Democrats and Some Republicans Pan Hegseth's Plan to Air Execution  —  Some G.O.P. members of Congress said that broadcasting the execution of the Fort Hood shooter was inappropriate, though others gleefully applauded it.  —  A handful of Republicans in Congress joined Democrats on Friday …

Katie Zacharia Picked as the New White House Press Secretary  —  Ms. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security.  She succeeds Karoline Leavitt.  —  Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security …

Mullin says ICE didn't know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired  —  Federal authorities said Oscar Belgal used his car to ram government vehicles and endanger officers.  —  SummaryLoading...  Federal authorities on Friday strongly denounced the reaction of New York officials …

US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize  —  US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.

Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT  —  THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY  —  THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS …

How Trump's Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil  —  The president's allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry.  It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets … President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin during a phone call.

Ken Paxton's Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions.  Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.  —  In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting …

House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats  —  In late September, top Republicans across House GOP leadership, leading political operations and individual campaigns received a trove of internal polling.  It sparked a new level of panic.

Scoop: AI companies plot “the day after” … - The first example of significant real-world harm caused by unsafe AI would turn an already wary public further against the technology and its leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as President Trump for his reluctance to regulate it.

Read Guilfoyle's texts to GOP donor Deters: 'You'll literally cost me my ambassadorship'  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., is under new scrutiny for allegedly requesting a direct deposit of $100,000 from a MAGA donor to clear …

Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize  —  Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes.  She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

Patel's FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents  —  CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration.  Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat.  —  The FBI plans to offer the Ultimate Fighting Championship an exclusive one-year contract …

India calls JD Vance's comments about immigrants ‘deeply offensive’ … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

Trump's Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable  —  US Secret Service Director Sean Curran said it's regrettable that a ruse to secretly switch President Donald Trump's plane for a flight out of Turkey came to light, saying publicity about the maneuver risks making it harder to use the tactic again.

If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA's Political Gravestone … With a bit of luck, this midterm election could finally break what we might call the Myth of Multiracial MAGA.  That pervasive notion held that Trump's 2024 gains with Latinos heralded the birth of a new multiethnic …

‘I Need Some Pepto-Bismol’: Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad Bombs in Focus Group  —  It's not *just* the corruption that bothers them.  It's the actual content, too.  —  October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year.  Upgrade now.  —  IF YOU'VE SPENT MUCH TIME watching the NFL, college football …

AOC accuses Target of allowing stores to be used as ‘staging sites’ for ICE  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Target of letting Immigration and Customs Enforcement use the retail giant's stores as “staging sites” for immigration operations.  —  The congresswoman …

Rep. Max Miller's Girlfriend Was Just Indicted  —  A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.  —  On Thursday, the woman Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been dating for nearly two years was indicted by a grand jury on three criminal counts: