The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers on Thursday, according to three sources with direct knowledge of his congressional briefings. read more
President Donald Trump is eager to be recognized as a peacemaker. His administration obliged Wednesday by renaming the building that houses the U.S. Institute of Peace in downtown D.C. read more
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is granting a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024. read more
The U.S. labor market slowdown intensified in November as private companies cut 32,000 workers, with small businesses hit the hardest, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. read more
The Government Is Subsidizing Billionaire Ranchers to Help Ruin the Environment A new report from ProPublica sheds light on the use of public land for private profit. read more
Rick Wilson: There is no universe, in this one or any alternate timeline, where "let's lock up the economic data and build a shiny new ballroom" is a winning affordability message.
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm election. read more
Donald Trump's boast that he was close to ending the war in Ukraine was in ruins on Wednesday, with his much vaunted peace plan in tatters. read more
Two people familiar with Pentagon's Inspector General's report tell the Associated Press that the watchdog found that the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app. read more
In the Before Times, George Will was the dean of conservative letters, so attention ought to be paid to his latest column ... read more
Donald Trump has handed a company partnered with Donald Trump Jr. a multi-million dollar deal in what has been described as a "cloud of conflict". read more
Pete Hegseth, in a 2016 talk, cited the same military law as the lawmakers he's now calling seditious. read more
The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly sickening California residents with addictive and harmful products. read more
The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol. read more
Obamacare premiums are set to spike for tens of millions of Americans next month. read more
Four people have been arrested in South Korea for allegedly hacking more than 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials for an overseas website. read more
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