Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks, is also expected to attend. Read more
Multinational retail giant Costco has sued the US government to secure a full refund of import duties if the Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval. Costco's lawsuit urges the federal trade court to declare Trump's 'emergency' tariffs illegal, an authority the president says he has under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Read more
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is on the defensive after the release of an email showing he'd been made aware of the Trump administration's sweeping redactions of Jeffrey Epstein files on his second day on the job. Bongino, 50, was appointed to the post in March, having carved out a career as a MAGA-friendly podcaster who regularly demanded the government's full and unredacted release of all documents relating to the late pedophile financier. But with the Trump administration having fought a months-long campaign to keep the files secret"which included a frantic scramble by the FBI last spring to make sweeping redactions"Bongino has since changed his tune, with minimal explanation.
Longtime Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was reportedly considering a run for Congress in Texas if the Supreme Court upholds new district maps in California. The new map approved by California voters would eliminate Issa's San Diego-area seat if the Supreme Court upholds it. On Monday, Punchbowl News reported that Issa was eyeing a seat near Dallas if the ruling does not go his way. In a recent statement, Issa insisted he would run again regardless of what the court decides.
Trump revealed he'd had the MRI scan over two weeks after the exam, while talking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Japan. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One during a Nov. 14 trip, he again did not say what had been scanned, and said the testing was "standard." "I have no idea what they analyze, but whatever they analyze, they analyze it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen," he said. Speaking to reporters Sunday, the president again said he had "no idea" what was scanned. "What part of the body? It wasn't the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it," he said, before saying he would release the records. Leavitt read the new memo from the doctor during her daily briefing Monday, and said it shows how transparent the administration is.
We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many. 1 Read more
Why It Matters Regional splits have implications for the approaching 2026 midterms, potentially shaping party strategies, the makeup of Congress, and the president's policy platform. Sustained negative net approval in swing states may motivate increased turnout among opposition voters and create complications for Republican candidates running in contested districts. Read more
Trump's war crimes deserve legal retribution, but also show why we need an entirely new foreign policy. Read more
How the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches A crusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case.
Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon. Read more
After Dummkopf Trumpf provided a $40 billion bailout package of hard-earned American taxpayer funds to rightwing Argentinian President Javier Milei, the failed libertarian formally launched the "Isaac Accords" on 29 Nov. This initiative is supposedly aimed at strengthening political, economic, security, and cultural cooperation between Israel and Latin America.
Corruption, lawlessness, and evil inside Trump's inner circle.
An alliance of active-duty and retired agents FBI agents issued a damning 115-page report branding the FBI a "rudderless ship" that is all f---- up' under the mismanagement of Director Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel. The dossier, A Pulse Check of the First Six Months of Kashyap Patel's leadership, will be presented to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees this week.
Less than two weeks after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, President Joe Biden traveled to Israel and held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an embrace. The image captured the solidarity Americans felt with Israelis after they suffered such horrific violence. It also symbolized a political and governing reflex within the Democratic Party. During the Biden presidency, it was shorthanded the "hug Bibi" strategy " the idea that smothering Mr. Netanyahu with unconditional support would give the U.S. leverage to influence his actions. Read more
The Old State Saloon in Eagle, a suburb of Boise, Idaho, is rewarding snitches who collaborate with ICE: "Anyone who helps ICE identify and ultimately deport an illegal from Idaho gets FREE BEER FOR ONE MONTH at Old State Saloon!" The small-town watering hole added that it "may award multiple months to one person if multiple illegals are deported."
Rixi Moncada, candidate of Honduras' ruling Liberty and Restructuring Party (LIBRE), won Sunday's presidential election. This is according to exit poll data from Poll HN, published on the LIBRE party's Facebook page. According to the table, Moncada received 38.06% of the vote. Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party of Honduras is second with 32.40%. Nasri Asfura of the conservative National Party of Honduras is third with 23.38%.
