Entering War's Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices … Two weeks into a war against Iran that he chose to launch, President Trump faces a stark choice — stay in the battle to achieve the dauntingly ambitious goals he has set, or try to extract himself from an expanding and intensifying conflict …

Afghan who fought with US special forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for deadliest year of detention in more than two decades  —  Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family

F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters' Licenses Over War Coverage  —  The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media's coverage of the war with Iran.  —  Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …

Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers  —  The head of a federal arts commission is proposing the more ornate Corinthian style for the nearly 200-year-old columns at the building's front entrance  —  For nearly two centuries, the White House's main entrance …

Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz  —  The Trump administration as soon as this week plans to announce that multiple countries have agreed to form a coalition that will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along the Iranian coast, U.S. officials said.

To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers … For years, the agricultural sector has faced a tight labor market as farmworkers age and fewer new immigrants and younger Americans are willing to toil in the fields.  Top Trump administration officials vowed …

Trump's ‘shock and war’ makes this economic crisis different  —  Conflict with Iran will leave deeper and more lasting scars than last year's tariffs crisis  —  The writer, an FT contributing editor, is a former chief economist at the Bank of England  —  Since the US and Israel attacked Iran …

Democrats face a post-Trump identity crisis for 2028  —  Democrats are barreling toward an identity crisis: When Donald Trump is gone, they're not sure what they'll stand for.  — Top party strategists are warning they can't win back the White House in 2028 by coasting on voters' dissatisfaction with the president and MAGA.

How Trump's Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress  —  Markwayne Mullin's financial dealings take on new importance as the Senate considers his nomination to lead an agency whose budget has vastly expanded.  —  A few days after Christmas …

The Trump health care policy red and blue states are embracing … That offer is now finding more takers, among Republicans and Democrats, as state lawmakers look for ways to keep the uninsured rate down.  Obamacare enrollment has already dropped by more than 1 million this year, with further decline expected.

MAGA ramps up pressure on Trump to dump Cornyn  —  President Trump, already at odds with many MAGA leaders over Iran, is getting pressured hard by MAGA activists not to endorse Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for reelection. … Trump was leaning toward backing Cornyn before MAGA went ballistic, officials tell Axios.

Top US allies are turning toward China instead.  Blame Trump. … Respondents in these countries increasingly see China as a more dependable partner than the U.S. and believe the Asian economic colossus is leading on advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence.

Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank  —  Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip  —  Israeli police have killed two young Palestinian brothers and their parents in the occupied West Bank …

U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump and to a small circle around him that Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

The GOP's blue-state blues  —  Donald Trump Immigration US elections Joe Biden  —  After President Donald Trump's unexpectedly competitive showings in big blue states around the country, Republicans emerged from the 2024 election expressing optimism about their prospects in places that Democrats have dominated for years.

The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream … Just a few months after Warren Buffett convened a series of high-end dinners across America to collect signatures for something called the Giving Pledge, he was feeling optimistic about his new idea for philanthropy.