Jeffries says not to expect Dems to pursue Hegseth impeachment  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) signaled Monday that Democrats are unlikely to pursue impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over alleged follow-up strikes against boats in the Caribbean.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs  —  The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.  —  Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration …

Senate barrels toward failure on health care … Instead, the most likely outcome is that Senate Democrats put up a bill that has little GOP support for a vote, if any, while Republicans offer a competing bill of their own.  And even those partisan proposals remained in flux as lawmakers returned to Washington from a weeklong recess.

Sex Crimes.  State Crimes.  War Crimes.  —  You really just can't take breaks around here, huh?  While we were all busy digesting dinner Thanksgiving night, Donald Trump was tapping away at his phone doing a little supervillain brainstorming on Truth Social.

At least 9 Indiana Republicans were targeted in swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump  —  The threats came after Trump publicly called on state lawmakers to pass new congressional maps that would benefit Republicans.  —  At least nine elected Republicans in Indiana …

FEMA reinstates workers put on leave for criticizing the White House  —  The 14 FEMA employees who signed the so-called Katrina declaration went back to work for a little while Monday — but the Department of Homeland Security now says that should never have happened.

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York  —  The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.  —  The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee  —  Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.  —  The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without …

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 …

Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers  —  The move, and threats of thousands more revocations, comes as the administration has increased its criticism of the trucking industry over noncitizen drivers' obtaining commercial licenses.

Thune casts doubt on passing government funding bills before Christmas  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged Monday that his chamber might not have time this month to pass another package of government funding bills, after trying for more than two weeks to fire up debate.

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 …

Republican mayor in Kansas facing deportation over voter fraud  —  Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.  —  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach …

A Socialist Mayoral Candidate Is Throwing Her Hat Into the Ring in D.C.  —  Another self-proclaimed democratic socialist is jumping into a big-city mayoral race, this time in Washington, D.C.  —  Council member Janeese Lewis George, 37, on Monday announced her candidacy …