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.

Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S …

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 …

Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela's Leader  —  They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them, but nothing has been scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela.  —  President Trump spoke by phone last week …

National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for ‘heart of gold’  —  The slain soldier's former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity.  “She doesn't even have to know you and she'll do anything for you,” he said.  —  Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.