Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump  —  The president has now seen three criminal cases against him dissolve since he was re-elected last year.  —  The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed on Wednesday by a judge in Georgia …

Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan  —  The head of Russia's sovereign wealth has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.  But Dmitriev is not a professional diplomat.

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 …

‘An Example MUST BE SET’  —  The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.  —  Mark Kelly thought he was merely stating the obvious.  Earlier this month, the Arizona senator joined five other congressional Democrats to film …

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Scouts surprised by Pentagon's reported plan to end 100-year partnership  —  This recording was made using enhanced software.  —  Summary  —  Draft proposal  —  The Defense Department is weighing an end to its long-running partnership with Scouting America, according to draft memos reviewed by NPR.

Warning: The Fed Can't Rescue AI  —  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.  —  We could say that the US economy in 2025 was schizoid.

‘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.

Trump opens the door to Obamacare subsidy extension … “Don't give any money to the insurance companies.  Give it to the people directly, let them go out, buy their own health care plan,” Trump said.  “We're looking at that.”  —  Though his comments left the door open to a narrow extension …

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.

“America First” scars loom over Trump's Venezuela campaign  —  President Trump is flirting with one of the most toxic ideas in American politics — a new foreign military intervention — at one of the most precarious moments of his second term. … - The tensions mark the most public fracturing …

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.