Major TV networks decline White House pool duties  —  The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News Washington …

White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives  —  Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.  —  Republicans are sharply divided …

Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help  —  The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.  But he also needs the kingdom's cooperation in his war against Iran.

Trump says Russia ‘lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry’ after Ukraine drone attacks, calls for end to ‘ridiculous’ war  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly called Monday for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine after a series of attacks by Kyiv on Moscow's energy holdings triggered another spike in diesel fuel prices.

The Crypto Industry Aims to Crush One of Democrats' Top Senate Candidates  —  Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.  —  The cryptocurrency industry, furious at Democrats for blocking the passage …

Trump's Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk's influence  —  It's a tough time to be a China hawk inside the White House.  Ivan Kanapathy probably knows that better than most.  —  Kanapathy, the senior director for Asia at the National Security Council, has devoted his career in Washington …

Federal immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin, city officials say  —  The reported shooting in Austin came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!  — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE …

Huckabee's ‘walking counterintel red flag’  —  BREAKING: Earlier this morning, POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW notified the Department of Justice that they are bringing a federal lawsuit to immediately restore access for their journalists who were banned from the White House last week.

Trump's Monumental Obsession  —  The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.  —  Donald Trump is facing multiple challenges.  The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.

JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.

Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger's ‘defamatory’ ad  —  Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action to block a television ad created by his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that includes allegations of domestic abuse.  A lawyer for Miller is demanding Cleveland …

Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Federal agents briefly detained and released a U.S. citizen on Sunday morning in Evanston on Howard Street east of Dodge Avenue, Evanston police chief Schenita Stewart confirmed Sunday.

Democrats have stumbled onto a new impeachment strategy  —  If Democrats win control of Congress next year, they'll be faced with a familiar question: Should they impeach President Donald Trump?  —  But one of the president's most outspoken critics from within his own party has some advice for Democrats …

Trump thumbs his nose at the American voter  —  When President Trump told AI moguls pleading for government regulation to take a hike, it was just the latest instance of him positioning himself directly at odds with voter sentiment. … But his defiance on many of the things Americans care …

Russia's pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war's growing reach into Moscow … Russia's ruling United Russia party is on track to comfortably win a tightly controlled wartime election after Ukraine launched what is thought to be the largest drone attack on the Moscow region on the last day of voting.

Watch: The New Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court continues to make consequential rulings in the shadows.  I analyzed tens of thousands of case files from the court's online archives, parsing through filings to separate simple requests for deadline extensions from challenges to long-established constitutional rights.

Behind the Curtain: Trump's future foretold … - But Trump's vincibility is being exposed. … But it's new for Trump and will only grow more true and more torturous, assuming Democrats win Capitol power in the midterms, 43 days from now.  —  This is what the beginning of the end looks like …

‘He is kryptonite’: Republicans start breaking with Trump  —  In late January, when President Donald Trump endorsed his close ally Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race, Tiffany said he was “especially honored” and promised to “make Wisconsin great again.”  —  But in recent weeks, he's taken a different tone.

Italy leader Giulia Meloni announces plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schools  —  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans on Sunday to introduce a legal limit on the number of foreign students allowed in Italian classrooms, as well as a ban on face-covering garments …

Many ex-aides to Harris betting against a 2028 run … - She's doing “the bare minimum” to stay in the 2028 conversation, as one past aide put it. … - She's a rational actor. … - The money might not be there. … - She isn't an egomaniac. … - Some tea leaves suggest she's lukewarm on running.

How violent West Bank settlers are threatening Israel's alliance with America  —  Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is a Christian Zionist who believes that Israel is biblically entitled to all of the Holy Land.  He's pretty much the last person you'd expect to condemn Israeli conduct …

Texas poll: James Talarico holds a narrow advantage for Senate while Greg Abbott leads for governor  —  The NBC5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group poll examined likely voters statewide in Texas and also examined Hispanic voters, who favor Democrats after backing Trump in 2024.