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 …

Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future … Representative Elise Stefanik of New York called Speaker Mike Johnson a habitual liar.  —  Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated with the Louisiana Republican and sick of the way he has run …

U.S. Military's Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance  —  The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.  —  Before the Trump administration began attacking people suspected …

Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks  —  Move marks president's latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles  —  Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing the Biden-era federal fuel economy standards …

Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers  —  Commander of September attack to provide account of his role for the first time in closed briefing  —  WASHINGTON—Two survivors of a Sept. 2 U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean were killed …

Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself  —  Workers installed Mr. Trump's name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord  —  The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been deteriorating since Trump's inauguration  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shocked official Washington in mid-October when he announced that the four-star head …

Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president's own Justice Department earlier …

A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals  —  In the New England Journal of Medicine, the former leaders wrote they were “deeply concerned” at how the top vaccine regulator is raising the bar for approvals.  —  just now

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 …

Halle Berry bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT summit just before he takes stage: ‘Should not be our next president either’  —  Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, arguing that he overlooks women and shouldn't “be our next president.”

'I'm a U.S. citizen.' Agents pull woman from car in Keys.  Feds said she wouldn't show ID  —  A woman in medical scrubs who was driving on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning was stopped by federal immigration agents and forcibly removed from her car, despite screaming she was an American citizen.

Fired EPA employees challenge agency, alleging free speech violations  —  Former Environmental Protection Agency employees who were fired after signing a letter criticizing the Trump administration are now appealing their dismissals before the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Trump asserts executive privilege to thwart Jan. 6 lawsuit … It's unclear precisely which records Trump is attempting to keep out of the hands of the plaintiffs in the Jan. 6 lawsuit.  However, a White House spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the president has decided to fight disclosure …

Trump's Former Campaign Manager Assisted Honduran Presidential Candidate  —  Brad Parscale advised the campaign of Nasry Asfura, a right-wing candidate who was endorsed by the U.S. president.  —  President Trump's former campaign manager assisted the campaign of a right-wing Honduran presidential candidate …

FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers  —  FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau's domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful orders, according to three people familiar with the situation.

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 …

Miles from Nation's Capital, ICE Arrests ISIS-K Afghan Terrorist Who Was Released into the U.S. Under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome  —  This marks the third Afghan national terrorist arrested in recent days that was brought into the country by the Biden Administration under Operation Allies Welcome

Democrat announces articles of impeachment against Hegseth  —  Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) announced Wednesday he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. … - Thanedar may struggle to garner support for his proposal even from his own party …

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 …

Senate Democrats call for ‘immediate removal’ of Trump GSA appointee  —  Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Tuesday sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump's appointee at the General Services Administration (GSA).