Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump  —  US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.

Democrats say they are subjects of FBI probe after filming anti-Trump video … The lawmakers, who all have national security or military backgrounds, appeared in a video encouraging members of the military not to obey orders they believe are unlawful, saying, “Don't give up the ship.”

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup  —  Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses  —  Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving …

After Trump pressure, Indiana lawmakers shift to convene on redistricting  —  State House Republicans say they will gavel in on Dec. 1, while the Republican-led state Senate will gather on Dec. 8.  The state Senate leader had previously said that wouldn't happen.  —  Just now

Trump weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources  —  Patel has come under scrutiny for his stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend's security detail and use of a government jet.  —  President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months …

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office  —  President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength.  But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.  —  The day before Halloween, President Trump landed at Joint Base Andrews …

Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump's Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago  —  The Trump administration has claimed the police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos and audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events involving a shooting …

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.'s Second in Command  —  During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana's surgeon general, halted the state's mass vaccination campaign.

Trump hijacks turkey pardon with Biden, Pritzker jabs … - Trump claimed the use of an autopen made those pardons null and void, and that they were going to be sent to death before he stepped in.  — “I am officially pardoning them, and they will not be served for Thanksgiving dinner.

D.C. Mayor Bowser will not run for fourth term … D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) will not seek reelection, a seismic decision in Washington politics that will bring to a close more than a decade in leadership overseeing some of the city's most booming times and also its most turbulent crises this century.

How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs  —  A federal security officer linked to a thwarted Jan. 6 pipe bomb attack cleared her name by providing an alibi: video of her playing with her puppies at the time the devices were placed, sources told CBS News.

20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding … The new conditions placed on the program would also give HUD the ability to deny funding for organizations that acknowledge the existence of transgender or nonbinary individuals.

Trump Threatens BBC—and Gets Rewarded With a Shockingly pro-Trump Edit  —  Earlier this month, you may recall, President Donald Trump angrily threatened to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation for $1 billion over its use of footage of his speech just before the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice  —  A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.  —  ∙ Paid … A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked …

World's Strongest Woman winner stripped of title after organizers discovered she was born a man  —  The controversial winner of the World's Strongest Woman competition was stripped of her title Tuesday after organizers claimed the hulking American never told them she was born a man.

Department of the Interior Announces Modernized, More Affordable National Park Access  —  New digital passes, new annual pass artwork, America-first pricing and expanded motorcycle access launch under President Trump's leadership  —  WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced …

Inside the FBI's Review and Redaction of Epstein Files  —  The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the Epstein files earlier this year. … The legacy of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continues to hang over national politics.

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.

Scoop: Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel … - Both praised each other publicly and didn't show any daylight between them, but parts of their closed meeting were tense. … - During the Nov. 18 meeting, Trump was the one who raised the issue and pressed hard MBS to join the Abraham Accords, U.S. officials say.

U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’  —  The century-old partnership between the U.S. military and Scouting could be coming to an end.  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America …

Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths  —  The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning a rule …

Keystone Kash's Girlfriend's Closest Held Secret Revealed  —  GRAND OLE SOAP OPRY  —  Her country “career” has taken her to Nashville but it turns out Alexis Wilkins is really a Swamp Creature, our must-read newsletter reveals. … Never miss another secret from the D.C. ooze by signing up here to get The Swamp direct to your inbox.