A Million More Epstein Documents Have Been Found, Justice Dept. Says  —  Democratic lawmakers, who had criticized the Justice Department's release of the material, accused the Trump administration of violating the law mandating the release of the files.  —  The Justice Department said on Wednesday …

They Seek to Curb Online Hate.  The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.  —  The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.  —  Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg lead …

ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses  —  The Trump administration aims to build seven large-scale holding centers to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.  —  Douglas MacMillan can be reached securely on Signal at (415) 269-6352 and Jonathan O'Connell can be reached at jonathanoc.76

Attorney Mark Zaid scores win in security clearance fight with Trump administration  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration's stripping of an attorney's security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to President Trump's first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional.

Zelensky Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine as Way to Peace  —  Control of the areas Ukraine still holds in Donetsk is one of the chief stumbling blocks to an agreement  —  KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to pull troops out of the eastern region …

Trump-appointed judge: DHS must restore disaster grants to Democratic states  —  A federal judge blocked Trump administration efforts to reallocate Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism and security grants away from states that won't cooperate on the president's immigration enforcement policies.

Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.  —  The administration has downplayed concerns — from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble — as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.  —  It was early November, and the stock market …

'He's a Maximalist': Inside Trump's Gilded Oval Office  —  After nearly a year of revamping the Oval Office, President Trump is nearly out of wall space.  —  His extravagant design choices are most apparent around the fireplace, where he has hosted more than two dozen visits from world leaders since taking office.

Trump's Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here  —  Donald Trump's assault on the city of Chicago began in September, and it claimed its first casualty quickly.  As Reuters would later report, on September 12, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez dropped his kids off at their school in the suburb …

Trump's claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ‘resource imperialism’, experts say  —  Critics compare offensive to Iraq war, citing familiar mix of regime-change rhetoric, security pretexts and oil interests  —  Donald Trump's recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil …

How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling  —  Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.

Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz.  Some Republicans are worried that could backfire. … Republicans have insisted they can be competitive statewide in the blue-leaning Minnesota ever since Trump lost Minnesota by less than 2 points in 2016.

The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates  —  Race and gender aren't the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.  —  Progressives often follow a particular pattern when they want to dismiss a phenomenon that challenges their beliefs.

In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel  —  It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration's campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.  —  The letter landed like a thud on Saturday in the inbox of Harvard University's president, Alan M. Garber.

Trump's ‘Golden Age’ has arrived for the top 10 percent … But the robust numbers mask the extent to which the wealthy are driving growth.  And while business leaders from Manhattan to South Florida are bullish on the outlook — “It's the Roaring '20s here in Palm Beach County,” …

Trump-backed candidate declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote … Asfura, the former mayor of Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, won in his second bid for the presidency, after he and Nasralla were neck-and-neck during a weeks-long vote count that fueled international concern.

ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say  —  Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, federal and Anne Arundel County officials said.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

The internal dispute that could derail the GOP's 2026 agenda … Some rank-and-file conservatives in the House and Senate are privately discussing a potential centerpiece for a second reconciliation bill: using tariff revenues to send taxpayers cash to address rising health care costs …

Trump is talking about Greenland again  —  2025 is ending much as it began: with President Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland.  —  On Sunday, Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland with the goal, as Landry put it, “to make Greenland a part of the US.”

Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again  —  Not so long ago, when the FBI raided Donald Trump's 126-room Palm Beach mansion and found scores of classified documents, the notion that the disgraced former president would return to the Oval Office seemed far-fetched to just about anyone paying attention.

New Federal Charges in Killing of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and Shooting of Guardsman Andrew Wolfe  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who resided in Bellingham, Washington …

Democrats grapple with internal divisions heading into new year  —  Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter.  Subscribe here.  —  In today's issue:  —  ▪ Dems looking back and ahead  —  ▪ Trump dealt blow by Supreme Court  —  ▪ President links tariffs with GDP growth