VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs  —  Strains on the system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors, nurses and support staff.  —  Just now … Government reporters Meryl Kornfield …

Belarus releases political prisoners including Nobel winner  —  Minsk has released jailed Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski along with another 122 political prisoners.  The move comes as Belarus seeks to mend ties with Washington and the US lifts some sanctions.

Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration  —  The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Since he was sworn back into office nearly …

Republicans Relive Healthcare Nightmare as Midterms Loom  —  Repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act has vexed Republicans for a decade and is once more a political issue  —  Republicans suffered through a recurring nightmare this week: their inability to replace or at least unwind …

Colorado Officials Reject Trump's ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier  —  The president's stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump's pardon powers.

Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit … The administration's tactics with U.S. attorneys — bypassing the Senate or sidestepping federal judges to keep unvetted prosecutors in place — are a crucial component of Trump's effort to deploy the Justice Department against his perceived enemies.

ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps  —  Congressman and activists warn of risks to citizen-journalist if returned to China  —  A Chinese citizen who fled the country after gathering evidence of alleged human-rights violations against the nation's Uyghur population is at risk …

Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library  —  His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.  —  Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr …

Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Held on $400k Bond  —  Prosecutors say the award-winning ICE agent has a history of domestic violence reports as DHS places him on suspension.  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Audio By Carbonatix

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 …

Trump attacks on political opponents spur a surge of threats, NBC News review finds  —  In recent weeks, nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle said they were targeted after getting caught in the president's crosshairs.  —  President Donald Trump's heated rhetoric …

Trump called her ‘garbage.’ Rep. Ilhan Omar says she remains unfazed.  —  “There's this creepy obsession that he seems to have on me that just feels pretty obnoxious,” the Minnesota Democrat said of the president.  —  Just now … Over the past two weeks, the leader of the free world …

U.S. unseals warrant behind oil tanker seizure near Venezuela  —  A newly unsealed warrant shows the U.S. Coast Guard seized the M/T Skipper, a crude oil tanker intercepted off Venezuela, just before the warrant was set to expire on Wednesday. … - The sanctions escalate …

Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy  —  “Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we've never seen from a president before.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✌️ Subscribe to PN ✌️

Trump's Next Renovation Target: D.C.'s Golf Courses  —  The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington's public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump needed a place to dump all the dirt from his demolition of the White House's East Wing.

TSA announces new labor framework on Jan. 11, 2026  —  The new approach eliminates waste, saves crucial time and refocuses employees  —  WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that a new labor framework will be implemented starting Jan. 11, 2026 …

U.S. Pours More Firepower Into the Caribbean as Trump Ramps Up Threats  —  American leader now has an array of options for Venezuela's Maduro, including land strikes and electronic warfare  —  The U.S. military is moving more weapons and units into the Caribbean that give President Trump powerful …

Court orders DOJ to return data seized from Comey friend … “This Court concludes that although Petitioner Richman is entitled to the return of the improperly seized and searched materials at issue here,” the Clinton-appointed judge wrote, “he is not entitled to an order preventing the Government …

Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state's next governor.  He announced on November 24 that he would enter the race, but said in a speech tonight that he chose today for the official launch because the date marks exactly eight years since he won a 2017 special election for the U.S. Senate.

Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations  —  Some DHS officials have threatened to quit and are concerned their emails are being monitored, sources say.  —  WASHINGTON — White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension …

Stefanik calls on feds to ramp up bid-rigging probe of Hochul homecare contract after ‘bombshell’ email emerges  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik is demanding the feds ramp up its probe into alleged Hochul administration bid-rigging on a $1 billion Medicaid homecare contract — after newly surfaced …

Greg Bovino's the star of Trump's deportation show.  We trace his roots.  —  As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border” set the course for his life.  He couldn't believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys.  Now that he's in charge of deportation efforts causing turmoil …

Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America.  That's a Big Reason We're So Divided. … It is said that America is a nation of immigrants, and for a truism, that's pretty accurate.  But it's also true that the United States hasn't always been a nation of immigrants …

National Trust Sues to Block Trump's White House Ballroom Construction  —  The lawsuit seeks to force President Trump to submit his ballroom plans for public review and input.  —  The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block President Trump's construction …

DOJ weighs novel federal hate crime case against Charlie Kirk's alleged killer  —  The effort to bring federal charges has been met with resistance by some career prosecutors who argue the crime doesn't appear to fall under any federal statutes.  —  WASHINGTON — Three months after the assassination …