President Trump's 28-point peace plan will force Ukraine to chose between “losing our dignity” or risking the loss of U.S. support.

Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas' petition formally asked the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections.  A longer-term ruling by the high court restoring Texas …

Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website's Language on Autism and Vaccines  —  In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research.  His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January  —  Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.  —  Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi  —  The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.  —  The editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June.

Judge puts hold on IRS sharing taxpayer info for immigration crackdown … A federal judge on Friday barred the IRS from sharing tax return information that immigration officials aimed to use to deport undocumented immigrants.  —  U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly …

Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump  —  A group of congressional Democrats with national security backgrounds say threats coming into their offices have surged dramatically after President Trump said comments they made are “punishable by DEATH!”

In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury  —  The prosecutor previously said only two members reviewed the final indictment.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government …

Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans  —  A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.

The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics  —  Campaign donations from the country's richest are soaring.  But only 12 percent of the public says billionaires have a positive impact on society.  —  In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.

Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens  —  Iran's capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain.

NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment  — Two North Texas men have been indicted for plotting to invade a Haitian island, kill its men, and enslave women and children.  — Gavin Weisenburg and Tanner Thomas face charges of conspiracy to murder abroad and producing child pornography.

Arizona attorney general asks state supreme court to revive case against Trump's 2020 allies … An appeals court upheld that order, and Mayes had until Friday to ask the state's high court, consider seeking a new indictment or dropping the case altogether.  Mayes' bid to resuscitate …

EXCLUSIVE: FBI concludes Trump shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after unprecedented global investigation  —  Kash Patel, Dan Bongino and a senior official involved in the FBI probe gave an hourlong exclusive interview to Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI came …

Rapper Gets 14 Years for Funneling Millions to Obama Campaign  —  It's not every day that a Grammy-winning rapper gets sent to prison for election fraud, but yesterday was one of those days.  A rapper who was a founding member of the Fugees got sentenced to 14-years, partly for funneling millions …

86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump  —  In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans …

Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders?  Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is outraged—absolutely outraged—that Democrats dared to suggest in that viral video this week that military and intelligence professionals should be wary of following illegal orders.

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal  —  Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings  —  The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants' rights activists who were organizing …

More charges are possible against John Bolton, Justice Department says  —  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton could face more charges, Justice Department prosecutors suggested at a Friday court hearing in his criminal case.

Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark  —  The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.

Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention by Paul Ingrassia a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”