Hegseth has a Senate Republican problem  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces the biggest threat yet to his tenure, with a House GOP plan to halt an impeachment vote fading and more Republican senators saying they will consider a trial.  —  House lawmakers are expected to reject …

Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia Leader  —  Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.

Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats  —  The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved …

Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race … - Jordan bested Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who had served as the No. 2 House Republican since 2014, in the conference-wide secret ballot for minority leader.  — His victory signals an appetite among House Republicans …

Incoming House Dems prove unusually willing to defy leaders  —  House Democrats' incoming freshman class is barely a week old and already threatening to defy party leaders in ways most of their incumbent colleagues wouldn't dare. … - “My class is huge not because of …

Kennedys Join Suit to Block Trump's Arch, Saying It Would Mar J.F.K. Gravesite  —  The legal filing argues that the arch would cast a shadow on Kennedy family graves and disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing the former president.  —  President Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch …

Scoop — Stephen Miller's post-midterm focus: MAGA and men  —  Stephen Miller wants to use his new role as White House chief of staff to win back young and minority men who helped elect President Trump in 2024 but swung toward Democrats in the midterms, two people familiar with the administration's plans tell Axios.

Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom extends tight lead over Hyde-Smith as ballot deadlines hit … Democratic nominee Scott Colom added slightly to his narrow lead over incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate election as two key ballot deadlines hit Tuesday.

Joe Biden swarmed by protesters during surprise Dublin visit to support Hunter  —  Chaos broke out near the event attended by Biden and his family  —  Become an Independent member to bookmark this article  —  Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

Alina Habba Mildon Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump  —  The former Trump lawyer had signed the contract with a family company weeks before the president gave the family's patriarch a pardon.  —  Alina Habba Mildon, one of President Trump's former lawyers, was fired last week …

New Jersey Judiciary Agency Charges Alina Habba Mildon With Ethics Violations  —  The formal complaint calls for punishing Mildon, including putting her law license at risk.  — Copy  —  Alina Habba Mildon, a suburban New Jersey lawyer who saw her career skyrocket by attaching herself …

AOC Plans to Keep Progressives Waiting  —  Progressives — and potential 2028 presidential candidates — waiting on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision about her political future will be waiting for a minute.  —  “I will be deliberating this privately, but I probably …

Dems put Noem on notice  —  President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, but Democrats aren't finished with her. … - “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? … - She was referencing current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (who replaced Noem) …

ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred  —  The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times.  His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.

Democrats say voters still want them to investigate Jeffrey Epstein  —  House Democrats say they have unfinished business in regards to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and they believe their base is counting on them to deliver.  —  It's a mandate they are taking even more seriously …

Stephen Miller's appointment energizes RFK Jr. and his MAHA allies  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again devotees are setting sky-high expectations for the White House now that Stephen Miller is running the show there.  —  Since President Donald Trump named Miller …

How Trump's Dismantling of the VA Left a Veterans Hospital in Crisis  —  John Falchetto was a survivor.  In Vietnam, his river gunboat came under devastating rocket fire.  —  He was the only one to make it out alive.  —  But this February, Falchetto, who had just turned 80, began to have piercing stomach pains.

Democratic socialists will hold dozens of elected offices next year  —  Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America will hold eight House seats and run the two largest cities next year, as well as serving in dozens of local and state offices.

Exclusive: Judge Bars DOJ Attorney from Appearing in Case: “Deliberate Attempt to Mislead the Court”  —  On Monday, a federal district court judge barred a Department of Justice attorney from ever appearing again in a particular case, and promised to review whether two other Department attorneys would suffer a similar fate.

Trump and Republicans Start Racing to Confirm Judges  —  Democrats objected to the speed of nominations for a DOJ official and a defeated Texas Supreme Court candidate.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans started a rush Tuesday to confirm as many judicial nominees …

The Blue Wave Washed Across Much of America.  But Not Here.  —  By some measures, the Republican Party grew even stronger in South Dakota, one of the states that shifted the least toward Democrats in the midterms.  —  As Consuelo Myers made lattes for her regulars last week in Parker …