Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows  —  Katie Zacharia worked at a Beijing law firm and calls herself a lawyer, but reporters found no record of her admission to practise in the US  —  Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump's newly …

Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Final Days as Ambassador to Greece  —  To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle was scrambling to save her job.  —  As damaging revelations piled up …

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.

Battle lines shift in House races as Republicans retreat from front-line districts  —  Republicans were retreating Tuesday from a handful of battleground U.S. House races while Democrats were racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year.

Democrats fear “more October surprises” after Ilhan Omar raid  —  Congressional Democrats' private text chains lit up with fear and anger on Monday after Department of Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) home in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP  —  The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration's war on terror. … Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Illinois) has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE …

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.

Trump Touts Taiwan-Alaska LNG Deal Taipei Hasn't Finalized  —  President Donald Trump said Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the liquefied natural gas from a planned project in Alaska for 20 years, even as Taipei indicated that no binding commitments have been finalized.

Pentagon Names One of Its Own Public Affairs Officials to Run Stars and Stripes  —  Christian Devine, an executive director and principal adviser in the Pentagon's public affairs office, was appointed weeks after terminations.  —  Add us on  —  The Pentagon has named one of its own public affairs officials …

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 …

CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades  —  Chairman's adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.  —  When President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants on March 23 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Ken Paxton attended 2025 Dubai New Year's party with US fugitives: Report  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a 2025 New Year's party in Dubai with two fugitives who did not return to the United States, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.

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.

Jon Ossoff Pledges to Serve a Full Term if He's Reelected  —  Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia pledged on Tuesday that he would serve a full Senate term if he's reelected next month.  —  It's a striking commitment given that Ossoff, who is running in a battleground state, has been floated …

US to drop South Korea intelligence case against ex-CIA analyst  —  The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of a former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council official who was accused of working as an unregistered agent for South Korea in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts.

Vietnam Says US Trade Deal Nearly Done With Final Text Sent  —  Vietnam Says US Trade Deal Nearly Done With Final Comments Sent  —  Poland's Political Dysfunction Threatens $1 Trillion Economy … By continuing, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.  —  Explainers