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 …

Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust  —  A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News's right-wing editorial slant.  —  A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly …

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.

Jason Miller says Trump's suggestion to jail Jan. 6 committee members was taken out of context  —  Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, on Monday sought to walk back the president-elect's recent statement that he believes the members of the House's Jan. 6 committee who investigated him should be jailed.

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.

More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup  —  Sixty-two percent of Americans say it's the federal government's responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a new survey from Gallup found.  —  The figure is the highest it's been in more than a decade …

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 …

Shouting match breaks out on ‘The View’ as hosts clash over Trump threat  —  Co-hosts at “The View” got into a heated debate Monday as they talked about threats from Donald Trump against his perceived foes.  —  During an interview with “Meet the Press” Sunday, Trump had argued that the members …

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 …

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

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.

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 …

‘Defund the police’ activist goes viral after begging for help when everything she owned was stolen in San Francisco: 'The cops didn't do s—!'  —  When thieves made off with Darcie Bell's rented U-Haul truck, the San Francisco woman put out a call for help on X: “If you see a 26 foot uhaul truck …

Joe and Jill Biden awkwardly ignore a beaming Kamala Harris at the Kennedy Center Honors  —  Lame duck President Biden and first lady Jill Biden ignored a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris — who was applauding enthusiastically for the couple — as they entered the Kennedy Center Honors to a standing ovation, awkward video shows.

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 …

GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace is caught on video in gross act with two women and a man  —  Her crusade against transgender bathroom access has cemented her role as a hardline culture warrior and MAGA favorite.  —  But an eye-popping video unearthed exclusively by DailyMail.com suggests …

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 …

Hegseth meets with Ernst again amid Pentagon confirmation fight  —  President Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth on Monday held a second meeting in less than a week with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key figure in his ongoing push to win confirmation to lead the Pentagon.

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 …

A California labor union helped oust a Democrat from the state Capitol.  His replacement wants to curb union power.  —  A University of California workers union was successful in its fight to oust an Orange County Democrat from the state Senate after he did not support a bill it backed in the Legislature.

Trump suggests Kennedy will research debunked vaccines-autism link  —  President-elect Trump suggested in an interview Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, would investigate a debunked link between vaccines and autism.

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 …

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.