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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took to X on Thursday to vehemently deny that the U.S. Coast Guard is loosening restrictions on hate symbols like swastikas and nooses to "potentially divisive," amid a weekslong story of controversial back-and-forths on the policy.

Her statement comes as multiple Senate Democrats, including Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), have placed a block on the promotion of Adm. James Lunday, a prominent figure within the Coast Guard. In response to the original reporting, he denounced these hate symbols and promised nothing less than a total prohibition on them — but then the Coast Guard appeared to move forward with the "potentially divisive" guidance anyway, blindsiding lawmakers who had been promised the issue was settled.

President Donald Trump hailed a dip in inflation to 2.7 percent shown in latest government data, the lowest since July, but economists caution the figures may be misleading. Data gaps caused by the federal government shutdown left key categories like food, housing, and medical care unreported for October and November. Analysts note that the limited data collection, skewed by mid-November sales, may understate inflation trends, suggesting the apparent improvement could be temporary or incomplete.

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An in-depth Slate profile traces Katie Miller’s political trajectory back to her time in student government at the University of Florida, highlighting a controversy that marked a turning point in her early ambitions. Before becoming a visible figure in Trump-world as a podcast host and the wife of adviser Stephen Miller, Miller was active in campus politics and aligned with a dominant governing party. That involvement ended after a 2012 incident in which she and another student were accused of discarding hundreds of copies of a student newspaper ahead of an election. Former classmates described the episode as a source of tension and lingering resentment, offering context for Miller’s early political experiences long before her rise in national Republican circles.

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Fox News host John Roberts told White House aide Howard Lutnick that President Donald Trump's claim of cutting drug prices by 600% was "mathematically impossible."

"I'm going to ask you about the reality versus the perception," Roberts said the day after Trump's speech to the nation. "Because some of them were just mathematically impossible."

Donald Trump’s primetime White House address drew quiet backlash from within his own party, with multiple Republican lawmakers telling MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire they were alarmed by the president’s delivery and message. Lemire said Trump appeared to “lose his battle with the teleprompter,” racing through the speech while shouting and leaning heavily on backward-looking grievances and blame-shifting toward Joe Biden. Rather than reassuring voters, he argued, the address reinforced concerns that the administration’s agenda has veered off course and that Trump is disconnected from the economic pain most Americans are feeling

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The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board blasted House Republicans for splintering over Affordable Care Act subsidies, arguing Democrats baited the GOP into a damaging political trap as Speaker Mike Johnson’s control frays. After Johnson blocked a vote on a clean extension of the enhanced subsidies, four vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats on a discharge petition, forcing a showdown the GOP then delayed — even as premium hikes loom. The board said the revolt reflects a party scrambling as Donald Trump’s approval sinks, accusing the defectors of knowingly handing Democrats a potent campaign issue and undercutting their own leadership in the process.

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