US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing  —  Donald Trump's administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow  —  US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened …

Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go  —  Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers.  It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

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 …

Asked if he approved live-streaming execution, Trump says ‘absolutely’  —  The Pentagon said this week that the execution by firing squad, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be live-streamed for the public to watch.  —  SummaryLoading...  Asked Friday whether he had personally authorized or approved …

Trump rages over Nobel Peace Prize loss … - This year's prize went instead to a former judge of a court Trump has sanctioned and called “rogue” and “evil.”  — Navi Pillay, the winner, reacted to the award by saying world leaders have a “legal obligation to protect human rights and refrain from war,” according to the AP.

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 …

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:

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website  —  The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip.  The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.  —  Artificial intelligence agents created …

International Criminal Court ‘firmly rejects’ new US sanctions  —  The International Criminal Court (ICC) strongly pushed back on Friday after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on its financial assets, slamming the move as “an assault on the rule of law.”  —  ICC President Tomoko Akane …

Elon Musk's PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say  —  The texts from Elon Musk's super PAC arrived last week, all with the same message to a group of Colorado voters: “Your ballot request is in,” they read.  “Confirm now where and when to return it.”

America's truckers issue dire warning as soaring diesel costs threaten ‘domino effect’  —  American truckers are warning that sky-high diesel prices are eating into their profits and putting pressure on trucking companies to cut routes, raising concerns that some drivers could be forced off …

Katie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base  —  Katie Miller, the wife of American deportation czar Stephen Miller, has reignited the convivial traditions of Washington's elite by throwing grandiose bashes at the military base where her family abruptly moved.

Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say  — 4 min Click here to listen to this article  —  An off-duty ICE agent was shot in Fresno after he was found sleeping on a lawn, then allegedly assaulted a 72-year-old man, authorities said.

Why Francesca Hong is still on the campaign trail  —  The Wisconsin gubernatorial race was one of the most closely watched Democratic primaries in the country this year, pitting a democratic socialist, state Rep. Francesca Hong, against Milwaukee Democrat David Crowley, who received the endorsement …

A Vague, Redacted Execution Protocol in Tennessee Draws Scrutiny  —  The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike's failed execution.  —  Last year, Tennessee's lethal injection execution protocol underwent a striking transformation.

Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau  —  Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers  —  A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.

Kamala Harris's Husband Privately Says He Doesn't Want Her to Run for President Again  —  Harris has taken steps that would enable a third presidential run, and some donors have directly told her another bid would be a longshot  —  As former Vice President Kamala Harris lays the groundwork …

Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Migrant Detention at Guantánamo  —  The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said.  A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.  —  In August, a team of Senate staff members inspected …