Here's what to know about the manhunt.  —  A man is being held for questioning in connection with last week's killing of a health insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan, according to three law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.  —  The man was identified based on a tip …

Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely  —  A Manhattan jury has cleared Daniel Penny of criminal wrongdoing in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a crowded subway — a caught-on-video killing that sparked fierce debate over the city's mental health system and crime underground.

Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair and addressing speculation about Florida Senate seat  —  Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House.

More in U.S. See Health Coverage as Government Responsibility  —  Approval of Affordable Care Act also near high point  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults, the highest percentage in more than a decade, say it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage.

404 Media Objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Subpoena to Access Our Reporting  —  404 Media's reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas.  We are fighting it.  —  In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton subpoenaed 404 Media …

Biden shrinks from view ahead of Trump's return to Washington  —  With 42 days left in office, Biden avoids unscripted moments or press questions.  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States for 42 more days.  But within the Democratic Party, on Capitol Hill — and even within his own administration …

Clyburn urges Biden to pardon Trump ‘so we can clean the slate’  —  After convincing President Biden to pardon his son Hunter, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn is now calling for clemency for Donald Trump.  “If we keep digging at things in the past, I'm not too sure the country will not lose its way …

Meet the Trump Nominees Selling Vitamins on the Side  —  Supplement makers are cheering a warmer welcome in Washington; ‘The industry is getting excited’  —  President-elect Donald Trump's top political appointees want you to buy supplements.  —  Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Trump's pick for surgeon general …

What we don't talk about when we talk about the “working class”  —  Since Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, pundits and politicians have been trying to figure out why the country's working class is moving to the right.  —  “Donald Trump Won as the Champion of Working-Class Discontent,” read one headline.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Boston parents' challenge to racial discrimination in public school admissions  —  Washington, DC; December 9, 2024: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. School Committee …

Schiff: Trump jail threat ‘about sending a message that no one better hold him to account’  —  Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said President-elect Trump's threat to throw members of the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in jail is a signal “that no one better hold him to account.”

Transcript: Trump's Private Rage at “Traitors” Reveals Dark 2025 Plans  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 9 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

GOP Rep. Eyes Medicare, Social Security For DOGE Cuts: ‘We Can Move The Retirement Age Back’  —  Republican Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) suggested Monday that Medicare and Social Security are on the table when it comes to accomplishing the Department of Government Efficienty's goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget.

Trump has a new family separation problem  —  Trump's mass deportation policy could lead to massive family separations, and he and allies don't seem to have an answer.  —  If there's a problem that epitomizes the arduousness — and likely the impracticality — of President-elect Donald …

US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year  —  Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia in 2023 to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage  — Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast

Trump's NIH pick wants you to believe he's a victim of government censorship  —  Dr. Jay Bhattacharya made his name by claiming he was censored during the Covid pandemic.  But it never happened.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor …

How Old Is Too Old to Be President?  Democrats Still Don't Want to Say.  —  At a gathering of Democratic governors, many were reluctant to discuss the issue that sank President Biden's campaign: age.  Others are ready for a Gen X president.  —  Voters long believed that President Biden was too old to seek a second term.

The J. Edgar Hoover precedent for weaponizing the FBI  —  “Yes, we could have a repeat of that,” Frank Figliuzzi tells us.  —  ∙ Paid … 🕵️  —  After serving in the FBI for more than two decades, in 2011 Frank Figliuzzi replaced a guy named Robert Mueller …

Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court  —  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, which would require some turnover on the high court every two years.

NY's Hochul Floats Sending $300 Checks to Millions of Residents  — Proposal would send $3 billion back to New York residents  — One-time payment is part of the governor's 2025 agenda  —  New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to send about $3 billion back to 8.6 million New Yorkers …

Supreme Court rejects case pitting the ‘spirit of Aloha’ against gun owners' rights  —  The case included a swipe by a Hawaii judge at the Supreme Court's embrace of gun rights.  “The thing about the old days, they the old days,” the judge said, quoting HBO's “The Wire.”

Activists Call on Biden to Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office  —  In a series of open letters, human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims noted that President Biden had campaigned on opposing capital punishment.

Austria prepares to deport Syrian migrants after Assad regime falls  —  BRUSSELS — Austria has announced plans to deport Syrian migrants following the fall of the country's dictator Bashar Assad to rebel forces after 13 years of civil war, while Belgium, France, Greece and Germany are pausing Syrian asylum applications.