Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting Maps

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:26:08 +0000)

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

Florida Republicans Start Redistricting Talks, but Some Aren’t in a Rush

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:39:54 +0000)

Redistricting talks in Florida got off to a slow start on Thursday, as state lawmakers grapple with political and legal questions amid internal power struggles.

Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:59:09 +0000)

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Project

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:19:10 +0000)

The president had clashed with the original designer and insisted on increasing the size and scope of the ballroom on a short timeline.

Days After Trump Pardoned One Honduran Politician, Another Gets 22 Years

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:21:15 +0000)

President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president, who had been convicted for drug trafficking. Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, a former congressman, got nearly 22 years.

Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:51:49 +0000)

Two survivors of the attack were said to struggle to cling to the boat before a second strike. After the briefing with lawmakers, the military disclosed a boat strike on Thursday that killed four people.

Takeaways From the Pentagon Investigation on Hegseth’s Use of Signal

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:48:02 +0000)

The inspector general concluded that the defense secretary violated the Pentagon’s instructions on using a private electronic device to share sensitive information.

Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:15:57 +0000)

The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is reverberating beyond immigrant communities as agents begin fanning out around New Orleans.

ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:38:03 +0000)

The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.

Tim Walz Calls Trump’s Tirade Against Somalis in Minnesota ‘Vile’

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:45:06 +0000)

Minnesota’s governor said the president’s xenophobic remarks were dangerous as the state continued to face fiscal questions about a fraud scandal.

Best TV Shows of 2025

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:09:36 +0000)

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.

Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:38:25 +0000)

The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man from Prince William County, Va. His arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. attack.

Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:55:11 +0000)

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

Vaccine Advisory Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:41:55 +0000)

After heated disagreements, the committee members, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delayed the vote until Friday morning. It was the third time the vote had been postponed.

In Her 90s, a Painter Finally Confronts Her Nazi Trauma

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:58:31 +0000)

Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.

Where Is Jacob? His Mother Won’t Say, and the Police Cannot Find Him.

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:52:32 +0000)

Jacob Pritchett, 11, has been missing for months. A judge has said his mother must remain at Rikers Island until she reveals his whereabouts.

Eurovision Is in Turmoil as Israel’s Participation Leads to Boycott

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:56:25 +0000)

The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.

Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:15:14 +0000)

Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:03:34 +0000)

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

Amid Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:42:21 +0000)

A British woman died from exposure to a nerve agent because of a botched assassination plot that the Russian leader must have authorized, an official report found.

What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:01:46 +0000)

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ilhan Omar: Somali Americans Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Bigotry

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:46:04 +0000)

Attacks on Somali Americans are a cruel distraction.

The One Child Policy’s Legacy: A Surplus of Single Men

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:17:23 +0000)

A decade after the end of the one-child policy, China has over 30 million so-called surplus men. Can this dating boot camp help them find love?

Lawmakers Split on the Military’s Defense of Boat Strikes

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:49:09 +0000)

Also, a man was arrested on charges of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Stellantis Is in Default for Moving Jeep Production to U.S., Canada Says

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:09:35 +0000)

The automaker switched production from Ontario in a bid to please President Trump. But the company defaulted on contracts covering hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance, Canada said.

Human Remains Found Buried at San Diego Home

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:55:09 +0000)

Prosecutors are looking at potential connections to a former resident, who faces a murder charge in another case.

Biden to Attend First Event for Presidential Library

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:35:47 +0000)

His plans for the library have been slow to take shape, but he has invited potential donors to a holiday reception in Washington this month.

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:08:54 +0000)

As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.