US holds secret meetings with Russians in Abu Dhabi on Ukraine  —  The U.S. Army Secretary led talks that followed weekend meetings with Ukraine  —  A photograph taken on Nov. 24, 2025, shows The Independence Monument towers over Independence Square as buildings in the background are illuminated …

Lindsey Halligan is disqualified — but there are major questions about what comes next … Judges in each case were weighing those “vindictive prosecution” concerns before Currie shut down the cases Monday over Halligan's legitimacy.  —  But Currie also left a window for prosecutors to try again.

Trump's emerging health care plan could put GOP leaders in a bind  —  President Trump's germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.  —  Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by former President Obama …

The worst good-paying job in America  —  Death threats and infighting are spurring House Republicans to contemplate whether they want to stay in Congress — or even leave early. … Some are questioning whether the job is still worth it when the work is drowned out by censures, violent threats and loyalty tests to President Trump.

Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel  —  The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies.  The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.  —  The Trump administration is snapping up ownership shares …

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 …

Democrats spending big to expand coalition in midterms … The new program, called “Our Power, Our Country,” will focus on battleground House districts by hiring staffers to organize for Democratic candidates, buying ads and mobilizing voters.  —  Earlier this month, Democrats saw marked improvements …

GOP Sen. Jim Justice sued by federal government over $5 million in back taxes  —  The lawsuit filed by the Justice Department alleges the West Virginia Republican and his wife owe more than $5.1 million in taxes from 2009.  —  Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., faces a $5 million lawsuit …

EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules  —  The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another member state.  The decision is poised to be greeted positively by Europe's LGBTQ+ community.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas  —  Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack  —  The billionaire Binance founder pardoned by Donald Trump has been accused of facilitating millions …

Mike Huckabee Is Peddling Sleep Supplements While Serving as Ambassador to Israel  —  Mike Huckabee remains a paid pitchman for the Florida-based American Behavioral Research Institute — makers of the Relaxium dietary supplement pill — even as he simultaneously serves as President Donald …

Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats  —  A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party's deep frustration.  —  A group of influential liberal senators …

MAGA influencer Benny Johnson's job is to have no principles.  Business is booming.  —  The top tier of the MAGA influencer ecosystem is a clownshow.  —  Tucker Carlson is warring with Ben Shapiro over just how much antisemitism right-wing audiences should be willing to tolerate.

Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration … Amid President Trump's immigration crackdown, special agents at the Homeland Security Department have made fewer arrests for drug crimes and seized fewer weapons than they did the previous fiscal year …

Trump's Mamdani embrace complicates Elise Stefanik's path to governor … There was little doubt within the MAGA movement that the meeting at least temporarily undercut Stefanik's central campaign premise.  —  “Dems just need to run clips of the presser today to defeat Elise,” …

Kelly to Hegseth: Pentagon investigation over ‘illegal orders’ video won't ‘intimidate me’  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Monday said he will not be intimidated by the Pentagon's investigation into “serious allegations of misconduct” against him after he called for U.S. military service members …

DOGE Was a Harbinger of Trump's Assault on Decency and Privacy  —  Democrats will have to repair the damage  —  My first post after I brought this Substack back to life almost a year ago was about DOGE, the not-exactly-part-of-the-government organization, headed by Elon Musk …

Why Trump Won't Face Prosecution This Time Around  —  Donald Trump, well on his way to becoming the most corrupt president in American history, will almost certainly escape criminal prosecution after leaving office.  —  Even though Trump has defied the law and the Constitution more egregiously …

Katie Miller podcast: Speaker warns GOP on antisemitism  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) uses a very personal interview on “The Katie Miller Podcast” to warn fellow Republicans that “the antisemitism stuff ought to be universally rejected and called out,” and appeal to them to “put that aside.”

Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge  —  One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children's collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters.

I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference.  Medicine Is in Trouble.  —  Peter Hildebrand choked back tears as he told the crowd about his daughter, Daisy.  She was 8 years old when she died in April, one of the two unvaccinated children lost in the measles outbreak that tore through West Texas.

Trump Is Usurping Congress's Power of the Purse  —  How is the Trump administration impounding congressional appropriations, and will Congress reassert its authorities?  —  Meet The Authors … The Trump administration's recent efforts to impound congressional appropriations create …

FBI scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse ‘illegal orders’  —  The FBI has contacted Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six members of Congress who appeared in a controversial video urging service members to ignore orders they may deem illegal, Fox News has learned.