Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all  —  As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary's order to leave no survivors.  —  Just now

The Ambush on the National Guard  —  The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn't condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.  —  The ambush of two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House Wednesday afternoon is horrifying on its own.

How Trump's base could break … The results underscore just how sui generis the cohort that reelected Trump was — and foreshadow the GOP's coming challenges.  —  More than half of Trump's voters last year — 55 percent — describe themselves as MAGA, but a critical 38 percent do not …

Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies - Europe live  —  ‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resigns  —  ‘Russia really wants Ukraine to make mistakes,’ Zelenskyy says ahead of talks with US ‘in near future’

The real political shift in New York wasn't Mamdani — it was everywhere else … “It was about peoples' anxiety,” said Leslie Berliant, who ousted a Republican incumbent to win a seat in the Otsego County Legislature.  “It definitely was a feeling that we don't feel protected by what's happening …

More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin's mass detention policy … Courts, increasingly aware of the one-sided rejection of the administration's policy, have grown exasperated by the deluge of litigation that has flooded their dockets.  Some have made a partial accounting …

Trump says he may cut income tax ‘completely’ because of tariff income  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.  —  “Over the next couple of years …

Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%.  The latest decline follows three months of stability …

Trump hands Putin Ukraine's occupied territories  —  US president sends envoys to Moscow with peace plan that recognises Russia's war gains  —  The United States is poised to recognise Russia's control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to secure a deal to end the war.

New Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone means endless plane noise for neighbors  —  Flight rules altered in October by the Secret Service send planes over the Palm Beach homes of millionaires and billionaires, even when President Trump isn't at his estate.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — The best days …

Getting Ready to Party Like It's 2008  —  Trump's cronies are undermining financial stability  —  On Sept. 15, 2008 Lehman Brothers failed.  Within weeks the whole U.S. financial system was caught in the downward spiral of a massive bank run, on a scale not seen since the 1930s.

Brazil offers lesson in winning the ‘Taco’ trade  —  Global politicians need to understand that White House policy is driven by melodrama and instinct  —  How do you say “Taco” — as in “Trump Always Chickens Out” — in Portuguese?  It is a question some Brazilians might ask now, with a smile.

Social media users flee X, flock to TikTok and Reddit  —  Americans' social media habits are splintering in ways that echo the fractured traditional news landscape, according to a new Pew Research report. … - Reddit and Twitter, now known as X, were also founded in 2005 and 2006, respectively, but have smaller user bases.

Surging measles cases are ‘fire alarm’ warning that other diseases could be next  —  As measles cases continue to rise around the globe, the World Health Organization warns it's a signal that other disease outbreaks could soon follow.  —  The surging number of measles cases around the world …

Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost  —  The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree.  A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.