Biden, Faced with Economic Pessimism, Turns to Economic Populism  —  As ‘Bidenomics’ fails to catch on with voters, the president is turning to a more populist message focused on price gouging and business ‘greed’  —  President Joe Biden is reemphasizing his focus on an economic populism …

Elon Musk boosts Pizzagate conspiracy theory that led to D.C. gunfire  —  The far-right theory motivated a gunman to fire multiple rounds inside the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Northwest Washington in 2016.  Musk boosted the theory to his 164 million followers anyway.

A U.S. military plane with eight on board crashes into the sea near Japan  —  A coast guard spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that the plane crashed into the ocean near Yakushima, an island off the Kagoshima region on the southern main island of Kyushu.  —  TOKYO — A U.S. military Osprey aircraft …

11/29/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … First, Speaker Mike Johnson is meeting today with Senate Republicans during their Steering lunch in the Capitol. … Johnson is at the fulcrum of a host of big decisions that need to be made in December.

Super PAC backing Nikki Haley seeks to swing independent voters in bid to beat Donald Trump  —  A new effort is underway to bring independent voters over to Nikki Haley.  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley greets audience members during a town hall, Nov. 17, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.

Exclusive: Liz Cheney's new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’  —  In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as …

Scoop: Students for Trump Founder charged with aggravated assault  —  The North Carolina-based Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier is facing misdemeanor charges for assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon, law enforcement records obtained by Axios show.

Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction  —  On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas.  Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11 …

Melania Trump Adds Awkward Touch to Rosalynn Carter Funeral  —  In recent decades the former presidents and First Ladies have made a big show of their post-White House chumminess.  In 2005, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush teamed up to raise money for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami …

Top-ranking CIA official shared pro-Palestinian Facebook posts weeks after Hamas terror attack: report  —  A high-ranking CIA official boldly shared multiple pro-Palestinian images on her Facebook page just two weeks after Hamas launched its bloody surprise attack on Israel …

First plane using only sustainable fuel flies across Atlantic  —  A Virgin Atlantic plane powered using only sustainable fuel completed its flight from London to New York on Tuesday, highlighting an eco-friendly and low-carbon option for transatlantic flights.

California struggles to boot Trump  —  THE BUZZ: DEADLINE AHEAD — The window is narrowing to try to knock former President Donald Trump off California's March 5 primary ballot.  —  Democrats launched several long-shot challenges to Trump's ballot status.  But the deadline for Secretary …

Von der Leyen: ‘Now or never’ for Israel-Palestine solution  —  VON DER LEYEN INTERVIEW  —  IT'S ‘NOW OR NEVER’ FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE TWO-STATE SOLUTION, SAYS VON DER LEYEN: Israelis and Palestinians have a once in a lifetime opportunity to reach a political solution in their decades-long conflict …

Jailed U.S. ex-marine Paul Whelan attacked in Russian prison, brother says  —  Arrested in 2018 in Russia, Paul Whelan was convicted of espionage in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in a facility southeast of Moscow.  —  Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan has been attacked by another inmate …

Saudi Arabia Offers Iran Investment to Limit Israel-Hamas War  — Kingdom's offer hinges on Iran reining in its regional proxies  — Riyadh is also working with US and Arab allies to contain Iran … The proposal has been delivered directly and through multiple means since Hamas's attack …

Republicans Reject Hunter Biden's Offer to Testify Publicly  —  ‘OPENING THE DOOR’  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) denied Hunter Biden's request to testify publicly, saying that he wants the president's son to sit down for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13.

Jimmy Carter Emerges From Hospice Care for Rosalynn's Memorial Service  —  “Come hell or high water, Jimmy Carter was going to use his inner resources to be there,” the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said of Mr. Carter's emerging from hospice care for his wife's memorial service.

If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign  —  Republican mega-donor Bernie Marcus said on Tuesday he would likely still give money to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid if the former president was convicted of a crime - but the billionaire does not plan to be one of his biggest financial backers.