Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor race with 59%, ending 30-year Republican hold and defeating Trump and DeSantis-endorsed opponent.
Trump falsely claims prices “coming down very substantially” at Pennsylvania inflation speech, attacks Rep. Omar as crowd chants “send her back.”
Navy F/A-18s spend 30 minutes circling Gulf of Venezuela in closest approach to Venezuelan airspace since Trump launched boat strike campaign that has killed 87.
Trump claims he doesn’t know enough about Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. to comment, despite son-in-law Jared Kushner backing the deal.
Trump calls Greene “Marjorie Traitor Brown” and “Rotten Apple” after she told 60 Minutes his attacks led to death threats against her son and pipe bomb at her home.
SBA orders all 4,300 certified minority small business contractors to turn over three years of financial records by Jan. 5 or face removal from program.
Trump signed two mortgages seven weeks apart claiming each Florida property as primary residence, then rented both out, matching fraud claims he made against Lisa Cook and Letitia James.
Dr. Oz emails 6,000 CMS employees weekly diet tips including “don’t double fist” at holiday parties, after 2014 Senate hearing where he admitted promoting unproven weight-loss cures.
Federal judge vacates Trump’s day-one wind energy ban as “arbitrary and capricious,” ending 11-month permitting freeze that blocked all offshore projects.
Federal judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit seeking to block citizen referendum before signatures were submitted, freezing Trump-requested redistricting map until voters decide.
Louisiana abruptly cancels Medicaid contracts with Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, giving 488,500 enrollees 23 days to transition before Jan. 1.
Trump announces $12 billion farmer bailout from tariff revenue same day Treasury Secretary Bessent sold his soybean farm at year’s highest prices.
Judge orders DOJ attorney fired in March for objecting to El Salvador flights to testify in Noem contempt probe over defied court order.
Twelve FBI agents sue Patel and Bondi claiming they were fired in September for kneeling during 2020 George Floyd protests five years earlier.
Alina Habba resigns as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey days after appeals court unanimously ruled her appointment unlawful, moves to DOJ senior advisor role.
Trump announces Nvidia can sell H200 chips to approved Chinese buyers after company agrees to give U.S. government 25% of sales revenue.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Texas Senate race hours after Colin Allred drops out, setting up primary against James Talarico to face the Republican nominee.
Federal court denies Tina Peters release, two weeks after Colorado rejected Trump administration’s request to transfer election conspiracist to federal custody.
Trump denies saying he would release boat strike video four days after promising “no problem” on camera, calls ABC reporter “most obnoxious.”
DeSantis declares CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organizations in executive order, following Texas move that CAIR is now suing as unconstitutional.
Honduras issues international arrest warrant for ex-president Hernandez days after Trump pardoned him from 45-year U.S. drug trafficking sentence.
Treasury Secretary Bessent sold his soybean farm last week, 11 months after ethics agreement required it, as futures hit year’s high and farmers await bailout.
ICEBlock developer sues federal government for First Amendment violation after Attorney General Bondi publicly admitted DOJ pressured Apple to remove immigration tracking app.
Immigration judge orders release of mother of White House press secretary’s nephew after rejecting DHS claim she was a “criminal illegal alien.”
ICE agents target family of deported Babson College student in Austin after she spoke to media, forcing open backyard gate without warrant before leaving two hours later.
Second deportation flight of Iranian nationals departs Arizona for Tehran, with Iran’s foreign ministry calling the deportations politically motivated and against international law.
Court records contradict White House claims about press secretary’s brother’s ex, showing shared custody and home address while he previously threatened deportation.
Trump signals he will be “involved” in decision on $82.7 billion Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros., citing “big market share” concerns days after meeting with Netflix CEO.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posts video telling New York City’s 3 million immigrants their rights to refuse ICE requests, remain silent, and demand judicial warrants.
Sen. Tom Cotton joins Trump in backing release of second boat strike video, says footage “not gruesome,” while Hegseth continues to cite “sources and methods.”
Trump attacks Texas congressman’s “lack of LOYALTY” after Cuellar files for reelection as Democrat the same day he received pardon in bribery case.
Trump publicly names nine Indiana state senators who “need encouragement” to pass redistricting map, threatens to “vote them out” as some report swatting and bomb threats.
Education Department asks 250 employees it fired in March to temporarily return and clear civil rights case backlog, while still appealing their terminations in court.
Hegseth declines to commit to releasing video of second boat strike despite Trump saying Wednesday there was “no problem,” as sources say survivors were waving overhead before missile hit.
Justice Department tells prison rape auditors to stop checking protections for trans and intersex inmates in juvenile facilities, state prisons, and immigration detention, while law remains in effect.
Trump administration waives final $11 million of Southwest Airlines fine for 2022 meltdown that stranded 2 million passengers and canceled 17,000 flights.
Judge blocks prosecutors from evidence in Comey case Saturday, ruling government likely violated Fourth Amendment by retaining lawyer’s computer data since 2017.
Hegseth dismisses international law concerns over boat strikes that killed 87 people, says Trump “can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit.”
Trump wore tuxedo in Oval Office Saturday to present new Tiffany-designed medals replacing 47-year-old Kennedy Center ribbons, will become first president to host gala Sunday.
Admiral tells lawmakers boat struck in double-tap killing was headed to Suriname to meet vessel bound for Europe, contradicting Trump’s claim drugs were “heading to the United States”.
Former federal workers file class action over DEI purge, alleging administration compiled target lists in November 2024 and fired DHS workforce that was 72% women, 36% Black
Federal judge rules Trump lacks legal authority to hold deportees at Guantánamo Bay, finding no prior administration used base for people deported from within U.S.
Three federal judges strike or annotate Halligan’s name from court filings after ruling she is not U.S. Attorney, as prosecutors say they have “no guidance” from DOJ.
Judge rules Epstein transparency law overrides grand jury secrecy, clearing release of transcripts from abandoned 2005 to 2007 Florida investigation.
DOJ refuses to disclose legal advice that led Noem to defy court order halting El Salvador deportations, citing privilege in contempt inquiry.
First U.S. national security strategy to use white nationalist rhetoric warns European allies face “civilizational erasure” from immigration, may become “majority non-European.”
Trump orders Kennedy to “fast track” review of childhood vaccine schedule hours after CDC advisers downgrade hepatitis B recommendation for newborns.
ICE agents pepper spray Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva and journalists during Tucson restaurant raid as DHS denies incident caught on video.
Indiana House passes Trump-requested mid-decade redistricting 57-41, with 12 Republicans including three elected leaders voting no after threats of violence against lawmakers.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship, putting 14th Amendment guarantee and 127-year-old Wong Kim Ark precedent at stake.
