Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans.

Behind Paramount's Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump  —  David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal  —  Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison knew his latest bid …

Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video  —  The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”  —  Just now … President Donald Trump on Monday said he will let …

White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package … Farmers are expected to start receiving the funds in February at the earliest, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plans.  —  The announcement comes after months of promises from Trump and other administration officials …

Honduras Issues Warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández  —  The country's attorney general said he had issued an international arrest warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández.  —  The Honduran attorney general announced Monday night that he had issued an international arrest warrant …

SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings  —  The outcome of Monday's oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court has been fairly clear since the summer: Humphrey's Executor, a unanimous 1935 decision upholding Congress's power to restrict …

Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey  —  Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.

Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations … The Justice Department declined to comment on Boasberg's order.  —  Boasberg's command reignites a long-simmering clash between the Obama-appointed judge and the administration over President Donald Trump's extraordinary bid …

Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school  —  Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz  —  ONE OF THE MOST horrific torture methods that the CIA employed in its post-9/11 incommunicado “black site” torture chambers was the Confinement Box.  —  Not many detainees in CIA custody experienced the Box.

Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade  —  The report found the congresswoman turned a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle.”  —  Just now … Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) berated airport police and Transportation Security Administration officers …

Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge  —  President Donald Trump's executive order directing government agencies to halt approving new wind energy projects was ruled illegal by a federal judge.  —  The ruling Monday sided with more than a dozen states …

Why The Republican House Isn't Working  —  I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply.  I was the first woman to graduate from the Citadel's Corps of Cadets.  I don't scare easily.

12 Former FBI Special Agents Sue Over Wrongful Terminations  —  The Washington Litigation Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of 12 former FBI agents who were fired by the Trump Administration for their roles in safely and successfully de-escalating civil unrest in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2020, following the death of George Floyd.

Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates  —  “The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table.”  —  The Contrarian and Jennifer Rubin  —  Transcript  —  Contrarians, you do not want to miss this interview.

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less  —  “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …

U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials  —  Ukrainian President Zelensky faces growing pressure from the U.S. to accept major territorial losses and other concessions in President Trump's peace plan, two Ukrainian officials tell Axios.