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Zelensky calls Trump’s bluff

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended an invitation to former President Trump to visit Ukraine’s war zone, challenging Trump’s claims that he could end the conflict with Russia in just 24 hours.

How to talk to your MAGA Supporter

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1. When the engagement begins, let them talk. Let them get it all out; they have been through years of conditioning. It’s important to pretend to be understanding. 2. When you get your chance, be sure to keep it simple; never use big words. 3. Use short, concise sentences–5 words or less. 4. Drawing pictures…

Trump’s Reckless Unsuspecting Minion Prank

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Letitia James showed the world just how much of a fraud Trump and the Trump organization is, and it’s devastating. The evidence is so overwhelming that Judge Arthur Engoron issued a summary judgement from the bench, finding that Trump’s entire business enterprise was built on fraud.

Trump Spills Top Secret Info (Stephen Colbert)

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Trump Spills Top Secret Info

Trump’s Frivolous Motions

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Donald Trump files a series of frivolous motions to dismiss ALL of his cases.Learn Why with Glenn Kirschner.

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U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List

The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days. [...]

Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States

The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown. [...]

Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips

President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy. [...]

Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting

The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration. [...]

Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage

The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs. [...]

Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country

President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement. [...]

Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts

Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary [...]

Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders

The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man. [...]

New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul

The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days. [...]

Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions

The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” [...]

Mandela Barnes jumps into crowded race for Wisconsin governor

He’s not expected to clear the Democratic primary field. [...]

The Democrat who refuses to gerrymander

His party is on a cross-country redistricting win streak. But Maryland's senate president isn't ready to go along. [...]

Top Mace adviser leaves her campaign, citing loyalty to Trump

Austin McCubbin, a longtime GOP operative, announced his resignation in a pointed post on X on Monday. [...]

Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats

The proposed map still faces a number of obstacles in order to pass. [...]

Democrats’ path back to power is littered with primaries

Democrats face over a dozen contested primaries across the country exposing deep divisions in their ranks [...]

How Trump's base could break

A significant portion of 2024 Trump voters — more than a third — do not consider themselves to be MAGA Republicans, according to The POLITICO Poll. [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of [...]

Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight

The meeting is an escalation of the speaker's involvement. [...]

How Trump targeting these Democrats could backfire

The administration’s attacks have elevated the six moderate lawmakers who cut an anti-Trump video urging troops to disobey illegal orders. [...]

‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids

The concerns surrounding Trump’s immigration clampdown in the Tar Heel state speak to a tension at the center of the president’s immigration agenda. [...]

"More lies from the speaker": Top Republicans erupt in rare public feud

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is publicly feuding with Mike Johnson over a provision related to FBI probes of political candidates that she claims the House speaker blocked from inclusion in [...]

Dems claim Trump officials withheld critical info in classified briefings

Key Senate Democrats told Axios that the Trump administration did not inform lawmakers of a second strike against survivors of attacks on suspected drug trafficking boats from Venezuela.Why it matters: [...]

Another SNAP disruption looms unless states give Trump their immigration data

The Trump administration will pause aid for Democrat-led states that don't provide the government with identifying information about SNAP recipients, such as immigration status, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on [...]

Witkoff and Kushner met Putin for five hours on Ukraine plan

President Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for around five hours in the Kremlin on Tuesday to try to convince him to support [...]

Rep. Ayanna Pressley passes on bid to unseat Sen. Ed Markey, will seek reelection

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said Tuesday she will not launch a primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and will instead run next year for reelection to her U.S. House [...]

Hegseth says he didn't see survivors of scrutinized strike on alleged drug vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he did not personally see any survivors after the initial strike on a purported drug vessel that was later hit with a subsequent [...]

ICE coming for Minneapolis after Trump targets Somalis

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to shift its attention to Minnesota as part of its nationwide immigration crackdown, Secretary Kristi Noem said in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. [...]

Scoop: Netanyahu asked Trump for more help in pardon push

During a long phone call on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Trump for more support in his push for a pardon from Israel's president, two U.S. officials [...]

Hegseth says U.S. has "only just begun" sinking alleged drug vessels

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone Tuesday, telling reporters during a Cabinet meeting that the military has "only just begun" sinking "narco-terrorists" to "the bottom of the ocean."The [...]

Mass killings in the U.S. just hit a record low since '06

Data: Mass Killing Database; Chart: Axios VisualsMass killings in the U.S. so far this year have dropped to their lowest level since researchers began tracking mass homicides in 2006. The [...]

Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years

The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court. [...]

Chinese mega embassy could bring security advantages, says No 10

Some believe China's mega-embassy could be a hub for espionage in the heart of London. [...]

Army fixing 6,000 support trucks grounded over safety issues

Defence Minister Luke Pollard tells MPs fixing safety issues when they are reported is standard practice. [...]

Twelve more prisoners released in error, with two still missing, says Lammy

The releases happened in the past three weeks, coming on top of 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October. [...]

Reeves speech did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official

Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not inconsistent" with the situation she faced. [...]

Ex-ballerina and former minister in race to be next Lord Speaker

Deborah Bull and Michael Forsyth are the two candidates standing to replace Lord McFall of Alcluith. [...]

UK criticises Gaza aid delays as tents take year to arrive

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation remains "dire" as the United Nations warned 1.5 million people are in need of urgent shelter. [...]

Doctors to stage five-day strike before Christmas