In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media. Source: Original News
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance. Source: Original News
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead. Source: Original News
President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world. Source: Original News
In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability. Source: Original News
The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean. Source: Original News
The national party, which is nearly $100 million behind its G.O.P. counterpart, bought the list for $6.5 million. Source: Original News
An upcoming Senate primary contest in Illinois, which is likely to pick the state’s next senator, has centered on Democrats’ future approach to federal immigration policy. Source: Original News
As Congress leaves town without funding their department, airport security officers wonder, “How many more times am I going to be able to do this?” Source: Original News
The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.” Source: Original News
