Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated

S.C. measles outbreak reaches 62 as holiday travel continues #usnews

Donald Trump's administration is "wrecking the country" and people are waking up to this, a political commentator has claimed.

Three months after gaining 100,000 followers on Instagram, the local diocese has confirmed that Sister Regina, 86, Sister Rita, 81, and Sister Bernadette, 88, will be allowed to stay at Schloss Goldenstein – but only if they agree to certain conditions. https://cnn.it/44pslH2

One of the two National Guard members shot in a “targeted” ambush shooting, blocks from the White House, has died, President Trump says.

DC shooting suspect is Afghan national who worked with a CIA-backed unit

NEW: The RNC has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan aiming to strike down a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens abroad — the GOP’s second attempt in under two years, and a far broader challenge than the one they lost in 2024.

Kelly to Hegseth: Pentagon investigation over ‘illegal orders’ video won’t ‘intimidate me’

A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry. nyti.ms/3KcUYAr

Houthi court hands death sentence to 17 people for 'spying for Israel'

Trump’s Dept. of Transportation has: • Scrapped possible limits on train/bus driver hours to keep them from falling asleep • Delayed a rule to help prevent 9/11-style cockpit takeovers • Proposed exempting school bus child-restraint systems from crash-protection rules

President Donald Trump is doing far more than constructing ballrooms, as he's partnered with golf icon Jack Nicklaus to overhaul the golf facilities at Joint Base Andrews.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should give evidence to the US Government on its Jeffrey Epstein probe, Keir Starmer has suggested.

Within a month, federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations shot at D.C. drivers two separate times. The incidents highlight significant differences in how local and federal police respond to crime, as well as what systems of accountability exist, @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports.

For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.

“Americans really don’t like corruption and they know it when they see it,” says Kennett Werner, our correspondent, on “Checks and Balance”. What is the cost of Washington’s new era of excess?

Broad legal precedence holds that just following orders, colloquially known as the “Nuremberg defense” as it was used unsuccessfully by senior Nazi officials to justify their actions under Adolf Hitler, doesn’t absolve troops.

Ukraine's allies consider how to fill intelligence gaps if US backs out

The GOP is increasingly at war with itself, which doesn’t bode well for its effort to prevent another election-day wipeout like it experienced earlier this month in off-year elections in New Jersey and California.

Tatiana Schlossberg reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, another Kennedy family tragedy

Tatiana Schlossberg, in a heart-wrenching essay for the New Yorker, published Nov. 22 revealed she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender.

Trump’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota could puts hundreds of refugees at risk of injury or death, said Abdiqani Jabane, a local immigration attorney.

If the files are released, information about Jeffrey Epstein’s victims is likely to be extensively redacted. The Department of Justice can also withhold any documents that could jeopardise ongoing investigations

Texas asked the Supreme Court for an order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump that is favorable to Republicans in the 2026 elections despite a lower court ruling that it's likely racially biased.

The CDC and FDA have narrowed COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to seniors and high-risk groups but broader access remains possible through off-label use—a common practice in medicine that doctors can prescribe for purposes beyond initial FDA approval buff.ly/NyjIpSX #VaccinesWork 🩺

As most government business halted during the shutdown, immigration agents continued their raids.

As Donald Trump watches Republican Party lawmakers balk at his demands, he is seeking support elsewhere to soothe him after another legislative defeat.

President Donald Trump warned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that he would fire him if the Federal Reserve doesn’t decrease interest rates.

White House move gives budget director more time to eliminate consumer finance agency reut.rs/4nYpf3D

David Richardson, the senior official performing the duties of the administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has resigned and moved to the “private sector,” a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/r...

Epstein emails… a whole mess. Let’s get into it. Also, 404 Media has learned that a contractor is recruiting people for $300 to track immigrants for ICE. Listen now:

The school announced the move after a trove of Epstein's emails released Nov. 12 revealed the depth of Summers' correspondence with Epstein.

Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest

Death toll from Russian attack rises to 25 as Ukraine says it will raise issue at UN – Europe live

Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.

Donald Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence slammed the US President for defending the Saudi Crown Prince over the murder of a US-based journalist.

'Snatched him and put him in the van': Immigration agents seen in action in Cary

Breaking News: Larry Summers will step down from OpenAI’s board, he said, after the release of emails indicating a close relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4

After the EPA announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the wetlands it protects from pollution and destruction, environmental groups are urging Illinois legislators to establish safeguards.

The Trump Organization is planning a Trump-branded resort in the island archipelago of the Maldives, partnering with a Saudi-owned developer and using a crypto-like funding vehicle to raise money from investors.

Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files. He also pals around with a man guilty of incest. A Mother Jones investigation has revealed troubling connections between the Louisiana congressman and fellow former cops accused of severe misconduct.

The Trump administration said it will transfer some of the Education Department’s largest grant programs and major portions of several offices to other federal agencies, part of a broader plan to greatly reduce the department’s authority

His policies may end up making America less religious, and in particular, less Christian, in the future. That’s in large part because younger white Americans are one of the least religious groups in the country. religionnews.com/2025/11/18/w...

Audrey Murray is already in debt due to the shutdown. Her health insurance costs could increase next year too, making it even harder to catch up.

Success has often bred complacency in the Democratic Party. But if they learn the right lessons from the recent elections, they will be better prepared for the battles to come

Kash Patel “had no real politics of his own,” John Bolton’s deputy said. “He’s always cultivated people that can help him get into the limelight, and Trump has supported him at every turn because he’s 100-per-cent sycophant.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/PdYr3F

NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public www.404media.co/contractor-p...

NEW: In a blow to Trump’s effort to use soldiers in policing, a Tennessee state judge blocked Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) deployment of state National Guard troops to Memphis to assist with the Trump administration’s law enforcement surge in the city.