Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw  —  Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?  —  Let me begin by quoting, in full, a letter that the president of the United States of America sent yesterday to the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre.

There's a Reason Trump Is Targeting Minneapolis  —  Late last Wednesday night, I was standing on a street corner in the Hawthorne neighborhood in North Minneapolis when I witnessed an extraordinary confrontation.  A federal agent marched up a narrow residential sidewalk flanked by modest bungalows …

AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy … The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement on Monday that America's “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades.

Poll finds Americans not satisfied with handling of Epstein files … Following bipartisan calls to release the Epstein files throughout Trump's first year back in office, Congress passed a law in November requiring the DOJ to release by mid-December all documents tied to Epstein …

I'm the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.  This Is Something I Thought I'd Never Have to Write.  —  When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think that I would ever have to write about the possibility of the United States taking military action against a member state.

France rejects Trump Gaza peace board invite over fears it wants to supplant UN  —  Trump's Gaza “Board of Peace” is facing confusion and controversy on several fronts.  —  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to join the “Board of Peace” …

Inside Bari Weiss's Hostile Takeover of CBS News  —  The network's new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.  —  On Halloween, a production team from “60 Minutes,” …

Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN  —  Tim Walz US elections Race & ethnicity  —  Josh Shapiro wasn't the only finalist to be Kamala Harris' running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.

Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds  —  Research contradicts President Trump's claim that foreigners are footing the bill, and could weaken his hand in the dispute over Greenland  —  FRANKFURT—Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs …

DOJ Moves to Eliminate Attorney Recusals in Sweeping Power Shift  —  Proposed rule would strip prosecutors of ethical independence and place conflict decisions solely in the hands of the attorney general  —  The Trump administration is preparing to upend a foundational safeguard of the Department …

China's Birthrate Sinks to Record Low  —  Population shrinks for fourth consecutive year  —  China's population shrank for a fourth consecutive year as its birthrate fell to a record low, underscoring the demographic challenges facing the world's second-largest economy.  —  The details

ICE Protesters Storming Churches Now; Hotels Kicking People Out  —  This is a breaking story, so the information is a bit mixed.  There are reports of church services in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul being disrupted by anti-ICE protesters, but I suspect that the reports are all about the same disruption …

Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race  —  Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster Nate Morris, an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios has learned. … - Musk, the world's richest person …

ICE's Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman.  Twice  —  When authorities used Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) facial recognition app on a detained woman in an attempt to learn her identity and immigration status, it returned two different and incorrect names …

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows  —  Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways - something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees  —  Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle …

Recruiter pitches joining the military to Minneapolis high school students to protect their families from ICE  —  Federal agencies Student life Immigration  —  A military recruiter in Minnesota, pointing to fears over the ongoing ICE operations in Minneapolis, promoted joining the National Guard …

Trump's Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate  —  If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.  —  If the Supreme Court strikes …