Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she's a lawyer.  Is she?  —  There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any  —  When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her “an attorney.”

And Bye, Bye to Miss Kimberly's Big Greek Slice of Pie  —  This has been a sordid, classless, just ICK on the ICKter scale couple of days for a woman who was once nestled in the bosom of Republican power.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle (whose good judgment could have been questioned years ago …

Dan Levy demands men speak up after Shane Gillis demeans women on ‘SNL’  —  Comedian Shane Gillis said “f*ck” during a sketch on live network television and referenced Joe Rogan on Saturday.  It may have been the least offensive thing he said all night.  —  The comedian's latest turn hosting …

Fox News Power Rankings: As the House falls, the Senate stays in play  —  Republicans face rural voter backlash over gas and diesel prices as 20 more House races shift toward Democrats  —  There are two big differences between the previous Trump-era midterms and this year's contest.

How Elon Musk's Money Is Shaping Republicans' Midterms Strategy  —  A quarter-billion dollars to help Republicans hold Congress.  —  For Republicans, Christmas came in July.  —  That's when Elon Musk began funneling more than $276 million into the party's efforts to save its majorities in Congress …

Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say  —  President Donald Trump was set to be deposed Friday in a defamation lawsuit he filed against the British Broadcasting Corporation, but his lawyers recently canceled the session and said he is unavailable through at least mid-December, according to a court filing.

Bank of America fined $1.2 billion over money-laundering violations … Bank of America was hit with more than $1.2 billion in federal penalties Tuesday after regulators said the nation's second-largest bank failed for years to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions and fix longstanding anti-money-laundering problems.

Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return  —  Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump's political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.  — 1.3k  —  The wins for President Vladimir V. Putin …

Saudi National Arrested for Installing Surreptitious Audio Recording Device at OpenAI  —  For Immediate Release  —  An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.

Anatomy of a fake scandal  —  In case you missed this political earthquake, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spent nine days off the campaign trail this month recovering from the flu.  He's a Type 1 diabetic, which can severely complicate a flu virus, and it was otherwise very nice …

Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election  —  The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements …

CBS' Foreign Explosion … The message instructed staffers to make a point of attending the morning editorial meeting, immediately stirring intrigue among journalists about what Raice might have to say during the virtual gathering.  —  They didn't have to wait long for an answer.

Lawyer for Fed Governor Cook Denounces Trump's New Investigation  —  A lawyer for Lisa Cook raised “significant concerns” over the “objectivity and fitness of the committee” assembled by President Trump as a way to remove her as a governor at the Federal Reserve.

Trump administration seeks to reconsider offshore wind farm's approval  —  The Trump administration is asking a federal court to reassess a prior approval of a nearly-completed offshore wind farm, an escalation of the administration's attack on wind energy that's raising questions about an infrastructure deal with Democrats.

‘She totally blew it’: How Kamala Harris wasted a year to make her case  —  Kamala Harris has kept the door open to running for president again in 2028.  What she failed to do over the past year, even one-time supporters and allies of the former vice president say, is give voters a reason to reconsider her if she does.

A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov  —  Ever since he contributed to the White House ballroom project last year, things have gone well for Konstantin A. Sokolov: the Treasury Department gave a company he manages a license …

Hamilton reports $10.6M Q3 haul for Kansas Senate race  —  Adam Hamilton raised $10.6 million in the third quarter of 2026 across his Senate campaign and his joint fundraising committees, his campaign tells POLITICO, a significant haul for the Kansas Democrat.

ICE Wants to Use AI to Monitor Detainee Calls and Movements  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for an AI software that can monitor the phone and video calls and movements of immigrants at detention centers.  —  The system would use transcriptions and voice-recognition technology …

Rep. Ilhan Omar under investigation by Jeanine Pirro's office  —  U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) financial disclosures, the day after federal agents searched the congresswoman's Washington, D.C. home.  —  The big picture …

Don't Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security  —  Rep. Delia Ramirez is expected to introduce a bill to abolish the Department of Homeland Security and eliminate all immigrant detention in the United States on Tuesday, the Illinois Democrat shared exclusively with The Intercept.

Inside Trump, Netanyahu's dilemma: Strike Iran before elections or wait  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump last week discussed the possibility of launching a major new operation against Iran before the Israeli and U.S. elections, according to two U.S. officials …

More Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests than the country as a whole  —  When it comes to allegations that he has profited from the presidency, 41% believe President Trump has done something illegal and 18% think his actions have been unethical but not illegal.

The missing immigration records on Rep. Ilhan Omar's dad that may have prompted the raid on her DC home  —  WASHINGTON — Ilhan Omar's dad, Nur Omar Mohamed, has no official record of being a naturalized US citizen, according to documents obtained by a Minnesota activist in 2023 …