Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter  — DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026  — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration  — Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media

Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful, Again, for U.S. Support in War With Russia  —  President Trump renewed his criticism of Ukraine's government as emissaries from Kyiv and Washington met to discuss a plan to end the war.  —  Ukraine's government has been insufficiently thankful for American aid …

Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe  —  Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President Donald Trump's proposal to end Russia's war on Ukraine.

Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls  —  ROLE PLAY  —  A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.  —  Elon Musk's social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency …

Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend … When Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer dating the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta in the spring …

CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained  —  The situation around Venezuela has Americans asking to know more.  —  Across party lines, big majorities say the administration needs to explain what the U.S. intends regarding any action, and that it has not done so clearly yet.

Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr. … Cassidy, who was essentially the deciding vote on Kennedy's nomination to lead Health and Human Services, was initially hesitant to support Trump's pick — in part because of Kennedy's history of questioning vaccine efficacy.

Rand Paul predicts GOP will ‘fracture’ over Venezuelan strikes … Over the last few months, Trump has launched a campaign to eliminate alleged drug trafficking in international waters near Central and South America, mostly through controversial boat strikes - although he has also floated the idea of taking the strikes to land.

Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut in months  —  Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.

Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments …

Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety  —  Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests.  While a U.S. Border Patrol commander known …

Fact-Checking Trump's Latest Claims on Affordability  —  The president has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, breakfast and gasoline and about prices in general.  —  Ahead of Thanksgiving and amid frustration among American consumers over affordability …

‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’:  North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids … Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory warned that recent local coverage, like an incident at a Charlotte shopping center, when masked agents arrested a man who said he was a U.S. citizen …

Twenty people allege he has a racist past.  He denies it.  Who's telling the truth about Farage's schooldays?  —  Reform UK's leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there's ‘no evidence’.  We talk to victims and witnesses

Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn … After infuriating progressives time and again for stonewalling their priorities, the Arizona Democrat-turned-Independent decided not to seek reelection last year and instead became a senior adviser at the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells.

The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base  —  President Donald Trump's attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids.  —  Just now  —  SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump faces …

How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails  —  As journalists comb through the Epstein emails, surfacing the name of one fawning luminary after another, there is a collective whisper of “How could they?”  How could such eminent people, belonging to such prestigious institutions, succumb to this?

At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trump Administration Attacks  —  Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday to summon support against attacks on higher education under the Trump administration.

Crockett: MTG couldn't ‘take the heat’ from Trump … Greene announced Friday she would resign from Congress early in 2026 following a fallout between herself and Trump.  —  Greene, once a loyal ally of Trump, had become a sharp critic of both the president and her own party over disagreements …

Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation  —  Imagine, for a moment, that you're an American pilot flying an F-16 over Iraq.  The troops on the ground have been pursuing a small group of Iraqi insurgents.  They report that they've cornered the insurgents in a small farm house.