Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops …

Democrats Release Images of Epstein's Private Home  —  In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.  —  House Democrats on Wednesday released photographs and videos …

GOP frets ‘dangerous’ result in Tennessee … Democrat Aftyn Behn's overperformance in the Tennessee special election — which attracted millions of dollars in spending and national attention in its final days — continues a trend of concerning electoral results for the GOP.

Donald Trump to pardon Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar  —  Cuellar had faced a dozen charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.  On Wednesday, he filed for reelection as a Democrat, quieting speculation that he migh switch parties.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Trump Ally Elise Stefanik Attacks Speaker Johnson's Leadership  —  In interview, New York lawmaker says Johnson is losing control of House Republicans  —  WASHINGTON—Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, a prominent ally of President Trump, criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson …

Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes  —  DOJ's classified, “legal authorization” for the missile attacks is beginning to collapse.  —  Today the administration's drug-boat scandal blew wide open — not because of a new strike, but because a leaked Justice Department memo shows …

The Operator  —  It is a rare thing to see Josh Shapiro sweat.  For all the grief the Pennsylvania governor gets for imitating Barack Obama—the staggered cadence, the side-of-the-mouth delivery for effect—their essential shared trait is self-possession.  If Pennsylvania's governor has a superpower …

Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder  —  No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.  —  Pocket  —  Pete Hegseth is a murderer.  He meets all of the legal qualifications to be a murderer.

“A sickening moral slum of an administration”  —  There is a temptation to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”  Our somnolent, gibbering, incoherent, deeply corrupt President, surrounded by his fawning toadies, unleashed a torrent of dehumanizing racist bile, disinformation, and threats.

Federal agents begin immigration operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis  —  The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he'd be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.  —  The Trump administration launched …

November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports … The U.S. labor market slowdown intensified in November as private companies cut 32,000 workers, with small businesses hit the hardest, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.

What the Left Could Learn From Trump's Brutal Efficiency  —  Those of us opposed to MAGA complain plenty about what the Trump administration has done or is doing to the government — drawing on vast administrative resources for deportations, taking stakes in private companies, destabilizing the Federal Reserve.

Liberals: Stop the Masochism  —  Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Tim had an interesting conversation with George Packer last week.  You should listen to it in its entirety.

Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door House Judiciary interview  —  The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former special counsel Jack Smith, who led investigations into President Donald Trump, ordering him to appear at a closed-door session later this month.

Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’  —  When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists.  The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying - and the rise of Donald Trump

Kushner's Moscow mission wasn't just corrupt.  It was unconstitutional.  —  Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.  On Tuesday, Kushner traveled to Moscow and sat across …

The Potemkin Pentagon Press  —  Presidents—they're just like the rest of us.  Yesterday, Donald Trump had a deeply human experience: repeatedly dozing off throughout a meeting after burning the candle at both ends on an epic all-night social media binge.  Unfortunately, that meeting …

New York Methodist Pastor Declares Himself Transgender: No More ‘Pretending to Be a Man’  —  A 51-year-old Methodist pastor in New York declared himself transgender before his congregation last week, saying he will give up “pretending to be a man.”  —  The viral video showed Rev. Phillip Phaneuf …

Transcript: Trump White House Rages at Pop Star Who Nailed MAGA “Evil”  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt  —  Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt.

How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices  —  A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices - charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes

Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal  —  President's son's fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father's administration  —  A little-known rare earths start-up with about 30 employees has won a blockbuster funding deal from the Pentagon …

Hegseth says he wouldn't trust Miller, Rubio to babysit his kids  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent interview said he would not trust Secretary of State Marco Rubio or White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to babysit his children.  —  In an episode of …

Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition  —  The Republican party is far from moving beyond Trump - but signals of his waning influence are everywhere  —  The sharks can smell blood in the water.  After a decade in eerie command of the Republican party, with primary voters in his cult …

More Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far  —  69% say Republicans', 60% say Democrats' inflammatory criticism of opponents has gone too far  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larger majorities of Americans than in the past believe that both the Democratic and Republican parties …

Revealed: US veterans affairs to share immigration data about non-citizen workers with ‘appropriate agencies’  —  Exclusive: The move prompts fears the data will be sent to ICE to further the Trump administration's immigration crackdown  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …

Pete Hegseth's “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice  —  He calls himself the “Secretary of War” and plays a tough guy on TV, but in real life he's a major weenie  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he's a tough guy. … With his perfectly coiffed hair and belligerent posture …