Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies  —  The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman … It's a few days after the election this November, and the results have become clear: Democrats have netted the four seats they need to claim a Senate majority.  —  But then there's a disturbance in the force: Senate Republicans …

“He wants action”: Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit  —  President Trump was fed up with the “no deal, no war” stalemate in Iran.  The operation he ordered to change that dynamic could ultimately lead back to war.  — “The president wants action.

DeSantis signs gerrymandered Florida map into law  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed an aggressively gerrymandered electoral map into law, the final step in a bid to flip four more seats in Congress to Republicans.  —  Litigation challenging the map, which could hand the GOP …

ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months  —  The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.  —  On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided …

Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalized with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said Monday.

He Remade the Southern Baptist Convention in His Image.  Then Came the Abuse Allegations.  —  Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the Republican Party, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up.  Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook.

Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets  —  A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings  —  John Pederson, 33, couldn't work.

As Swalwell's public profile grew, more than a dozen women describe how he made them uncomfortable in private  —  A 19-year-old Los Angeles restaurant hostess was stunned to get a LinkedIn message from Eric Swalwell - a congressman she had interacted with briefly as she escorted him and his party to a table …

Judge orders release of contractor accused of sharing classified info with Wapo reporter … “The government has no way of knowing what he has retained and what he is able to provide to others,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia McLane said during a hearing Monday.

Judge on challenge to Trump golf course takeover: 'I'm no Amy Poehler'  —  A federal judge declined to immediately block the Trump administration from closing East Potomac Golf Links, saying recent reports about renovation plans aren't enough for her to step in.  —  “I don't want to be the overseer of Parks and Rec.

Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working  —  A new report reveals that children across the UK are outwitting online safety measures with fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and some surprisingly creative facial hair.

Donald Trump Jr: The Candidate No One Is Talking About … It's been an interesting 2026, to say the least.  The Iran War, which is exposing ideological divisions within MAGA, has brought the American right to an inflection point.  A movement that once prided itself on rejecting foreign entanglements …

The oil price crunch is looming  —  The longer the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, the more likely a crisis-like adjustment in rich economies becomes  —  The writer is an adjunct senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, and on the advisory board of Crystol Energy

I Reached Out to the White House Counterterrorism Czar for Comment.  He Lashed Out on X.  —  Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka is one of the most controversial figures in the Trump administration, a gate crasher in the buttoned-up world of national security.

Elon Musk's Racist Screed-Storm  —  Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition in a Florida hospital and Donald Trump makes an unexplained, unscheduled visit to the “dentist,” reminding us how much of the breaking news in our gerontocracy will be medical bulletins.