Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office  —  Summary  — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office  — Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying …

South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in Prison  —  Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of masterminding an insurrection when he imposed martial law in 2024.  It was the country's biggest criminal trial in decades.  —  South Korea's Yoon Sentenced to Life in Prison

New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting  —  Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.  —  The Department of Homeland Security issued …

Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits  —  An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring …

‘No expense has been spared’: Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for deportations  —  DHS leadership says the department needs the jet for immigrant deportations and Kristi Noem's travel.  A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its …

In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for ‘Chief Client’ Trump  —  When leaders of all 93 US attorneys' offices met for their weekly video chat last month, the 33-year-old Justice Department aide who presided had a blunt message.  —  President Donald Trump is their “chief client” …

Trump to name Jared Kushner envoy for peace … Kushner, who served as a senior adviser in the first Trump White House, played a central role in the administration's efforts to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab states.  Kushner and Witkoff have worked together throughout …

UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran  —  The disagreement over the use of British sites is behind the US president's withdrawal of support for the Chagos Islands deal, The Times understands  —  President Trump has withdrawn his support for Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand …

Married MAGA Rep Addresses Bombshell Aide Affair Claim  —  ‘PERSONAL SMEARS’  —  Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.  —  A Trump-endorsed Texas congressman has addressed his alleged affair with a former aide who died by suicide last year.

U.S. Military Moves Into Place for Possible Strikes in Iran  —  President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.  —  The rapid buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East has progressed to the point that President Trump …

What Stephen Colbert's spat with CBS is really about  —  Keeping the equal-time rule in place is a political choice.  —  The Trump presidency ought to be an education for progressives in the ways government overregulation can distort politics and business.

U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in December  —  Outsize swings in international gold trading fueled much of December's trend  —  The U.S. trade deficit jumped in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday, the latest leg of a turbulent year for America's trading relationships under the steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it  —  HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.  —  After pulling out of the World …

Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas  —  Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades.  Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!  — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE FOR FREE AS LONG …

Goldman Lawyer, Epstein Conferred on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal  —  In a series of 2014 emails, the wealthy financier gave advice to the former White House counsel as the Colombian incident blew up.  —  Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. …

Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein Files over a million times.  This is an illustration of what that looks like.  —  A short video.  —  Replace every word in Anna Karenina, The Decameron, Ulysses, and Moby-Dick with the words “Donald Trump,” and you have some idea of what being mentioned over a million times looks like.

Europe answers Trump's call on Ukraine … - In 2025, European governments and institutions answered that call — surging military aid by 67% and financial and humanitarian support by 59%, according to the Kiel Institute's Ukraine Support Tracker.  — Over the same period …

The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark  —  French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016—three years before he was finally arrested—but ultimately backed out

A Pause to Refresh  —  And a few notes on the state of the stack  —  One morning, when I woke from troubled dreams, I found myself transformed into an ... influencer.  [/end Franz Kafka]  —  I'm taking a semi-break.  I won't do a full post today, just offer a note on where things stand with this Substack.