Mexican President's Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam  —  Donald Trump's angry threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports from Mexico—delivered Monday via the cautious diplomatic language of a Truth Social rant—is widely being depicted as a bluff.

X users left stunned by ‘terrible’ video of Harris speaking to supporters: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her loss for the first time since her concession speech  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' first video to her supporters after the election stunned social media users Tuesday.

Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut.  It's terrifying federal workers  —  When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on the line.

Trump Cabinet nominees, appointees targeted with ‘violent, unAmerican threats’  —  The “attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting’”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Nearly a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees and other appointees tapped for the incoming administration …

Trump appoints Keith Kellogg as Ukraine peace envoy  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named former national security aide and retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as a special envoy to Russia and Ukraine, commissioning him to lead negotiations to end the war.

Ex-Prosecutor Spots The Jack Smith Move That May Keep Donald Trump ‘Cases Alive’  —  It's “not at all” about “obeying an authoritarian in advance,” argued Barbara McQuade.  —  LOADING  —  Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade broke down why Jack Smith would preemptively “pull the plug” …

‘You deceived millions of us!’:  Trump fans tell him they're outraged over latest move  —  Some of Donald Trump's fans are outraged about his latest move involving the Navy, according to posts on the former and incoming president's social media.  —  Trump late Tuesday took to his Truth Social …

MSNBC Has Lost Nearly Half Its Audience Since the Election  —  BYE FOR NOW  —  Liberal viewers are apparently avoiding the news while conservatives tune in for a victory lap with Fox, the Nielsen ratings show.  —  MSNBC's audience has tanked since the election.

Ruble tumbles as Russia's war economy comes under increasing strain  —  New sanctions package closes one of the last conduits of hard currency to Moscow.  —  The ruble tumbled on Wednesday to its lowest level in over two years, as a mix of low oil prices, new sanctions against Russian businesses …

Moulton could draw challengers  —  Dan Koh is making calls about a possible campaign against Moulton.  —  BOSTON — Rep. Seth Moulton drew swift condemnation from local Democratic leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates for comments he made about transgender youth in sports in the wake of Democrats' defeats earlier this month.

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students  —  Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he has signed.

Democrat Derek Tran ousts Michelle Steel in CA House battle  —  The battle for the Orange County district turned harshly personal in the closing weeks of the campaign.  —  Derek Tran, a first-time Democratic candidate, has flipped a toss-up California House seat, narrowly defeating GOP Rep. Michelle Steel …

Courtroom sketch artist describes Giuliani's behavior inside court  —  Courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg joins CNN's Kaitlan Collins and details Rudy Giuliani's behavior inside the courtroom.

3 Americans, Including F.B.I. Informant, Are Said to Be Freed in China Swap  —  The three men, John Leung, Kai Li and Mark Swidan, are on planes heading to the United States, officials said.  —  The Biden administration has negotiated a prisoner swap with China for the release of three American men …

CBP, Partners Seize More than $18 million in Fake Gibson Guitars in Largest Counterfeit Musical Instrument Seizure on Record  —  LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and Import Specialists assigned to the LA/Long Beach Seaport, in conjunction with U.S. Homeland …

Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say  —  The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company's biggest critics …

Joe Rogan Reminds Frustrated Dems That They Once ‘Had Me—I Was on Their Side’  —  POD SAVE THE DNC  —  The libertarian-leaning podcaster endorsed Donald Trump the day before this month's election after hosting him on his top-rated show.  —  Podbro-in-chief Joe Rogan marveled Tuesday …

Someone Made a Dataset of One Million Bluesky Posts for ‘Machine Learning Research’  —  Update: Following the publication of this article on Tuesday evening, van Strien removed the dataset.  “I've removed the Bluesky data from the repo,” he wrote on Bluesky.

Trump's radical plan to purge the civil service  —  “It's explicitly about retribution.”  —  ∙ Paid … 🥘  —  Trump has been bloviating for nearly a decade now about his desire to “drain the swamp.”  He finally has a real plan to do it.  —  In the final months of his first term …

Loose Bannon  —  The Rasputin of the MAGA movement has big plans for the new world order under Donald Trump—mass deportations, checking China, working with Elon and dismantling McConnell's Senate—and if it requires a little “smash mouth” to get it done, so be it.

Capitol Hill's DOGE-era power players  —  Meet the lawmakers helping Elon Musk gut the government.  —  Republican lawmakers are racing to embrace Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's push to chop up the federal government — even if their actual authority is still murky and the effort poses a potential threat to congressional power.

Trump seeks dismissal of $500 million New York fraud case  —  President-elect Donald Trump asked New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) to drop her $500 million civil fraud case against him, his family, and his businesses, framing the move as a necessary step to “cure” partisan divisions following his recent election victory.