War Crime...or Murder?  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who makes up in false bravado what he lacks in judgment and expertise, appears to have committed an inexcusable, unjustified violation of black-letter international and domestic law, according to a stunning Washington Post story released last Friday.

Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney  —  The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors' offices.

The Bubble-Wrapped President  —  For a decade, Donald Trump's rallies were intertwined with his political identity.  His big crowds were how he first got the media and the Republican Party to take him seriously, and they provided real-time feedback.  Those who followed him closely could watch …

Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?  —  Or are they the same thing?  —  On one side, the Trump administration is sinking small boats that it claims, without evidence, are smuggling drugs — and according to the Washington Post, Pete Hegseth, the self-styled Secretary of War …

Capitol agenda: Health deal hinges on Trump  —  Congress is back.  Welcome to the December of Hellth.  Lawmakers now have a mere 30 days to address expiring Obamacare tax credits and prevent health insurance hikes for millions of Americans.  Republicans and Democrats agree success hangs on one question …

Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.  “If you want to have it released, I'll release it,” the president said during an exchange …

OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade  —  OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay that cited the Bible.

Fellow Unit Member Says Alleged D.C. Shooter Felt Abandoned by CIA  —  The Afghan who served in a U.S.-backed Zero Unit struggled with apparent mental health issues after migrating to America in 2021  —  The alleged shooter of two National Guard members, Rahmanullah Lakanwal …

Damning report labels FBI ‘rudderless ship’ under Kash Patel — with him and Dan Bongino more concerned with building ‘personal résumés’  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism from an alliance of active-duty and retired agents and analysts …

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Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump's second term … The pace of withdrawals, the highest since at least the Ronald Reagan presidency, has flown below the radar in the day-to-day churn on Capitol Hill, with many Republican senators expressing surprise at the data in interviews.

The Silence of the Canaries  —  We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days.  But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us.  We never imagined that death could undo so many.1  —  Happy Monday.  —  This.  Is.  Not.  A. Drill.

Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats … State House Speaker Todd Huston has consistently said his caucus could pass the new map, and Speaker Mike Johnson huddled with lawmakers this weekend in what was described by one person briefed on the call as very “rah rah” ahead of them convening.

Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile  —  Gentile, who was the CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital Holdings, was convicted of wire and security fraud charges brought by the Department of Justice under the Biden administration.

F-16s scrambled, flares deployed to intercept plane near Mar-a-Lago  —  U.S. military jets on Saturday intercepted a civilian aircraft that flew through temporarily restricted airspace over Palm Beach, Florida, where President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is located, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Morning Digest: A major election year is unfolding in D.C. as the city is besieged by Trump  —  A high-profile race for mayor could pit democratic socialists against the establishment  —  Leading Off  —  Washington, D.C. Mayor  —  Councilmember Janeese Lewis George announced Monday morning …

WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests  —  Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests.  —  “You could feel [the water] burning,” one of the protesters …

Trans Panic?  More Like Trans Apathetic  —  2025 shows trans rights aren't electoral poison.  The truth?  Most people just don't care that much.  —  “Kamala is for they/them.  Donald Trump is for you.”  —  The words were ubiquitous on TV screens across the nation …