‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment.  A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’  —  Sharyn Alfonsi, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, criticized the network's decision to remove her reporting from Sunday's edition of the show.  —  In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent …

Ted Cruz weighs another presidential run, setting up clash with Vance … Sen. Ted Cruz sat down with a longtime ally in November at an office near D.C.'s Union Station to discuss the future of the Republican Party.  Before long, the discussion touched on his own future.

Republicans and Democrats pitch competing plans to tackle affordability  —  Affordability is topic No. 1 with midterms looming, but economists are skeptical that Congress can do much to lower prices across the board.  —  Just now  —  Lawmakers in both parties view simmering fury over the cost …

What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela  —  A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.  —  President Trump's drive to crack …

Trump Taps Louisiana Governor Landry as Greenland Envoy  —  President Donald Trump said he's nominating Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as US special envoy to Greenland, in the latest signal that the president retains designs on increasing US influence over the island he's suggested he wants to purchase.

Two lawmakers seek to find Bondi in contempt over Epstein files  —  Top Justice Department official defends redactions and deletion of documents on agency's website, including one of a photo that includes Trump.  —  Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) …

A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump's Birthright Citizenship Plan  —  A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted.  The finding appeared to undercut the president's claims on birthright citizenship.

‘A very clear plan’: How Trump demolished California's electric vehicle mandate … The infighting, sloppy rulemaking and a lack of clear policy goals that marked Trump's first administration have been replaced by an aggressively overhauled government workforce stocked with MAGA loyalists …

If Congress is going to avoid another shutdown, lawmakers need to start talking … “We wasted a lot of time because the Senate's not negotiating yet,” House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said in an interview last week.  “When they're ready to negotiate, we can move fast.”

Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines  —  Some leading vaccine manufacturers could be exposed to litigation they've been protected from for decades if the U.S. decides to adopt a new childhood vaccine schedule resembling Denmark's, as it appears likely to do in the new year.

The GOP War on Nurses  —  To pay for tax cuts, Republicans cut graduate student loan support for female-dominated professions.  That turns out to be bad policy and terrible politics. … As they took control of both chambers of Congress and the White House in 2025, Republicans faced a dilemma.

Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump's Return to Office  —  The president's team has created a highly unusual fund-raising apparatus for causes he favors.  The Times analyzed more than half a billion dollars in contributions from 346 donors.

Sudden trips and security lapses: Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio's clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine  —  Apart from disagreements about peace efforts in Ukraine, Witkoff has been at loggerheads with Rubio and State Department officials about the way he handles security.