Fort Hood Shooter's Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says  —  If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.  —  Pentagon officials said on Thursday that the Army officer convicted …

ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests  —  Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground.  Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed's Lisa Cook … President Donald Trump formally established a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements related to “one or more mortgage instruments,” the White House announced Friday.

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.

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 …

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.

Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers  —  Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.  —  SummaryLoading...  Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers swung hard and fast at each other during …

Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy  —  The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration's actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.  —  SummaryLoading...

How Warren could link arms with Trump's GOP  —  Programming note: We'll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday.  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — GOP frets about Trump-country races  — Lawmakers clamor for GAO v. Trump  — Kamlager-Dove eyes AI chip, Musk oversight

“Not a fetish, not a taboo”: Democrats weigh another Trump impeachment  —  Democrats believe President Trump has committed impeachable offenses.  But they're divided over whether they should try to impeach him if they win control of the House. … - Many top Democrats note that Trump survived …

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.

Even Trump voters think Republicans should split from the president to win … One in four Trump voters say GOP candidates should break with the president to win in November, according to the latest POLITICO Poll, conducted by independent firm PF Global.  —  The findings underscore the degree …

Grassley slams Democrats for ‘falling over themselves’ to defend Jack Smith  —  Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley is firing back at Democrats on his committee who have criticized the GOP's treatment of former special counsel Jack Smith — saying it was Democrats who acted in an embarrassing manner …

Hurricane Isaias disrupts U.S. oil production in Gulf of Mexico, threatens refineries … Hurricane Isaias is disrupting U.S. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and could limit about 2% of the country's refining capacity, at a time when fuel markets are already tight around the world.

Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan  —  Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, three people said …

Hitler Mussolini wins local election  —  Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.  —  Voters in the Peruvian town of Queropalca have chosen their new mayor: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.  —  The unusually named candidate for the center-left Ahora Nación party won 34% of the vote.

Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill  —  Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.  —  SummaryLoading...  Vice President JD Vance and Secretary …

Iowa 2026 Poll: U.S. Senate Race Tightens; Sand Maintains Edge for Governor  —  Home Polls Iowa 2026 Poll: U.S. Senate Race Tightens; Sand Maintains Edge for Governor  —  Voters Most Concerned About Economy Break for Sand for Governor, Hinson for Senate  —  A new Emerson College Polling …

Epstein floods the midterms as campaigns spend $35 million on more than 160 ads  —  Midterm ads that cite the handling of the Epstein case as a campaign issue  —  Epstein files Congressional news Donald Trump Biden's cabinet  —  Jeffrey Epstein has been dead for seven years …

Hiring US-to-China Oil Tanker Costs More Than Launching a Space Rocket  —  For a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It's now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space.  —  That journey costs about $80 million …

The GOP's Message to Immigrants  —  Be white and Christian, or America doesn't want you.  —  Only a few decades ago, Republican presidents would happily evoke the idea of America as a haven for people around the world.  Ronald Reagan, in his farewell speech, declared that “anyone …

Inside Ken Paxton's Private Testimony About His Money  —  A leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate's growing wealth and his tactics for defending himself.  —  Ken Paxton sat for hours in a federal building in Fort Worth as government lawyers grilled …

Poll: Democrat Troy Jackson narrowly leads Susan Collins in Maine Senate race  —  Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins's ability to steer federal dollars to the state.  —  SummaryLoading...  Democrat Troy Jackson has a slight edge over Republican …

Voters have ‘had enough’ of Mideast turmoil.  But the Houthi conflict is just getting started.  —  Saudi Arabia has no plans to consider a ceasefire with the Houthis until it regains recently lost territory in Yemen — making it likely the fight will escalate ahead of midterm elections …

‘He wants me to lose’: Paxton complains about lack of support from Cornyn in leaked audio  —  Ken Paxton has publicly said he would “love to have” John Cornyn's support after their bruising Republican primary runoff in the Texas Senate race.  But privately, Paxton has grown frustrated …