Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show  —  Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own way and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds …

ICE Agent Wanted in Minneapolis Shooting Is Captured in Texas  —  Christian Castro, who had been charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, was taken into custody Friday morning.  —  Law enforcement officials from Minnesota and Texas …

The White House's Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens  —  The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration's sweeping immigration crackdown.  But some of its details are really out there.

Postal Service moving forward with Trump's attack on mail voting  —  The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it's drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.

Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District  —  A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state's previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.  —  Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval on Friday …

Inside Bari's ‘60’ Bloodbath … “They're killing ‘60 Minutes.’”  —  That's how the iconic newsmagazine's former executive producer Bill Owens, who quit last summer citing corporate interference, put it to me by phone on Thursday as news broke about the firings ordered by the widely disliked …

Stephen Miller's Wife Doxed This Young Dem.  Then the MAGA Rage Hit.  —  Katie Miller, who is married to Stephen Miller, lashed out at a young Democratic operative on Thursday, after the Democratic Party's official account called Miller's husband an “ugly f-k.”

US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center  —  A judge on Friday ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.

Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund  —  A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.

Frederica Wilson is leaving Congress.  She explains why in an exclusive interview  —  Congresswoman Frederica Wilson will not seek a ninth term in Congress, she confirmed to the Miami Herald Thursday in a wide-ranging interview explaining why she obfuscated her plan to give up her seat …

Pam Bondi tells lawmakers ‘redaction errors’ were made in Epstein files release  —  The former attorney general is facing questions behind closed doors from lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee.  —  Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee …

Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Flow of Cocaine to U.S., Experts Say … With deadly precision, the Trump administration has launched dozens of attacks on small boats in the waters off South America, killing nearly 200 people in a campaign U.S. officials say is meant to curb the flow of illicit drugs to the United States.

The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It  —  Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters.  Here they are.  —  TylerMcBrien  —  tylermcbrien.com  —  michael-feinberg.bsky.social

Journalist Favored by Trump Is in Talks to Join White House in Temporary Role  —  John Solomon said he was being vetted for a role as a “special government employee,” a status given to part-time, outside advisers to the federal government.  —  John Solomon, a reporter who gained President …

White House breaks from precedent by not releasing Trump's medical report  —  The White House has yet to release any results from President Donald Trump's most recent physical exam, a break from its own past practice that's likely to fuel further questions about his health and fitness.

Rock-bottom immigration rates leave mark on U.S. economy  —  President Trump's immigration crackdown is causing one of the sharpest slowdowns in U.S. population growth in decades.  Economists are beginning to tally the effects, with some warning that the damage will stick around.

Pool Problems  —  What's happening with the paint on the National Mall?  —  There are many surprising things to learn about the current renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  For one thing, the company doing the repairs didn't have to bid for the job, and it's receiving …

Why so much election analysis is basically useless  —  Last Friday, I (reluctantly) wrote a long piece about the Democratic National Committee's finally published “autopsy” of the party's 2024 campaign.  In that post I argued that the single biggest cause of Trump's win was the economy/inflation …

Trump Administration Wants Autos Under USMCA to Be at Least 50% Made in America  —  President's negotiators to propose half of components and materials come from American sources; pact with Canada and Mexico currently doesn't have U.S.-specific requirement  —  The Trump administration …

Summary of Key Changes in OMB's Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule  —  https://www.federalregister.gov/ public-inspection/2026-10817/regulation - for-federal-financial-assistance  —  Thanks for reading!  Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Trump Clears Way for Companies to Avoid Taxes in Havens Including Malta and Cyprus  —  U.S. companies skirted at least $40 billion in taxes since the beginning of 2025 thanks to schemes in places like Malta, Bermuda and Cyprus.  —  A year ago, the Trump administration withdrew from a global effort …

Utah releases state voter roll audit amid Trump administration lawsuit  —  Audit finds 99.7% of those registered to vote are US citizens as DoJ presses for access to information citing low removals  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Utah released the results of a year-long audit …

Who's Deranged, Exactly?  —  Of partisanship and economic sentiment  —  Donald Trump's chief economist said something interesting the other day.  Yes, the remarks by Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, were stupid, but that goes without saying.

'He's full of s—t': JPMorgan's Dimon rips Coinbase CEO, escalates fight over crypto bill … Senators once seen as sympathetic to bank priorities brushed off their complaints, raising broader worries that traditional finance has lost its sway in Washington.

Sherrill tries to ‘lower the temperature’ at immigration detention facility … The announcement comes after days of chaos at Delaney Hall, the state's largest immigrant detention center.  The 1,000-bed federal facility — run by the GEO Group, a private company — has been the site …

The Trump Administration's Incredibly Slow Learning Curve  —  These are not very bright people and things got out of hand.  —  There's a scene from All the President's Men that has become an oft-deployed meme during both terms of the Trump administration.  It's the one where Deep Throat explains …

Becerra leads governor's race, with Hilton and Steyer in tight contest for second spot, poll finds  — 9 min Click here to listen to this article  — On the cusp of California's gubernatorial primary, former Biden Cabinet member Xavier Becerra narrowly leads a volatile race …

New York Wants to Restrict ICE Enforcement.  ICE Has Other Ideas.  —  New York leaders changed state immigration laws to hold federal agents accountable for their deportation tactics, but their efforts will face opposition from the Trump administration.  —  Roughly a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul …

UnitedHealthcare removing prior approval for most pediatric services  —  Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said it will drastically cut down its prior authorization requirements for pediatric care, as the company further scales back a process that physicians say adds an unnecessary barrier to timely and necessary medical care.

Juliet Jeske on Fox News during Late Trumpism  —  If we didn't laugh, we'd cry.  —  The first episode of the newly rebranded PN Pod features the tremendous Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News.  —  We had lots of laughs while discussing topics like the increasingly debased state of Fox News during Trump 2.0 …

Trump ends Iran meeting without announcing ‘final determination’ on deal … President Donald Trump ended a meeting in the White House Situation Room without announcing his final decision on whether to approve a deal to pause the three-month-old Iran war, an administration official told CNBC on Friday afternoon.

Trump's Violent Threats Can't Hide the Truth: He's a Humiliated Bully  —  Under Trump, the United States is looking for weaker and weaker victims in order to mask its own fragility.  —  Pocket  —  Donald Trump is a rotten peacemaker for many reasons—but one of them is that he can't even remember which enemy he's fighting.

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