FBI investigates hunting stand with direct line of sight to Trump’s Air Force One exit point, found during Friday security sweep ahead of his Mar-a-Lago weekend.
Trump says he’s mulling sending National Guard to San Francisco and claims he could use Insurrection Act despite Newsom and city officials saying troops aren’t wanted or needed.
Trump posts AI video depicting himself in fighter jet labeled “King Trump” dropping apparent feces on protesters in response to No Kings demonstrations.
Shrapnel from Marine Corps live-fire demonstration over I-5 hits CHP patrol car escorting Vance, prompting Newsom to call White House “reckless” for firing artillery over active freeway.
Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact.
Trump frees former Rep. George Santos after 84 days of a 7-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft, with Santos now vowing prison reform.
US forces kill 3 Colombians in Friday vessel strike as Trump calls President Petro an “illegal drug leader” weeks after revoking his visa for opposing him.
Trump proposes buying Argentinian beef to lower US prices while shoring up ally Milei’s economy with $20 billion ahead of midterm elections.
Sen. Mike Lee posts “no decent person should mock an 83-year-old’s fall” after McConnell fall, three months after posting a photo mocking Biden’s fall on airplane stairs.
Vermont Sen. Douglass resigns following disclosure of his messages in Young Republican group chat where he and his wife mocked Indians and Jews.
The president-elect of Oxford University’s debating society faces a no-confidence vote after posting “Charlie Kirk got shot loool” following the September shooting death of the Trump ally.
Newsom closed a stretch of I-5 near San Diego on Saturday after organizers of a military event with Vance requested signs warning “overhead fire in progress” over the busy highway.
Homeland Security is buying two private jets for Noem’s use through the Coast Guard, which requested one jet at $50 million, while the purchases will cost up to $200 million.
Nearly 7 million protesters rallied in more than 2,700 “No Kings” demonstrations nationwide against Trump, one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history.
Trump says two survivors of the latest Caribbean strike will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia after at least 27 people were killed in five prior strikes.
State Department claims Hamas is planning an imminent attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, threatening the ceasefire after Trump warned he would “go in and kill them.”
U.S. Embassy orders Americans in Trinidad and Tobago to avoid government facilities after six U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters killed at least 29 people, including Trinidadian citizens.
Trump administration pauses $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers projects in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore and Boston as shutdown pressures Democratic cities.
Pennsylvania requires health insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccines without cost-sharing through 2026 after CDC dropped universal recommendation following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s committee purge.
Federal judge expands restraining order blocking shutdown firings to cover employees in unions the government stopped recognizing after Trump’s executive order ending representation.
Trump joins call with Indiana Senate Republicans urging mid-decade redistricting to eliminate the state’s two Democratic U.S. House seats and help Republicans maintain majority.
Federal courts run out of funding Monday and will furlough staff after exhausting court fees and non-appropriated funds during the three-week shutdown.
National Nuclear Security Administration will furlough 80% of staff managing U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile as shutdown funding runs out Saturday.
Federal agents raid outside Manhattan migrant shelter, detaining 10 people and briefly holding a 12-year-old boy before releasing non-Venezuelans.
Shelby County Mayor and local leaders sue Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee over National Guard deployment to Memphis, arguing it violates state constitution limiting the Guard’s use as a domestic police force.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologizes for supporting Trump sending National Guard to San Francisco after investor Ron Conway resigns from Salesforce Foundation board over the comments.
Obamacare premiums rise 18% for 2026 as enhanced subsidies expire, with a 60-year-old Kentucky couple facing $23,700 more in annual costs and millions potentially losing coverage.
University of Virginia rejects Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence, which offered preferential research funding for screening international students for “American and Western values.”
Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia fires two more top prosecutors who resisted bringing charges against Letitia James without evidence.
New York Republican State Committee disbands its Young Republicans group after leaked messages show members using racial slurs and joking about gas chambers.
Trump says Maduro offered concessions including access to Venezuela’s natural resources to avoid U.S. military action, adding “he doesn’t want to fuck around with the United States.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee releases deepfake video of Chuck Schumer robotically repeating his real quote about Democrats’ shutdown strategy.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of 700 federalized National Guard troops to Chicago after appeals court blocked the deployment while still allowing federalization.
Typhoon Halong destroyed 90% of homes in one Alaska village and displaced over 2,000 people who cannot return for at least 18 months, as Trump administration cuts to weather monitoring made forecasts less accurate.
White House joins Bluesky with a compilation video of past trolling moments including their earlier doctored image of Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache.
Indiana Univ. fires student newspaper adviser after he refuses order to remove news stories, then ends all print publication as the paper covered sensitive stories about the president and campus safety.
Trump confirms U.S. military strike on alleged drug submarine killed two people and left two survivors now held on a Navy ship, the first known prisoners in his undeclared war on Venezuela.
Trump commutes George Santos’s seven-year prison sentence three months into his term for wire fraud and identity theft convictions.
Trump says he will “strongly recommend” sending National Guard troops to San Francisco despite city leaders reporting lower crime.
Trump says “we got the people that we want paid — paid” during shutdown, with FBI and military receiving paychecks while rest of federal workforce goes without pay.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declares state of emergency citing strain on detention centers from 200% increase in arrests by federal-state Memphis Safe Task Force.
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces investigation of University of North Texas for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, demanding expulsion despite First Amendment protections for such speech.
Federal judge orders ICE field director to testify and requires agents in Chicago immigration operation to wear body cameras after expressing “profound concern” about violations of restrictions on tear gas use.
Sen. McConnell, 83, stumbles and falls in Senate office building after reporter questions him about ICE deportations, his latest health incident following multiple falls and freezing episodes.
University of Pennsylvania and USC reject Trump administration’s federal funding deal requiring tuition freezes, international student caps, and gender restrictions in exchange for preferential grant access.
U.S. Special Operations helicopters and B-52 bombers spotted near Venezuela in apparent training exercises that could prepare for expanded conflict against alleged drug traffickers.
Military officials say Camp Pendleton live-fire demonstration for Marine Corps’ 250th birthday will not close I-5 after Gov. Newsom raised safety concerns about ordnance being fired over the roadway.
Harvard reports $113 million deficit for fiscal year 2025 after Trump administration terminated federal research grants, even as endowment grew 12% to $56.9 billion.
Senate Democrats block annual Defense appropriations bill in 50-44 vote, demanding it be paired with Labor and Health spending bill as government shutdown enters third week.
