Russia praises US security strategy shift heralded by ‘strong’ Trump  —  Vladimir Putin's press secretary on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial new National Security Strategy as largely in line with Russia's view of the world.  —  Moscow's public acknowledgement …

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 …

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 …

Compromise defense bill stymies Trump on Europe troop withdrawals … The final bill is the result of weeks of negotiations between House and Senate leadership in both parties, heads of the Armed Services panels and the White House.  The measure had been slowed in recent days by talks …

Marjorie Taylor Greene: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a dogged supporter-turned-critic of President Trump, tells 60 Minutes about her fractured relationship with the president and why she decided to resign from Congress.

Health care fight hits critical juncture  —  The fierce fight over health care costs hits a crucial juncture this week, with a series of major developments that could make or break the future of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies.  —  For months, GOP leaders have been squeezed between centrist …

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.

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.

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.

Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities  —  They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?  —  Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, turns to address …

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.

Trump pushes foreign food crackdown as grocery prices rise  —  President Trump, facing mounting pressure over inflation at the grocery store, ordered a sweeping investigation into food price-fixing that especially targets foreign companies. … It has proven difficult to have cheap food …

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.

Hollywood Doesn't Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.  —  I was pretty surprised this summer when a longstanding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, those guys who hand out the Oscars, said the quiet part out loud in a casual conversation in my backyard.

Immigrants ‘Plucked Out’ of Oath Ceremony Lines After Trump Order  —  PLEASE HOLD  —  The Trump administration has reportedly canceled the naturalization ceremonies of immigrants from certain countries.  —  Immigrants who are one step away from American citizenship have suddenly found themselves …

Johnson's Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus  —  Serving in the House—even when your party controls that chamber, the Senate, and the Oval Office—just ain't what it used to be.  The 119th Congress has been divided and demoralized, and is on track to be the least productive in recent memory.

Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like “an atom bomb,” scientists there say  —  The Trump administration's elevation of a vaccine skeptic to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials …

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.

Dimon on Trump Media debanking: ‘People have to grow up here’  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon pushed back on allegations that Trump Media Group was “debanked” by Chase, saying his company abides by government subpoenas but does not target individuals or entities because of their political leanings.

Scoop: S. Carolina Dems enlist influencers for primary fight  —  Top South Carolina Democrats are courting social media influencers for help in persuading national party officials to pick the state to hold the nation's first presidential primary in 2028, Axios has learned.

Former FDA commissioner: Trump claims about hepatitis B transmission ‘simply not true’  —  Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that President Trump's assertions about hepatitis B transmission are “simply not true.”