Trump to POLITICO: Midterm elections will be about ‘pricing’ … Trump's comments follow a string of favorable economic reports over the last two weeks showing inflation is cooling and the economy is hotter than expected.  The White House is keen to tout the latest data as it confronts cost …

Zelenskyy focuses on security guarantees ahead of Trump visit … “It is very important for us that there is a signal that we want legally binding security guarantees,” Zelenskyy told reporters.  “And this depends primarily on President Trump.  The question is what security guarantees President Trump is ready to give to Ukraine.”

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change  —  The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance.  The Associated Press first reported …

How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump's Venezuela Campaign  —  New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.  —  On a spring night in the Oval Office, President Trump asked Secretary …

Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs  —  Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.  —  Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …

Ilhan Omar's hubby's $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website - as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud  —  Embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband's venture capital firm quietly scrubbed key officer details — including former Obama officials …

He Looks Like A Witness To Me  —  No one should be surprised by Donald Trump's Christmas day social media post.  It's completely in character.  —  But let's look a little deeper and see what he's really telling us.  Donald Trump suggests that he has a lot of information to offer about Jeffrey Epstein …

Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn  —  Agency declines to reappoint Walter Koroshetz, who has led NINDS since 2015  —  Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned.

Iran says it is in full-scale war with US, Israel and Europe  —  Iran's president said on Saturday the country is facing a full-scale confrontation with the United States, Israel, and Europe, describing the pressure campaign against Tehran as more complex and damaging than the Iran-Iraq war.

The U.S. sank the alleged narco-terrorists' boat — and let them go  —  In blowing up the vessel, destroying evidence and repatriating the survivors, the U.S. cut short a process that's helped bring down traffickers.  —  Reach the reporters securely on Signal: Samantha Schmidt at SchmidtS.10 and Alex Horton at AlexHorton.85

Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship  —  The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn't like their speech.  This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.  —  If that sounds insane to you …

Corridors are a government priority, and the necessary resources have been allocated for the north-south and east-west routes  —  Khamenei.ir has conducted an interview with President Masoud Pezeshkian about the current issues of the country, the government's plans to address imbalances …

Fear Of Retaliation Grips State Department Lawyers Meant To Advise On International Law  —  “Imagine being afraid to provide what you think is appropriate legal advice,” one former attorney told HuffPost.  —  A severe and unusual fear of being punished for doing their jobs has spread among staff …

Kennedy, other Trump officials balk at requests to testify on Capitol Hill  —  Democrats have suggested the lack of testimony is yet another way the administration is snubbing the legislative branch.  —  When Sen. Bill Cassidy announced in February that he would vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

On Tuesday, December 23, the U.S. Supreme Court made a preliminary finding that President Donald J. Trump's deployment of federalized National Guard troops in the Chicago area beginning in October was unlawful.  Six of the nine justices held that the law Trump invoked to send …