Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he's not ready to make a deal  —  The president said the “terms aren't good enough yet” to make a deal with Iran amid a widening war in the Middle East.  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday that he's not ready to make a deal to end …

Trump says Cornyn and Paxton are both electable as he mulls endorsement in Texas Senate race  —  The president told NBC News that an endorsement could hinge on the SAVE America Act, while adding that he likes both candidates “very much.”  —  President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday …

Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate  —  The New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling his views on Israel.  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, played host this past week to another young married couple, who came to Gracie Mansion to break their Ramadan fast.

Trump administration to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal  —  Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent company  —  Donald Trump's administration is reportedly poised to be paid $10bn by investors as part of a deal to create a US-controlled version of TikTok.

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96  —  Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died.  He was 96.

Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon  —  Josh Nass had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who was convicted of tax crimes before being freed by the president late last year.  —  Josh Nass, a conservative lawyer and lobbyist …

Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it “woke”  —  The Defense Department has begun to exert greater control over Stars and Stripes, weeks after a top spokesman accused the independent military newspaper of focusing on “woke distractions.”

He Was Chevron's Man in Venezuela—and a CIA Informant  —  After retiring from the U.S. oil giant, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to replace Maduro with the democratic opposition  —  In the months before President Trump moved …

Trump fundraising pitch features U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war  —  The email solicitation to benefit Trump's PAC also offers donors “private national security briefings.”  —  President Donald Trump's political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors …

UF disbands College Republican chapter, citing antisemitic activity … The University of Florida deactivated its College Republicans chapter after the Florida Federation of College Republicans alerted the university to a photo showing a student leader performing a Nazi salute.

How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post … Jeff Bezos called Matt Murray, the executive editor of The Washington Post, in late November to send an urgent message: Please do not quit.  —  Mr. Murray had known for months that Mr. Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Post …

The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet  —  The DOGE deposition videos a judge ordered removed from YouTube on Friday after they had gone massively viral have since been backed up across the internet, including as a torrent and to the Internet Archive.

Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting  —  A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.

Trump's FCC Chairman Threatens Broadcasters' Licenses After POTUS' Tirade Over Iran War News Coverage … Brendan Carr wrote on X on Saturday, “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.

Pentagon's Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Told  —  Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.  —  Experts in international and U.S. domestic law told an inter-American human rights organization …

Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say  —  The Scoop  —  Israel informed the US this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran rages on, US officials told Semafor.  —  Israel had reportedly entered …

Who will be the first to take off their shoes?  —  When Joseph Stalin took the stage, applause wasn't just standard.  It meant your freedom.  —  As the crowd thundered with cheers, no one dared to break first.  Not after two minutes.  Not after four.  Not after six.

How Epstein lured girls to his Zorro Ranch and kept authorities away  —  At least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.  —  To girls without much money who needed help with college or a career, visiting Jeffrey Epstein's 10,000-acre …

Five Air Force Refueling Planes Hit in Iranian Strike on Saudi Arabia  —  Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials.  The tankers were hit during an Iranian missile strike on the Saudi base in recent days, the officials said.

Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid Middle East conflict … Iran targeted both Gulf countries in the early days of the conflict in a retaliatory campaign that saw Tehran take shots at Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel.

How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank  —  The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.  —  In the past several years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entrenched Israeli control of the West Bank …