16.10.2025 — The Day Bolton Was Indicted

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is looking to back Democrats into a corner by bringing a full-year Pentagon funding bill to the Senate floor on Thursday. In doing so, Thune aims to force Democrats to take action — and perhaps move toward an end to Washington’s weeks of paralysis — as a government shutdown stretches into its third week with no end in sight. [Full Story]

In a Department of Homeland Security video, Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown. Law and ethics experts say it violates the Hatch Act, but there are rarely serious consequences.

President Donald Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel, on Wednesday, touted the FBI’s crackdown on violent crime since the start of the administration, and Trump called for his top law enforcement officials to zone in on San Francisco.

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel held a joint press conference in the Oval Office to announce the outcomes of "Operation Summer Heat," a nationwide initiative aimed at curbing violent crime and enhancing public safety in American cities.

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

Former special counsel Jack Smith has claimed no political motivations went into his unprecedented prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by the terrorist group Hamas the day before is "not that of a known hostage," heightening tensions over the nerve-wracking ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

The Daily Beast’s Washington bureau chief issued a fearless forecast for the ever-embattled defense secretary.

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people.

Senate Republicans are trying a new approach in enticing Democrats to reopen the government, offering a test vote on taking up some of the annual spending bills after repeated failed votes on a temporary stopgap measure.

The U.S. president has authorized CIA actions and military strikes, citing international drug trafficking linked to Venezuela.

The U.S. president has authorized CIA actions and military strikes, citing international drug trafficking linked to Venezuela.

Diane Keaton’s cause of death has come to light just days after the beloved “Annie Hall” and “First Wives Club” star died in Los Angeles at age 79.

VANCE DEFENDS GOP 'YOUTH' HITLER CHAT

A new wave of protests is unfolding worldwide, driven by young people expressing discontent with their governments.

Videos showed unauthorized recordings echoing through Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania and Kelowna International Airport in Canada.

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.

Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.

The IRS crime unit is being reshaped as an instrument of presidential payback.

The vice president downplayed a series of violent messages as "edgy, offensive jokes."

The Supreme Court has a golden opportunity in Louisiana v. Callais to end racial gerrymanders.

A law firm involved in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlement asked for a claim to be dismissed after a Times investigation uncovered two allegations of fraud. Now, two more plaintiffs have come forward to say they invented their claims in exchange for cash.

Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani will spar with Andrew Cuomo and GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa in the first New York City mayoral debate of the general election Thursday.

Payday was a nervous affair for military families in this military-heavy region.

A government agency is being reshaped as an instrument of presidential payback.

SCOTUS Probably Won't Put Any New Limits on Warrantless Home Searches

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

As ICE violently snatches Chicagoans in broad daylight and seems to be waging war on the city itself, Chicago City Council member and socialist Anthony Quezada recounts how the city is pushing back.

The CIA’s ongoing work in Venezuela isn’t so covert anymore.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to bring up the full-year defense spending bill today for a test vote after holding the 10th vote to fund the government.

Alec Nevala-Lee

Hamas transferred caskets containing the remains of two slain Israeli hostages late Wednesday and claimed the bodies of Inbar Haiman and Muhammad el-Atrash were the last they could recover inside the Gaza Strip.

The Turning Point USA spokesperson was asked to condemn the messages, which made references to gas chambers.

The forecast released Oct. 16 predicts where above- or below-normal temperatures and above- or below-normal precipitation are most likely.

The Senate is trying again to advance a bill to end the shutdown, and GOP leaders plan to bring up individual funding bills later in the day. Follow live updates here.

ICE Agent Who Took Upskirt Photos of Flight Attendant Says It Wasn't a Crime Because He Was Sneaky

What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future

Health insurance premiums are poised to rise quickly due to more Americans using pricey new drugs for weight loss and cognitive disorders, industry insiders say.

The Senate failed again to advance a bill to end the shutdown, and GOP leaders plan to bring up individual funding bills later in the day. Follow live updates here.

The FBI director’s warning came moments after Trump told him to investigate his enemies for “political crime.”

Investors are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence ventures, raising fears that stock prices won’t match profits and lead to a bursting bubble that sends shockwaves through the economy.

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues. The U.S.

Dual-status technicians are full-time members of the Guard and Reserve. And now many are on duty without pay.

‘The conversation is ongoing, a lengthy one, and I will report the contents,’ Trump said.

Three separate stories illustrate this.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Markwayne Mullin found the comments in the leaked “I Love Hitler” group chat “disgusting” and not just “stupid jokes,” like Vance described them.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the war in Ukraine, but a date has yet to be determined. [Full Story]

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the war in Ukraine, but a date has yet to be determined. [Full Story]

President Donald Trump recently unveiled plans for a large “triumphal arch” in Washington, D.C., envisioned as a grand gateway near the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Memorial Bridge to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

The call came a day before Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s scheduled White House visit as part of a renewed push to resolve the war in Eastern Europe.

President Trump said he and Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday, Oct. 16 to meet in Budapest to work on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Trump administration layoffs of federal workers have driven up unemployment faster among affluent White suburbanites than Black residents in the D.C. area, inverting longstanding trends, a demographic analysis shows.

If Biden’s claim about believing Anita Hill is true, why did he leave a voicemail for Thomas praising him as a ‘person of character’?

New York Attorney General Letitia James is housing a second accused felon family member at her properties in Virginia — and The Post can reveal she and her big sister were partners in crime.

To Cuomo, Mamdani's inexperience disqualifies him from leading New York. To Mamdani, Cuomo epitomizes the broken Democratic Party establishment.

The forecast released Oct. 16 predicts where above- or below-normal temperatures and above- or below-normal precipitation are most likely.

Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information.

Mom Placed on Child Abuse Registry for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit

Trump's plan calls for lowering the cost of fertility treatments and eliminating red tape for employers who want to expand access for workers.

EMD Serono will offer IVF therapies at 84 percent discount to U.S. Patients.

Fred Kaplan

Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted amid a probe of mishandling classified documents.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted on 18 counts of illegally hoarding or sending sensitive national security information by a federal grand jury.

The charges come two months after the FBI executed a search warrant at Bolton's suburban Washington home.

In court papers last month, the FBI said its search of Bolton’s office led to the discovery of folders labeled ‘confidential’ and ‘secret.’

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of presidential foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case gained momentum in the Biden administration.

Trump Adds 3 More Names to the List of Enemies He Wants the Justice Department To Prosecute

“She was part of the woke mob at CBS News. It shows an editorial shift in how CBS will operate. This is Bari’s first scalp.”

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives notes that contained classified information.

The court has no power of the “purse” or the “sword” to enforce any ruling that Trump chooses to ignore.

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas via his Truth Social platform, stating that if the terrorist group continues executing Palestinians in Gaza, those working to stabilize the recent peace agreement would have "no choice but to go in and kill them."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's decision upholds a temporary restraining order granted by a federal judge in Chicago.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.