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 …

‘I am America First’: Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues  —  In an interview on CBS News' “60 Minutes,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she has “zero plans” to run for president in 2028.  —  In a high-profile interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums … Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years.  For those enrolling in Obamacare for next year, the plans will cover a considerably smaller fraction of their medical bills.

Netflix co-CEO discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump  —  Will Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators?  —  While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison's connections …

Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties  —  Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.

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.

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 …

Trump to Unveil $12 Billion in Long-Awaited Farm Aid Program  —  The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according to a White House official, offering $12 billion in assistance to a key base of support hit hard by low crop prices and the impact of the president's tariff policies.

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 …

China's Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time  —  President Trump's tariffs weren't enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year's record in just 11 months.  —  China got the world's attention last January when it announced that its trade surplus …

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.

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.

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.

Zohran Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE  —  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants' right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

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 …

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 …

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.