New photos released from Epstein's estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people  —  Donald Trump Congressional news  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate Friday showing the many powerful figures …

Republican lawmakers tell Trump something he's not used to hearing: No  —  In a pair of nearly simultaneous votes this week in the Indiana legislature and in Congress, GOP lawmakers issued unusual displays of defiance.  —  just now … Republican lawmakers are closing out the year …

Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Ábrego García Case  —  Ever since the Trump administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Ábrego García to a torture prison in El Salvador last spring, the president and his anti-immigrant henchman Stephen Miller …

National Trust sues to stop Trump's ballroom construction  —  The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, has retained President Barack Obama's former lawyer as it seeks to pause the project.  —  Just now … Historic preservationists begged President Donald Trump …

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort  —  The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.  —  The Trump administration is providing …

House GOP leaders are closer to releasing health bill  —  House GOP leaders are looking at focusing a forthcoming health policy bill on making it easier for businesses to fund their own insurance plans, according to two people granted anonymity to share the details ahead of their public release.

DOJ sues for Atlanta-area voting data from 2020 election … Fulton County, which contains most of Atlanta and some of its surrounding suburbs, became a hotbed of false election fraud conspiracy theories in the wake of Trump's loss to former President Joe Biden in Georgia more than five years ago.

Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn't Make Me Happy  —  The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.  —  Crystal Wilsey, a cashier at a Cinnabon franchise in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, said some unforgivable things to a Somali couple …

Shoppers say 'tis the season for inflation, an AP-NORC poll finds  —  This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds.

Trump Says He Is Leaning Toward Warsh or Hassett to Lead the Fed  —  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said the next Fed chair should consult with him on interest rates  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said he was leaning toward choosing either former Fed governor Kevin Warsh …

The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don't Notice  —  This November, the New York Times published an article with a frame that strongly implied COVID-19 vaccines kill children.  The next day the piece was rewritten with an entirely different …

6. 🫘 Bean boom  —  Grocery prices continue to squeeze budgets. … - As American consumers look for affordable options, Camellia is creating one-and-done bean seasonings and even experimenting with Depression-era recipes, Axios New Orleans' Chelsea Brasted writes.

Donald Trump is losing.  —  Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down. … Three items to start this morning:  — If you're in or around New York City, please join me Tuesday night at the Roosevelt House for my final book talk of the year, where I'll be speaking with Harold Holzer about THE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY.

Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities  —  Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban.  Church leaders say it's a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.

Trump administration says sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump's ability to control his image  —  The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President's prerogative …

The Shakedown: Trump's DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism  —  Co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.

20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee … The largest users of the visas are major tech companies bringing in high-skilled foreign workers, which MAGA Republicans have accused of abusing the program to pass over Americans for cheaper labor.

'Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tragedy That's Going on Here' … To this day, Bill Gates remains a relatively mild-mannered, non-political guy.  But he's also not going to ignore reality. … And it's not a coincidence, he says, that it's coming after the Trump administration …

Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medical aid in dying for the terminally ill  —  Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday.  The Medical Aid in Dying act takes effect in September 2026 to give …

Trump to honor 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ team at the White House … The ceremony, which comes nearly 46 years after Mike Eruzione's historic game-winning goal against the Soviets, will celebrate the Americans' “historic and symbolic victory,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement.