Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a phone interview with CBS News on Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.  —  “I think the war is very complete, pretty much …

Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act  —  Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying for a nod from Trump … The White House did not respond to a request for comment.  —  “I think that was a very smart strategy because it bought time.

Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks  —  In the days after President Trump launched U.S. forces in an attack against Iran, support for the strikes is far lower than what it has been at the beginnings of previous foreign conflicts.  —  So far, polls have found that most Americans oppose the Iran attacks.

Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump  —  Sharing a stage, Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred Monday over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda.

Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year  —  Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones.  They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios …

Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.  —  In the days after a homemade bomb laced with metal …

Trump Went to War With Iran Because Jared Kushner Is a Fool  —  Do Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner actually understand nuclear energy enough to describe Iran's capabilities to Donald Trump, let alone negotiate a nonproliferation agreement with Tehran?  —  Several nuclear experts …

The shutdown that everyone has forgotten  —  In today's edition ... Could the stock market change Trump's view on Iran? ...  We ask for your views on flying in America ... but first ...  Remember the government shutdown?  —  Few do, it seems, including those on Capitol Hill tasked with keeping the government open.

Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating Johnson's majority  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.  —  “I'm also today asking the clerk …

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down  —  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.  —  Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED.

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab  —  The Pentagon spent more money in September—the end of the 2025 fiscal year—than it had in any other year since 2008.  But a good chunk of the budget wasn't used for anything that could be considered a pertinent military expense.

‘Ridiculous’: Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles  —  A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs …

U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into Iran, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Vast Majority Expects The Conflict To Last Months Or More  — mail_outline  —  Over a week after the United States and Israel …

The worst cabinet in American history  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ☄️ Subscribe to PN ☄️  —  While he may not have quite the walking-car-crash charisma of the woman he's set to replace …

Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers' Reports Under Trump's CFPB  —  TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.

Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan's stock trading claims … The interview — which is no longer available on the website for Cordaro's show — is starkly different from Bresnahan's previous statements about the trading he and his spokespeople have made on multiple occasions in the last year.

Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic  —  The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

F.B.I. Subpoenas Records in Arizona in Expansion of 2020 Voting Inquiry  —  The subpoena was issued in recent days to the Arizona State Senate, which oversaw a sprawling but partisan audit of the vote result in Maricopa County.  —  The F.B.I. has expanded its criminal investigation …

Munich & Tehran: A Tale of Two Cities  —  “That,” my cab driver says, gesturing at an arena with spokes like tent poles ringed around the top, giving it the appearance of a jester's crown, “is the Olympiastadion, built for the 1972 Summer Games.”  —  He is an older man of Middle Eastern descent …