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.

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.

Trump Launches Into Massive, Unhinged Late Night Posting Spree  —  The president made over 160 posts and reshares in just a matter of hours including one “WILD” claim from far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday launched into a late night meltdown …

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 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 …

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.

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.

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.

DHS recommends travel ban list include at least 10 more countries  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Immigration  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending that the Trump administration's travel ban list include between 30 to 32 countries, marking an increase from the current list …

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.

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.

DOGE Isn't Dead.  Here's What Its Operatives Are Doing Now  —  Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.  —  To one member of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the last few months have been “crazy.”

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.

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.

The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring  —  Given his age when he first came to the world's attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today.  That would be if he was a real person, though …

Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years  —  Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondent and  —  Jury trials in England and Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than three years will be scrapped, the justice secretary has announced.

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 …

Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement  —  Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war  —  Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, told soldiers under his command in Iraq …

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

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.

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.

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.

AI bubble a “key downside risk” to U.S. economy, OECD warns  —  Growth will slow and inflation will rise in the U.S. next year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development forecast Tuesday, as the labor market weakens and tariff price pressures remain.

Trump Administration Snubs States Asking Why the DOJ Wants Their Voter Data  —  The Trump Administration is ignoring a request from the top election officials in 10 states asking for more information on how the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to use the state voter data they've demanded.

STAT+: CDC staff with disabilities feel stranded as HHS implements new policy  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking employees seeking telework as a reasonable accommodation to return to the office until their requests can be processed under a new Health and Human Services policy …

House Republicans sweat Tennessee election, despite Hudson's assurances  —  House GOP leaders are trying to steady their restive conference as they seek to avert disaster in a Tennessee special election for a ruby-red GOP-controlled seat on Tuesday night.  NRCC Chair Richard Hudson told House Republicans …