Republican lawmakers slam Trump's “inappropriate” posts on Rob Reiner  —  President Trump is being condemned by both right wing and centrist Republican members of Congress for posting that director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were killed due to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

House GOP moderates signal they'll fall in line with Johnson's health plan … “I haven't seen anything objectionable yet,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said Monday.  “For me to vote against it, I'd have to find something objectionable.  I wouldn't vote against it in protest.”

From Charlie Kirk to Brown University, Trump officials have posted inaccurate info in wake of tragedy  —  Senior administration officials released confusing, incorrect or misleading information after Kirk's assassination and the shooting of two National Guard members.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction  —  DEFENDING AMERICA FROM A CHEMICAL WEAPON: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech  —  President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid.  Then People Died of Cholera.  —  On the one-month anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration earlier this year, a group of his appointed aides gathered to celebrate.  —  For four weeks, they had been working overtime …

Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military  —  If adopted, the changes would complement other efforts by the Trump administration to shift resources away from the Middle East and Europe. … Senior Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to downgrade several …

Pentagon says it's “escalating” Kelly review to “official” investigation  —  The Pentagon said Monday it is “escalating” a “preliminary review” into “serious allegations of misconduct” leveled against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired naval officer, after he clashed with President Trump.

Ukraine and U.S. divided over territory after intense negotiations  —  Two days of intense negotiations between Ukraine, the U.S. and European officials resulted in clear progress on security guarantees for Ukraine but left significant gaps on the issue of territory, U.S. officials told reporters on Monday.

'The More I'm Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am'  —  Anti-Jewish prejudice isn't a partisan divide—it's a generational one.  —  “The more I'm around young people, the more panicked I am,” Tim Miller told me recently.  A prominent anti-Trump commentator, Miller hosts …

New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out … NEW YORK — Two months after prominent members of a national Young Republican organization were exposed for their role in a hate-filled, private group chat, the city-based chapter showed it's willing to welcome almost anyone.

Inside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State  —  Stephen Miller's ancestors first arrived in the United States in 1903.  That's when a man named Wolf Laib Glosser disembarked at Ellis Island after leaving behind his hometown in Antopol, a small town in the part of the czarist Russian empire that is now Belarus.

House Oversight delays Clintons' Epstein testimonies  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton were scheduled to give depositions this week on Capitol Hill about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but their appearances have been officially punted into January.  It sends a strong signal members of Congress …

Army shares identities of two soldiers killed in ISIS ambush in Syria  —  The U.S. Army has shared the identities of the two Iowa National Guard troops who were killed on Saturday when an ISIS terrorist opened fire on them in Palmyra, Syria.  —  Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25 …

Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security  —  The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.

Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims  —  Comments from Rep. Randy Fine and Sen. Tommy Tuberville reflect a brazen Islamophobic sentiment being voiced by some in the party.  —  Just now … Two Republicans in Congress are calling for the mass expulsion …

Jared Kushner's Plan to Build a Trump Hotel in Serbia Is Running Into Resistance  —  Deal to redevelop site bombed by NATO has become quagmire for U.S. president's son-in-law  —  For more than two years, Jared Kushner has sought to build a Trump-branded complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.

Brian Glenn says he's engaged to Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) put a ring on it.  —  Greene, who is departing Congress next month, confirmed her engagement Monday to Brian Glenn, the chief White House correspondent for conservative outlet Real America's Voice.

Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery demands on Trump for tax returns, psych records, and ‘any’ prescription meds history  —  Pulitzer Prize Board members filed court documents in Okeechobee County, Florida, on Thursday, containing a litany of broad discovery demands in an attempt …

Hero who wrestled gun from terrorist says he'd do it again despite being ‘riddled with bullets’  —  Ahmed al Ahmed, the hero bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters on Sunday, has said that despite the immense pain he is in, he does not regret lunging at the gunman.

MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media  —  This isn't just about business; it's about democracy  —  Warner Bros. Discovery, which among other things controls CNN, has agreed to sell itself to Netflix.  But it isn't a done deal, because Paramount has made a rival, hostile bid.

Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79  —  He was a familiar byline in Newsweek and The Washington Post for decades, explaining the intricacies of economic policy in reader-friendly vernacular.  —  Robert J. Samuelson, an economics columnist for Newsweek …

White House Rages at MAGA Senator Over Anti-JD Vance Plot  —  EATING THEIR OWN  —  Sen. Josh Hawley appears to be eyeing a primary run against Donald Trump's second-in-command.  —  MAGA administration insiders are apparently livid after GOP Sen. Josh Hawley launched what has been received …

Pepsi and Walmart's Monopolization Machine Revealed  —  Today on TAP: An unsealed lawsuit that Trump's FTC tried to bury puts the pricing schemes of business on full display.  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Before Lina Khan exited the Federal Trade Commission …