What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now  —  The redrawing of America's congressional districts is sure to escalate after the Supreme Court's decision, with some maps that would have seemed laughable a year ago.  —  With the Supreme Court's decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map …

Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General  —  Dr. Means's nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines.  The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Congress expected to end the record 75-day partial government shutdown  —  The House expects to vote to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security by the end of the day.  ICE and border patrol will be funded separately due to Democratic opposition.  —  WASHINGTON — The House is expected …

GOP unity cracks with latest Iran war vote  —  GOP unity over the Iran war started to crack Thursday when Sen. Susan Collins of Maine voted with Democrats to halt the conflict, marking the first time a Republican has changed their vote on the military campaign in the Middle East.

Jeffrey Epstein's Possible Suicide Note Hidden from Public View … A suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein in a Manhattan jail has been kept secret for nearly seven years, locked up in a New York courthouse.  —  A cellmate said he discovered the note in July 2019 …

Trump DOJ Pursuing Separate Comey Probe for Classified Leaks  —  The Justice Department is pursuing additional charges against James Comey for allegedly leaking classified information, after the former FBI director's unrelated indictment this week in North Carolina, said two people familiar with the matter.

Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards under investigation by House Ethics  —  The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the probe.

Graham Platner's triumph, explained by a Maine reporter  —  Can we read big national trends into Janet Mills's defeat?  Or are these candidates — and this state — just singular? … One of the most hotly contested Democratic primaries of 2026 ended with a whimper rather than a bang Thursday …

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Trump Family-Backed Drone Firm Signs Weapons Deal With US  —  The US Air Force agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Donald Trump's sons, according to the firm, deepening the military's ties to defense contractors linked to the first family …

Trump sons take stake in Kazakh miner that won $1.6bn US contract  —  Donald Jr and Eric have sought to capitalise on sectors backed by father's presidential administration  —  A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has merged with a critical minerals group that last year secured …

‘Just go to Hell’: Ed Martin, Thom Tillis squabble amid Tillis' anti-Jan. 6 litmus test  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and pardon attorney Ed Martin traded personal insults Thursday on social media, a remarkably public feud between a sitting Republican senator and member of the administration.

The pastor of the nation's largest Methodist church is running for the US Senate in Kansas  —  The pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the U.S. launched a campaign Thursday for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, upending the race in a normally Republican state …

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP  —  Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.

DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon compares contemporary antisemitism of ‘educated elites’ to 1930s Germany  —  The assistant attorney general for civil rights emphasized that Nazis often had advanced degrees and impressive credentials  —  In a speech at a federal government commemoration of the Holocaust on Thursday …

Trump Is the Favorite to Win the Nobel Peace Prize, According to Major UK Bookmaker  —  President Donald Trump has been named the early favorite to win the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize by major U.K. bookmaker William Hill, although nominees have not been officially confirmed.

Sen. Rand Paul introduces constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship  —  WASHINGTON (TNND) — Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul announced Thursday that he would be introducing a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship. … Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments …