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 …

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 …

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.”

Why West Africa is worth worrying about  —  Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.  —  A not insignificant cohort of President Donald Trump's advisers want the United States to abandon widespread commitments abroad and instead become a regional power focused on the Western Hemisphere.

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 …

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.

Musk hits Mamdani for appointing non-firefighter to FDNY post: ‘People will die’  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) for appointing a non-firefighter to lead the city's fire department.  —  “People will die because of this.

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 …

Watchdog group demands answers after ‘unbelievable security lapse’ by Trump's Secret Service team  —  The Secret Service continues to endanger the president's life with lax security, and the government is sitting on information that might expose recent failures which allowed President Trump …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …