Police records reveal new details about sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth

(Evan Vucci/AP)

The incident has roiled Trump’s transition team since the former president announced Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary.

By Danielle Paquette and Jonathan O'Connell

Musk, Ramaswamy vow ‘mass head-count reductions’ in U.S. government

By Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein

10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block

By Jacob Bogage

Opinion  |  Our democracy needs a different model for journalism

By Jennifer Rubin

Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help.

By Caroline O'Donovan and Lauren Kaori Gurley

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant over Israel’s war in Gaza

By Kareem Fahim, Vivian Ho and Frances Vinall

Illinois Supreme Court reverses actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction

By Ben Brasch

Rhinos and monkeys and sharks, oh my! ‘Gladiator II’ takes them all on.

By Ty Burr

Paws up! Police find shoe thief at a kindergarten is actually a weasel

By Naomi Schanen

Ukraine says Russia fires ‘new’ ballistic missile at it, calls it an escalation

By David L. Stern and Ellen Francis

Trump picks people who worked on Project 2025 despite distancing himself

By Patrick Svitek

Opinion  |  The GOP is setting a trap on trans rights. Sarah McBride has an answer.

By Matt Bai

Boyfriend gives gifts that he would like for himself

By Carolyn Hax

A dessert company is the topic of today’s On the Record

By Amy Parlapiano

Climate

A weird pattern over Alaska may help cook up wild Thanksgiving week weather

(Jeenah Moon/AP)

Thinking about Thanksgiving? Here’s a too-early forecast for next week.

By Ben Noll

First snowflakes of the season could soon fly in several states. Here’s where.

By Ben Noll

U.N. climate talks fail to make progress on key issue in final hours

By Maxine Joselow and Chico Harlan