Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn't Want in the Country  —  The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.  —  President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the United States …

Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year.

A sickening moral slum of an administration  —  Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent. … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal.  Without a war.  An interesting achievement.

Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden's Pardons Are Invalid  —  President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that all pardons and commutations signed by former President Joe Biden are now “invalid” because they were allegedly authorized using the autopen.

Olivia Nuzzi Isn't Telling All  —  One thing I almost respect about “American Canto,” Olivia Nuzzi's chaotic and elliptical new book about the simultaneous implosions of her life and of America, is that she doesn't pander.  The former Washington correspondent for New York magazine …

Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from Democrat-led states over data  —  The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information on those receiving the assistance.

Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January  —  Billions of dollars in tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are poised to expire at the end of the year.  Lawmakers in both parties say they're nowhere close to a deal to renew them.

BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video  —  On Tuesday morning, pop star Sabrina Carpenter responded to the Trump White House using her song “Juno” in one of its many pro-mass-deportation videos.  “This video is evil and disgusting.

Tennessee Seventh District Special Election Results  —  The last congressional special election of the year has drawn millions of dollars and outsized national attention.  Matt Van Epps, a veteran and Trump-endorsed Republican, is still favored to win, but Democratic momentum across the country …

Elon Musk's Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders  —  The philanthropy has become one of America's biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world's richest man.  —  Elon Musk's charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024.

Pentagon inspector general investigation into ‘Signalgate’ is complete  —  The report was given to Defense Secretary Hegseth on Tuesday and could be released publicly later this week.  —  WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday was given a final copy of the completed Defense …

DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls  —  The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters.

ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say  —  ICE agents arrested a Chinese father and his 6-year-old son, separating the two and sending the father to Orange County Jail while the whereabouts of the son remain unknown as of Tuesday morning.

Trump: Jack Smith classified documents report should remain secret … Trump's request is a break from the Justice Department's handling of all special counsel reports in recent decades.  Typically, those reports are provided to Congress and made public, even when they have included damaging findings about the incumbent administration.

Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon  —  President Donald Trump, who has cast himself as a relentless foe of illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, freeing him from a 45-year sentence for conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.

Dell family to donate $6 billion to ‘Trump accounts’ of 25 million US children  —  Entrepreneur Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, will deposit $250 in the individual investment accounts of 25 million American children in a $6.25 billion philanthropic pledge as part of the Trump administration's Invest America initiative.

Pressley won't challenge Markey, will run for re-election  —  Representative Ayanna Pressley of Boston will run for re-election to the House next year, forgoing a run for Senate and a challenge to incumbent Senator Ed Markey.  —  A fourth-term lawmaker and former Boston City Council member …

Statement from the American Economic Association  —  The American Economic Association (AEA) has accepted Lawrence H. Summers' voluntary resignation from membership and, pursuant to the AEA's Policies, Procedures, and Code of Professional Conduct, has imposed a lifetime ban on his membership.

Trump appears to doze off in another meeting  —  It was the second time in a month Trump has appeared to struggle to stay awake as his advisers have spoken to cameras about the administration's initiatives.  —  Just now … President Donald Trump closed his eyes for extended periods …

Why Trump's Presidency Is All But Over: James Carville  —  YOU OOZE, YOU LOSE  —  Democratic strategist James Carville is already writing President Trump's political obituary.  —  Democratic strategist James Carville says Donald Trump's presidency is circling the drain as voters sour …

Pentagon upbraids mainstream media in briefing with pro-Trump press corps  —  Defense Department press secretary lays into “legacy media,” especially The Washington Post, at a news conference for the Pentagon's now largely right-wing outlets.  —  just now

Eric Trump's cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour  —  American Bitcoin Corp's shares fell from $2.39 to $1.90 after closing in what some are calling ‘crypto winter’  —  Shares in Eric Trump's crypto mining business lost more than half their value in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday.

Elon Musk predicts 12 years of Trump Vance Vance … Musk dialed into the reunion at the Boring Bodega convenience store from what appeared to be a pitch-black, undisclosed location, the people said.  He addressed roughly 150 current and former members of the DOGE team …

It's time to talk about Donald Trump's health (again)  —  The most consequential topic in the world is the simple question: Is the President mentally fit to serve? … In the months since, the evidence has only grown that something serious is afflicting Trump.  —  And then last night happened.