Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini  —  On Veterans Day, the former president vowed to “root out” his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians  —  Former president Donald Trump denigrated …

Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race  —  The South Carolina senator has been stagnating in the polls for months despite spending big on early TV ads.  —  Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Longtime NY House Democrat Brian Higgins to step down over frustrations in Congress  —  Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday he plans to resign from Congress in February 2024, after serving 19 years in the House of Representatives.  —  Higgins, who represents New York's heavily …

Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “QAnon Shaman” plans to run for U.S. Congress  —  Jacob Chansley, who rose to notoriety as the “QAnon Shaman” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, plans to run for Congress as a Libertarian in the 2024 general election. … - Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) has said she won't seek re-election in the district.

Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war  —  Evidence gleaned since Oct. 7 shows Hamas terrorists prepared for a ‘second phase’ of assaults amid hopes of inspiring violence in the West Bank and beyond  —  TEL AVIV — The first clues came from the bodies of slain terrorists …

Duterte Critic Detained for Six Years Gets Philippine Bail  — De Lima thanks Marcos for respecting judiciary's independence  —  A Philippine court has granted the bail petition of former Senator Leila de Lima, a staunch critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte who has been in detention for more than six years.

Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings  —  President Joe Biden has a lot of unfinished business from his first term that he intends to continue if reelected.  It's a far different vision for the country than Donald Trump has outlined during his own campaign.

More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war  —  More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

Jewish families leaving synagogue ‘targeted’ by pro-Palestinian demonstrators  —  Social media footage showed protesters spraying green smoke, waving Palestinian flags and shouting from cars in north-west London  —  Jewish families leaving synagogue on Saturday were “targeted” …

5 U.S. Special Operations Troops Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean  —  The troops were on a refueling training mission when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus.  The episode, which Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said was an accident, is under investigation.

A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy  —  Last week demonstrated the sorry state of political coverage in this country.  The fixation on early, non-predictive polling and endless speculation that President Biden might step away from the 2024 race (contrary to all evidence) …