GOP Rep. Mark Amodei to retire from Congress Nevada's sole Republican in Congress, Rep. Mark Amodei, will be retiring after eight terms. View article →

DHS tallies all the criminal migrants California let go from prisons, jails since Trump took office California's failure to honor ICE deportation "detainer" requests has led to 4,561 migrants with criminal records being released back into communities since President Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday as it begged the state to cooperate in turning people over. View article →

Trump team reverses course after posting video depicting Obamas as monkeys The White House has taken down a widely criticized video posted to President Trump's Truth Social account that featured former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes. View article →

Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. View article →

Pope Leo, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while warning that the pursuit of profits and performance risked corrupting sport entirely. View article →

Louisiana AG Moves to Sue California, New York Over Abortion Pill Access Louisiana's attorney general plans to sue the governors of California and New York in federal court to force the Democratic-run states to extradite doctors facing criminal charges for mailing abortion pills to Louisiana. View article →

States scramble to gerrymander U.S. House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections With the midterm election approaching, Republicans and Democrats in some states are scrambling for an advantage by redrawing their U.S. House districts to make it easier for their candidates to win. View article →

U.S., Iranian officials in Oman for new talks as leaders look to avoid regional war U.S. and Iranian diplomats arrived in Oman on Friday for negotiations aimed at preventing armed conflict, marking the first time the two nations have officially met for talks since May. View article →

U.S. rejects flawed New START arms accord The Trump administration rejected continuing to abide by the expired New START agreement limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, because it fails to curb Moscow's strategic arsenal and excludes China's rapid expansion of its nuclear forces, a senior State Department official said Friday. View article →

LISTEN: Why the Axis of Authoritarians is growing more dangerous Brad Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins the show to talk about the Trump administration's National Defense Strategy, the future of the international rules-based order, and why the Axis of Authoritarians is growing more dangerous. View article →

Justice delayed, Justice denied: Trump DOJ frustrates parental rights activists There's a growing sense of frustration with the Trump Justice Department among some parental activists who say they had expected a friendlier ear from the new team at DOJ. View article →

Republicans call on DOJ to probe four blue states for refusing religious opt-out for kids' vaccines Rep. Greg Steube is prodding the Justice Department to investigate four Democrat-led states over allegations that they aren't allowing parents to use religious objections to opt out of school vaccine mandates. View article →

Trump launches new discount prescription site as part of affordability push President Trump on Thursday launched the Trump Rx website, offering a first-of-its-kind route for patients to buy medicines directly from drugmakers without insurance or middlemen involved. View article →

Man charged with attempted murder of Trump's budget director Russ Vought A Maryland man has been arrested on attempted murder charges against Russ Vought, one of President Trump's top aides. View article →

Alabama sets execution for man in auto parts store customer's death Alabama has scheduled a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery even though he didn't pulled the trigger. View article →

U.S. announces $6M in aid for Cuba as island's leader accuses it of imposing an 'energy blockade' The U.S. government on Thursday announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island's crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba's president accusing the U.S. of an "energy blockade." View article →

Harris' 'Kamala HQ' relaunch fuels 2028 speculation Former Vice President Kamala Harris relaunched her social media platform Thursday, transforming her 2024 campaign's "Kamala HQ" into "Headquarters," a digital organizing hub aimed at mobilizing younger voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. View article →

Republicans reject complaint about Gabbard as Democrats question time it took to see it The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld classified information for political reasons. View article →

Hims & Hers launches Wegovy knockoff pill, Novo Nordisk vows to sue Telehealth company Hims & Hers said Thursday it will launch a cheaper, off-brand version of the weight-loss pill Wegovy, just weeks after drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched its highly anticipated reformulation of the blockbuster medication. View article →

'Stop the games': Hillary Clinton calls for public hearing in Epstein investigation Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for a public hearing after she and former President Bill Clinton agreed to testify on their relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. View article →