The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans  —  On Monday I spoke with a Republican member of Indiana's legislature who opposes President Donald Trump's push for the state to redraw its congressional map to gain two GOP seats and help the party hold its House majority in next year's midterm elections.

‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE.  —  Earlier this month, Bruna Ferreira was leaving her home in Revere to pick up her 11-year-old son, Michael Leavitt Jr., from school in New Hampshire when her car was suddenly swarmed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Mark Kelly and Democrats turn ‘seditious six’ accusations into fundraising boon  —  The War Department's investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over allegations of misconduct for a video posted to social media is set to bolster the campaign coffers of the retired Navy captain, as well as other Democratic lawmakers and candidates.

Turkey Day With a Turkey President  —  Trump's fixation on personal flattery feeds his authoritarianism.  It makes for bad diplomacy, too.  —  No Morning Shots tomorrow or Friday—we hope you all get to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends.  And for those of you who will be rubbing elbows …

Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies  —  Georgia election case Trump legal cases Donald Trump US elections  —  A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others …

Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom.  His architect disagrees.  —  The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project's size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.  —  President Donald Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design …

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 …

Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says  —  The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge.

Trump admin hikes national parks prices by $170 for international tourists  —  The Trump administration is raising national parks' prices and adding fees for international tourists from next year in an “America-first” initiative that'll see U.S. residents “continue to enjoy affordable pricing,” the Interior Department announced Tuesday.

Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton … And Pryor, a George W. Bush appointee, concluded that the district court judge who originally ruled against Trump had properly considered Trump's “pattern of misusing the courts” when deciding to sanction Trump and Habba.

Warning: The Fed Can't Rescue AI  —  Lessons from the dotcom crash  —  While everything feels political now - a kind of fin de siècle chaos politics - I want to take a brief break from the political today.  Instead I want to talk about asset markets and the Fed.

Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race  —  Home Polls Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race  —  Voters Split on Trump's Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters' Concerns

‘Nobody will ever believe it’: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation … “I fear the report will be like the Warren Report,” he said.  “Nobody will ever believe it.”  —  Comer's reference to the 1964 report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led …

A Year Later, Donors to Trump's Transition Come to Light  —  A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.  —  A full year after making a public pledge to do so, President Trump has disclosed a list of donors who helped pay for his transition to power.

Bolsonaro out of appeals, will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt  —  The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.  —  BRASÍLIA — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has exhausted his appeals …

Waiting on Medicare drug prices  —  Programming note: We'll be off on Thursday but back on our regular schedule next week.  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE END OF THE MONTH IS NEAR — President Donald Trump has touted a series of drug pricing deals his administration has struck …

Howard Lutnick's Former Wall Street Firm Is Having Its Best Year Ever  —  Cantor Fitzgerald, now run by three co-CEOs and Lutnick's two elder sons, reaps rewards from early bet on crypto  —  Cantor Fitzgerald, the former firm of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, has long been an afterthought on Wall Street.

What the Pentagon's Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea  —  The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs.  But they tell only part of the story.  —  The grainy videos released by the Pentagon are just seconds long.

Chicago Protestors Reel After Fending Off Federal Charges  —  The administration governs by propaganda.  There's bluster, threats, and even real violence — all deployed to push a far-right agenda forward while dissuading as many people as possible from opposing it.