According to the report, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC, "nearly half of new recruits who've arrived for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center over the past three months were later sent home because they couldn't pass the written exam, according to the data. The academic requirement includes an exam in which officers are allowed to consult their textbooks and notes at the end of a legal course." Or put another way, almost half of these recruits failed an open-book test.
President Trump's frustrated response to a crypto corruption question shoehorned at the end of his 60 Minutes interview was cut from the show's final edit.
Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston IL is opening two investigations after federal agents were filmed pinning down and repeatedly striking a person in the head as they arrested him Friday. DHS said the agents were conducting an immigration enforcement operation at the time. It said agents had observed a "red vehicle" that was "aggressively" tailing their vehicle, and when the agents turned, the car crashed into Border Patrol. DHS said a "hostile crowd" gathered around their vehicle and began "verbally abusing them and spitting on them." Mayor Biss disputed DHS' account of the incident, calling them "a bunch of liars." He is opening two investigations into the incident: one into the "violence" federal agents used against people he described as "innocent bystanders," and one into the vehicle collision. The Border Patrol agents "deliberately caused a car accident" by intentionally braking while being followed by the red vehicle, he said. Read more
President Trump's off-the-cuff disclosure that he underwent an MRI scan is raising fresh questions about the secrecy surrounding Trump's health and the need for presidents to be more transparent. Trump is the oldest person to be elected president, and his aides and allies have long projected him as the picture of strength and vitality. Outside physicians initially raised questions after Trump visited Walter Reed Military Medical Center earlier this month for what the White House described as a routine follow-up visit, though it was his second visit in six months. A note from his physician pronounced Trump in "excellent overall health." Later, Trump disclosed that he underwent an MRI and a cognitive test during the secondary physical. "I got an MRI, it was perfect," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. Read more
U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez was shot by ICE in Ontario after warning officers about children gathering at a nearby school bus stop. His lawyers claim he was shot from behind while trying to leave; federal officials say he reversed his car toward officers in a threatening manner. The incident marks the second ICE shooting in Southern California in a little over a week, intensifying scrutiny over aggressive federal enforcement in residential communities. The shooting is the second in a little more than a week in Southern California. Last week, ICE officers fired at a man in South Los Angeles after agents boxed his car in. Carlitos Ricardo Parias was shot in the elbow, and a deputy marshal was hit by what authorities said was a ricocheted bullet. They accused Parias of trying to ram the agents' cars. In September and October, there were two shootings, by ICE and Border Patrol, into vehicles in Chicago, one fatal.
President Donald Trump has lashed out at yet another late-night TV show host for failing to fall at his feet in groveling praise.
Donald Trump has played down the possibility of a US war with Venezuela, but suggested Nicols Maduro's days as the country's president are numbered. Asked if the US was going to war against Venezuela, the US president told CBS' 60 Minutes: "I doubt it. I don't think so. But they've been treating us very badly." Trump rejected suggestions that the US action was not about stopping narcotics, but aimed at ousting Maduro, a long-time Trump opponent, saying it was about "many things". Read more
A Prineville Christian pastor has been charged with first-degree animal abuse in the case of a cat that was shot multiple times, enraging members of the community. Jason Andrew Swick (49) was charged last week with the Class A misdemeanor and is set to be arraigned on 3 Dec. The cat, named Pumpkin, was shot three times in the head and thrown into a dumpster by this lunatic. He survived but is now blind, according to his owner. Crook County District Attorney Kari Hathorn confirmed that the charges are related to the shooting and that "We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and the cat's owner as the prosecution and investigation continues." Swick says on his church's profile page that he is a basketball referee and substitute teacher at Crook County High School. Here is what the phony Christian looks like: Monster Jason Swick. Read more
Overall, the latest poll found Trump's approval rating at its lowest level since he returned to office in January. Just 39 percent of people approve of the job he is doing, while 58 percent disapprove, resulting in a net approval rating of -19 points. Read more
Bob Trumpy, who parlayed a 10-year career in the NFL as a tight end with the Cincinnati Bengals into a Hall of Fame broadcasting career, has died. He was 80. Trumpy caught the first touchdown pass in the history of the Bengals franchise in 1968, when the team was a member of the American Football League. Over the next decade, Trumpy would make two AFL All-Star teams and two NFL Pro Bowls. He retired as a player after the 1977 season with 298 catches for 4,600 yards and 35 touchdowns. Trumpy began his long national broadcasting career in 1978 as an NFL color analyst for NBC Sports. He held the role until 1997, paired with Dick Enberg on NBC's top announcing crew. The duo called Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII.
What may be the biggest battle yet in Donald Trump's trade war is about to begin. The Trump administration heads to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, facing off against small businesses and a group of states who contend most of the tariffs it has put in place are illegal and should be struck down. Read more
War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump's Boat Strikes, Administration Says The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into "hostilities" must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns. Read more
A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match. Read more
SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning.
Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits, which help feed 42 million Americans, during the government shutdown.
