Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling  —  President Donald Trump's approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely …

12/11/25 ☀️ AM: … Four live discharge petitions.  Being forced to bargain for GOP support during simple procedural votes.  Calls to Cabinet secretaries from the House floor to help win over members.  A prolonged debate on health care with a disengaged president.

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention  —  A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.

I Asked the Pentagon About Pete Hegseth's Mentor.  Then the Threats Started.  —  Six weeks ago, Jack Posobiec asked me to comment on whether I have a “creepy fetish for Asian women.”  —  That was one of several false and wildly personal allegations that the far-right pundit and newly minted member …

Inside Kristi Noem's bitter feud with Trump's border czar … - Noem's backers blamed the whisper campaign on supporters of her administration rival, border czar Tom Homan.  — Homan's partisans deny any involvement. … Trump has shown no signs of wanting a change.

Trump says CNN should be sold as part of any Warner Bros. deal  —  The president's comments are notable because the proposed deal with Netflix would not include cable channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, such as CNN and TNT.  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thinks it's …

Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden administration's shift to a sans serif font, to assist people with vision issues, a “wasteful” diversity move.  —  Just now … A sans serif font, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

What fraud?  State Obamacare officials don't see the problem GOP subsidy opponents do … “I don't think that our experience or our data shows there has been any increase in fraud ... before or since the enhanced premium tax credits,” said Jessica Altman, executive director of the exchange Covered California.

U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case  —  Hernán López, a former Fox executive, and an Argentine sports marketing company were convicted in 2023 of bribing officials to secure soccer broadcast rights.  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have moved …

Trump admin reveals new militarized zone plan for California-Mexico border  —  The Trump administration announced plans Wednesday for a new militarized zone in California, along the U.S.-Mexico border. … - President Trump's administration has since April designated several new militarized zones along …

U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Trump Says  —  The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.  —  The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela …

Olivia Nuzzi's ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week  —  By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff.  Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.  —  Topline  —  Viral blog posts about her alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine  —  Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.  —  The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end …

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content  —  More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings  —  Meta has removed or restricted dozens …

The Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Drug Traffickers: Expert Backgrounder  —  This is part of Just Security's Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers.  —  On Sept. 2, 2025 U.S. forces launched a missile strike against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean.

Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6.  Now They Want Millions of Dollars  —  Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.

A band-aid on a festering hand wound  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝  —  The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren't the only coverups taking place right now in the White House.

Judicial Ethics  —  Yesterday, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove attended an event where Donald Trump spoke.  That's an unusual thing for a federal judge to do, even when the president in question is his former client.  Federal judges usually avoid political events like the plague.

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed … Days before Donald J. Trump's return to the White House, Andrew Tate got some good news.  —  Mr. Tate and his brother, Tristan, swaggering influencers in the so-called manosphere, had been under criminal investigation in Romania since 2022 …

EU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets  —  European Union governments want to agree on Friday to freeze Russian central bank assets immobilised in Europe for as long as necessary, replacing the need for a vote to renew the freeze every six months, EU diplomats said.

Remember the Torture Memos?  The Boat Strike Memos May Be Worse. … Perhaps not surprisingly, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior military leaders have faced the worst of the political uproar from the Trump administration's boat strikes off the coasts of Central and South America.

Ohio 2026 Poll: Democrats Make Gains in Races for Governor and US Senate  —  Home Polls Ohio 2026 Poll: Democrats Make Gains in Races for Governor and US Senate  —  Trump Approval Underwater Among Ohio Voters  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey of Ohio voters finds both statewide elections …

How a U.S. admiral decided to kill two boat strike survivors  —  The controversial order given by Adm. Frank Bradley is under scrutiny from Congress.  Inside the most consequential deliberation of his career. … In the minutes after U.S. forces attacked a suspected drug smuggling boat near Trinidad …

Ukraine's ‘fortress belt’ that Donald Trump wants to trade for peace  —  Known as the Donbas, the region has become the fulcrum of fraught US-led diplomacy to end Russia's full-scale invasion  —  As US-led efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine lurch forward, there is one considerable obstacle …

Trump's Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies  —  The president's immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”  —  ABSORBING THE NEWS ABOUT THE BRUTAL treatment of detainees, to say nothing of the outright murder of “suspected” drug runners in the Caribbean, I think back to a conversation I had in February of this year.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announces a campaign for Minnesota governor  —  Lindell, a Trump backer who promoted debunked allegations about the 2020 elections and has been embroiled in defamation suits, joins a crowded Republican field.  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a longtime backer …

Influencer feuds trigger total MAGA meltdown  —  MAGA's media machine is ripping itself to shreds, locked in a web of interpersonal feuds that have derailed its once-relentless focus on advancing President Trump's agenda. … Now, less than a year into Trump's second term …

Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor's Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer  —  Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation.  Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer.