4+ hour, 39+ min ago (655+ words) President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims," the New York Times reports. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, N.Y., had reported to prison on Nov. 14, and was released on Wednesday." Filed Under: Uncategorized, White House The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) announced Saturday that he will not seek reelection in next year's midterm elections but instead focus on his family," The Hill reports. Axios: Nehls joins a" Join Political Wire today and enjoy all the perks of membership " exclusive analysis, a trending news…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago (34+ words) The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board," CNN reports....

13+ hour, 25+ min ago (661+ words) Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week's special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging " mirroring the playbook of the party's victorious candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month," CNN reports. Tuesday's contest is poised to test just how far Democrats can ride that argument in a district that President Donald Trump carried by 22 points last November." Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging MAGA entered the year at the apex…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago (693+ words) Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. Wisconsin voters will head to the polls in April to pick the state's next Supreme Court justice for the fourth time since 2020. In the last three contests, liberal candidates have demolished the GOP-backed ones, sending conservatives " who in as recently as 2023 enjoyed a majority on the court " deep into the wilderness." Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging" MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. If…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago (692+ words) MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. If the base can unite during the holidays against its perceived enemies " Democratic lawmakers branded "the seditious six," former FBI Director James Comey, the media " it might help the right turn a painful page." If not, the turmoil could become a systemic problem that plagues MAGA through the midterms." Politico: How Trump"s base could break. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private" President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the…...

19+ hour, 2+ min ago (629+ words) Our democracy has been purposefully dismantled, first in the states and now at the federal level. "Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. "Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging "MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. "If "Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private "President Trump said Friday he…...

21+ hour, 5+ min ago (676+ words) Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private jets," the Washington Examiner reports. The reelection campaign for Mills, who faces myriad allegations ranging from domestic abuse to soliciting prostitutes, spent nearly $80,000 on fine dining, luxury lodging, private jets, and limos between February 2023 and December 2024." President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the use of the signature" Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president's biggest fans with steep losses," the Wall Street Journal reports. Shares of Trump" New York Times: In offering up his initial design, Mr. McCrery could not have…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago (700+ words) President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the use of the signature proxy device," the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Biden: I am hereby canceling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally." He added: Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury." Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private" Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (747+ words) Three powerful businessmen'two Americans and a Russian'hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia's long and deadly war with Ukraine," the Wall Street Journal reports. But the full scope of their project went much further, according to people familiar with the talks. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia's $2 trillion economy in from the cold'with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors to the dividends." At his waterfront estate, billionaire developer-turned-special envoy Steve Witkoff was hosting Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign-wealth fund and Vladimir Putin's handpicked negotiator, who had largely shaped the document they were revising on the screen. Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, had arrived from his nearby home on an island known as the Billionaire Bunker." Indiana state Sen. Mike Bohacek (R) said he…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (663+ words) November 29, 2025 at 6:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard Join Political Wire today and enjoy all the perks of membership " exclusive analysis, a trending news page, bonus newsletters, the Trial Balloon podcast and no ads" " with 20% off an Annual Plan. Or share Political Wire with someone on your holiday list and save 20% on gift memberships. "Three powerful businessmen"two Americans and a Russian"hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia's long and deadly war with Ukraine," Indiana state Sen. Mike Bohacek (R) said he would oppose President Trump's overtures to redraw the state's congressional district lines after the president used a slur often made against people" President Trump announced on Friday afternoon his intention to grant "a Full and Complete Pardon to a former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hern'ndez, who was…...