Trump sours on Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar after issuing pardon … He lambasted Cuellar for “a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry's daughters, will not like.”  At the same time, he criticized Democrats for “mercilessly” attempting to “destroy” Cuellar and his family in the post …

Trump's plans to shatter the bureaucracy have a green light at the Supreme Court … President Donald Trump's drive to replace agency leaders and his mass firings across the federal government are all based on the same basic legal concept: the unitary executive theory.

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says  —  Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it “largely consistent” with Moscow's vision.  —  The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration this week, suggests Europe is facing …

How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions … Smugglers, money launderers and people facing sanctions once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork to store illicit fortunes.  The luxury goods could help hide wealth but were cumbersome to move and hard to spend.

Trump's latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s  —  The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.  —  Just now … Somalis are “garbage,” and “we don't want them in our country.”  Migration from “all Third World countries” should be halted.

Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest  —  In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son's godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.  —  Just now

Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption  —  The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.  —  A few days ago I called Oleksandr Abakumov, a senior detective at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.

Transcript: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025.

Democratic lawmakers press for transparency over ‘double tap’ strike … The Pentagon has come under fire after reporting from The Washington Post alleged that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth authorized a deadly second strike to kill all remaining survivors on a Venezuelan boat allegedly carrying drugs in international waters.

Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive.  People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing  —  Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base's waterfront.

Europe's populist right hails Trump team's EU bashing  —  Europe's far-right firebrands are rushing to hitch their fortunes to Washington's new crusade against Brussels.  —  Senior U.S. government officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

Land War or Self-Terrorism?  —  Trump's Likely Next Step  —  In certain ways, the autumn of 2025 in the United States has recalled the autumn of 1938 in Nazi Germany.  —  The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler's largest coercive policies before the war.

Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same.  Hegseth's Boat Strikes Are Illegal.  —  With its strikes on suspected drug couriers in the Caribbean, our government is conducting extrajudicial killings on the high seas — plain and simple.  Some Americans may wonder how this is any different …

Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home  —  Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen.  The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it “determined the individual in question was not the target.”  —  Masked immigration authorities …

The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump's immigration crackdown  —  Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”  —  Just now … WAUKEGAN, Ill. — If you rolled past Bedrosian Park after the final bell rang at Waukegan High School …

Sources: Ted Sarandos Met With Donald Trump Ahead of Netflix's Winning Warner Bros. Deal  —  As the streaming giant aims to acquire the legacy studio, multiple insiders say that a recent conversation between its CEO and the President may have helped pave the way.

Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta  —  A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that opens Monday.  It memorializes an event that some people …