MAGA Dolt Hegseth Accidentally Reveals Big Hole in Trump Victory Claim  —  Now that Donald Trump has backed off his threat to obliterate a nation of 93 million people, his propagandists are already retconning it into proof of his Solomon-like foresight and wisdom.

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project  —  ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump's new ballroom.  —  President Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen …

Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information  —  For Immediate Release  —  The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection …

Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats  —  President Donald Trump's threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term.

Shipping stalls as Tehran dictates terms in Hormuz  —  Despite US-Iran ceasefire deal fewer tankers passed the crucial waterway than during fiercest days of fighting  —  A ceasefire meant to reopen one of the world's busiest waterways has instead left shipowners waiting on the sidelines …

The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy  —  The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV's ambassador on American military supremacy.  —  ∙ Paid … Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work

Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement … One of these wallets, created Tuesday around 10 a.m. ET, placed roughly $72,000 in bets at an average price of 8.8 cents.  The buy-in for each betting event ranges from $0 to $1 each …

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December  —  Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money.  —  The Selective Service System (SSS) …

Inside the battle to be Trump's next attorney general … GOP veteran with a key ally  —  At the center of the battle is Harmeet Dhillon, a media savvy veteran of Republican Party politics who has led DOJ's Civil Rights Division in the second Trump term.  Dhillon's eponymous law firm spent years taking …

Crazed homeless man accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on train found incompetent to stand trial  —  The deranged homeless man accused of savagely butchering Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train has been found “incapable to proceed” on state murder charges.

Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights  —  The court is the first since at least the '50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.  —  The sharply conservative Supreme Court …

Fed's Inflation Woes Preceded the War With Iran  —  An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve's decision-making around interest rates.  —  Early on in the war with Iran, Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve …

Hip-Hinged to the Unhinged  —  When it was not yet clear whose weapons flattened the Minab girls's elementary school and produced 150 tiny corpses, I noted that it didn't matter who did it, when it came to the danger the atrocity presented to America and Americans, should Iran decide to retaliate.

Job Growth on ICE  —  The employment slowdown: Causes and consequences  —  Armageddon may (or may not) be on hold for a little while, so let's talk about other issues, like the state of the economy — in particular, what's going on with job growth, where important things are happening.

EVs Represent All That's Wrong With US Industrial Policy  —  Almost five years after the start of the US's big experiment with industrial policy, we can begin to assess the results.  Zeroing in on electric vehicles, the results are not good - losses have mounted, American tech supremacy has slipped and …

CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits  —  The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.  —  The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication …

Kristi Noem's luxury DHS jet to be used by other administration officials  —  The former homeland security secretary said the $70 million plane, which included a bedroom, was intended to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda.  —  Some Trump administration officials will be able …

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit “was unprepared” to defend itself  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit …

Russia's FSB Detains, Accuses Former RFE/RL Freelancer Of Treason  —  Russia's main security agency detained a former Russian freelancer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, accusing the man of treason and claiming he allegedly communicated with Ukrainian intelligence.

The Democratic Campaign That Begins With an Apology  —  Democrats in Virginia desperately want permission from voters to gerrymander the state beyond recognition.  They also want Virginians to know how profoundly sorry they are to have to ask.  “I believe that people should choose their representatives.

No, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival  —  A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world.  Turns out it wasn't true.  —  It was a researcher's dream: a surprising finding that made international headlines.

UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers  —  A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa's student visa was rescinded without explanation. … SEATAC, Wash. — A protest broke out at SEA International Airport on Wednesday …