FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says  —  The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

The President Who Never Grew Up … Sometimes, in journalism, the metaphors come easy.  This is one of those times.  —  One day before Tennessee voters went to the polls this week for a special election in a House seat Donald Trump carried by 22 percentage points last year, the president quite literally phoned it in.

Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details … Members of Congress were just permitted to view the video of the second boat-bombing strike that's consuming Washington in controversy during a classified briefing with Admiral Frank Bradley, who oversaw the operation.

The Only Democrats Trump Likes...  Frustration with House Speaker Mike Johnson was apparently one of the factors that drove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce her resignation from Congress late last month.  Now, Rep. Nancy Mace is considering doing the same.  And Johnson is openly feuding with Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan  —  In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in November 2024 …

Trump hires new architect for ballroom  —  President Trump has hired a new architect to help design the White House ballroom, but the current architect, with whom the president has had some disagreements, will remain on the team, sources told CBS News.  —  The new firm is Washington …

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin  —  Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.  —  26.4k  —  FOUR UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY-STYLE drones breached a no-fly zone …

Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city  —  KENNER, La. — When the day that New Orleans had feared for weeks finally came on Wednesday, it began with a lie as wide as the meandering Mississippi River.  —  A port city somehow dubbed the Big Easy despite …

Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection.

Kristi Noem's ICE hiring chaos laid bare as fat, illiterate and violent misfits ‘not ready to tie their own laces’ are recruited  —  The Trump administration's frantic push to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by year's end has spiraled into what insiders describe as a national embarrassment …

Inside Kennedy's Methodical Quest to Shake Up America's Vaccine System … Throughout his two-decade crusade against vaccines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government's Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail.  With millions of confidential patient records, the database …

Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte  —  Senate Democrats wrote to the agency in November asking it to review Pulte's referrals to the Justice Department alleging mortgage fraud.  —  The Government Accountability Office, an independent …

For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year  —  Almost a quarter of a million more children are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024  —  One of the greatest public-health achievements of recent decades has been driving down child mortality around the world.

What If It's Already Too Late?  —  Institutional rot or ideological infection—either way, a real “Deep State” is already taking shape.  —  ∙ Paid  —  What if Trumpism waned, MAGA cracked up, the public rediscovered its commitment to liberalism, and . . . our institutions were already so corrupted that they were beyond repair?

Economic Confidence Slips; Holiday Spending Plans Plummet  —  Consumers' holiday spending estimate has shrunk by over $200 as economic confidence edges down  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. consumers expressed increased concern about the economy and jobs in November during a period that encompassed …

The Supreme Court Is About to Hand Trump Insidious New Powers … On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case whose outcome feels preordained: The six-justice supermajority is almost certain to fulfill a decadeslong conservative goal to shift an immense amount …

Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad's Election  —  Crypto took the real estate heir's fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president's second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.  —  Eric Trump, who has been managing his father's business for nine years now …

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell filed paperwork Wednesday to run for Minnesota governor.  —  While the paperwork doesn't certainly mean he is running, Lindell said he is 98% sure he is.  The CEO filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance …

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights  —  The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department's new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.  —  The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed …

Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia  —  President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russia.

Spain, Ireland and Netherlands to boycott Eurovision after Israel retains place  —  Major European nations pull out of song contest after calling for country's exclusion over conduct of war in Gaza  —  Israel has been allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after a showdown in Geneva …

California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Shakes Up Election for Governor  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Shakes Up Election for Governor  —  Governor Newsom with Highest Net Approval of 2025  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey finds Republican Chad Bianco …

Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department … He did not indicate any specific repercussions for those inconsistencies.  —  “It's remarkable how some members of the white-collar bar seem to have an endless stream of clients who are each coincidentally victims of supposed overreach …