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Senate Democrats are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi to declassify and publicly release the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel’s classified, written opinion outlining the legal basis for the Trump administration’s strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.  Thirteen Senate Democrats, all members of the…

The former FBI director has been on Trump’s enemies list for years.

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would allow his administration to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine whether any chapters of the organization warrant the designation, which would allow for increased sanctions…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is running for governor in the Golden State, said Sunday residents of his state want a “get s— done approach on lowering prices.” “People are telling me they want a fighter, a protector, but also a get s— done approach on lowering prices. And that’s, frankly, why I’m running,” Swalwell…

The United States Naval Academy fired the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., on Monday due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead” the brigade, removing him than his position less than half a year after he assumed the post. Clark, who assumed the role in June, was axed by…

Nearly 20 million people are projected to travel by air this week as officials brace for what some expect to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in 15 years. The Department of Transportation on Monday released its 2025 Thanksgiving week flight forecast, showing 19.3 million people projected to take flights in the seven-day period starting…

“I am … grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country,” the New York attorney general said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a lengthy response after Trump blamed Ukrainian leadership for its “violent and terrible” war with Russia.

Former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Monday that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) “had the right approach” for meeting President Trump recently. “If you’re going to deliver for the people of New York, you need to try and have a good relationship with the White House, you know, politics notwithstanding,” Yang said…

Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday he expects he could face additional charges under the Trump administration after a federal judge dismissed the case against him. Comey, who was facing charges for lying to Congress in 2020, called the case a “prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence and a reflection of what the Department of Justice…
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Lauren Greene Sanders praised her mother as a “one of a kind Congresswoman.”

Sen. Ruben Gallego on Monday launched an expletive-ridden response to news that the Pentagon is investigating fellow Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he and other Democratic lawmakers released a video reminding members of the military that they are obliged to refuse unlawful orders. “F‑‑‑ you and your investigation,” Gallego said in a post on…

These two men actually have more in common than either camp would admit.  

The president, who previously enjoyed virtually pooping on his citizens, turned his attention to a matter that has sucked up his rage recently.

Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen”, which was seen as a line of decency being crossed.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Monday pressed President Trump for details about a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. Markey underscored that few specifics have emerged since Trump signed an executive order in September approving the deal that would see the app spun off into a separate U.S. entity.  The agreement, which Treasury…

President Trump on Monday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the two leaders discussed trade, the war in Ukraine and plans for Trump to visit Beijing next spring. The call came roughly a month after Trump and Xi met in South Korea and reached agreements around tariffs, soybean purchases from U.S. farmers and curbing…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) raised concerns over President Trump accusing six Democratic lawmakers of sedition for telling service members they can disobey illegal orders. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the New York Democrat said the president’s remarks “indicate a level of instability” that “we should be all be questioning right now, whether that’s emotional, mental,…

The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.

A federal judge dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries on Monday after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney selected by Trump to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney…
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The Trump administration is pushing back on reporting that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission dissolved months before its charter was set to expire. In a post on the social platform X, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor took aim at Reuters, criticizing the news agency for quoting him saying, “That doesn’t…

It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress.

The U.S. top military officer is visiting Puerto Rico on Monday for the second time this year to meet with service members of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), where the administration has established a massive military presence and as President Trump weighs military action against Venezuela. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine and…

President Trump’s approval on the economy is down 15 points since March, according to a new CBS News/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted late last week, shows 36 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, down from 51 percent in a poll released in early March. The drop in economic approval is more…

Multiple international airlines have canceled flights to Venezuela in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advising pilots to exercise caution while flying in the country’s airspace.  Six carriers — TAP, LATAM, Avianca, Iberia, Gol and Caribbean — have indefinitely suspended flights, according to Marisela de Loaiza, the president of the Airlines Association in…