As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges  —  ATLANTA (AP) — At first glance, Herschel Walker has a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia.  —  He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career.

Breast Cancer Patient Attacked by Violent Anti-Mask Protest Outside Clinic  —  “Do you know anything about chemotherapy?  Do you know what happens to the immune system?”  —  TO  —  A breast cancer patient says she was sprayed with bear mace, physically assaulted, and verbally abused outside …

NSA review finds that Tucker Carlson's communications were not targeted  —  The NSA has found no evidence to support Tucker Carlson's accusations that the agency had been spying on him in an effort to knock his show off the air, two people familiar with the matter told The Record.

Why I'm Sure Trump Will Run for President in 2024  —  Mr. Wolff is the author of three books about the Trump presidency.  —  To write three books in four years about Donald Trump has been an immersion into his obsessions and fixations.  This is why I know the obvious: Donald Trump will run for president again.

Biden Officials Now Expect Vulnerable Americans to Need Booster Shots  —  The growing consensus that at least some Americans will need a booster is tied in part to research suggesting that Pfizer's vaccine is less effective after about six months.  —  WASHINGTON — Biden administration …

Rick Dennison out as Minnesota Vikings assistant after refusing COVID-19 vaccine, sources say  —  EAGAN, Minn. — After refusing to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, Rick Dennison is out as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Friday.  —  Dennison had served …

‘Loser’ Trump needled by Lincoln Project in brutal new ad highlighting Tom Brady snub  —  On Friday, the anti-GOP conservative group the Lincoln Project launched a new online ad mocking former President Donald Trump over NFL star Tom Brady's refusal to associate with him.

Gaetz case takes bizarre tabloid turn  —  MIAMI — A sugar daddy website linked to the sex-trafficking investigation of Matt Gaetz publicly weighed in on the scandal, saying the lawmaker has never been registered on the site in search of young women.  —  The unusual move by the web site …

Some Florida Hospitals Have More Covid Patients Than Ever Before  —  A rapid rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations in parts of the country with lagging vaccination rates is causing alarm.  —  MIAMI — A month ago, the number of Covid-19 patients admitted at two University of Florida hospitals in Jacksonville was down to 14.

Skilled in Strategy (and Grudges), Top Biden Adviser to Depart White House  —  Anita Dunn, who is returning to her Democratic consulting company next month, has long faced questions about how her influence in the White House intersects with her corporate work.

Well-Known White Nationalist Kicked Out Of Air Force Following HuffPost Investigation  —  Shawn McCaffrey enlisted and then graduated from boot camp just as the Pentagon was claiming to aggressively confront extremism in the ranks.  —  A prominent white nationalist has been kicked …

Have Trump voters come down with a serious case of Snowflake Syndrome?  —  To hear some pundits and Republicans tell it, millions of people across the country who voted for Donald Trump are suffering from an affliction that you might call “Snowflake Syndrome.”

Conservative radio host, former vaccine skeptic ill with Covid-19  —  A conservative radio host in Tennessee who expressed skepticism about Covid-19 vaccines and was unvaccinated is hospitalized in critical care with the disease, his station announced Friday.

How concerned should we be about breakthrough coronavirus infections?  One expert weighs in  —  In the past week, you may have heard about Olympic athletes who are fully vaccinated getting positive Covid tests or people in Provincetown, Mass., or Texas Democrats or the New York Yankees.

FBI assistant director faulted for misconduct around romantic relationship  —  A senior FBI official violated agency policies in her handling of a romantic relationship with a subordinate, according to findings of the Justice Department's inspector general, and the bureau's disciplinary office …

Trump ally Tom Barrack strikes a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail  —  Tom Barrack charged by federal prosecutors  —  (CNN)A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted earlier this week on charges …

U.S. Drops Visa Fraud Cases Against Five Chinese Researchers  —  Justice Department's move marks significant setback to its effort to stop alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering at U.S. universities  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department dropped cases against five visiting researchers accused …

Biden Approval Drops to 50%, Lowest for Him to Date  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden's latest job approval rating of 50% is down from 56% in June.  Before this month, his ratings had not shown meaningful variation during his time in office, and the current figure marks the lowest measured for him to date.

“Don't You Work With Old People?”:  Many Elder-Care Workers Still Refuse to Get COVID-19 Vaccine  —  Amid a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” more than 40% of the nation's nursing home and long-term health care workers have yet to receive vaccinations. … They are two sisters in two states.

EXCLUSIVE ‘QAnon Shaman’ in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer  —  The participant in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots nicknamed the “QAnon Shaman” is negotiating a possible plea deal with prosecutors, after prison psychologists found he suffers from a variety of mental illnesses, his attorney said.

AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots  —  Most Americans who haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do, according to a new poll that underscores …

Tennessee to restart nearly all vaccine outreach paused amid GOP pressure, says health commissioner  —  The Tennessee state government will resume all forms of vaccine outreach, with the narrow exception of social media posts aimed specifically at children, after halting many forms …

Florida Gov. DeSantis weighs in on Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott, requests state action  —  The state is taking steps toward no longer buying stock in Unilever & Ben & Jerry's  —  Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday put out a warning to Ben & Jerry's, and their parent company Unilever …

Memorandum on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1)) (MRAA) …

Voting curbs enacted in 18 US states this year despite none finding widespread fraud  —  Thirty laws limit mail and early voting, impose tougher voter ID laws and risk faulty purges, says Brennan Center analysis  —  At least 18 US states have enacted more than two dozen laws this year …

Arrest of a Trump friend sends key message  —  Opinion by Norman Eisen, Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter  —  Norman Eisen, a former ambassador and “ethics czar” for President Barack Obama and impeachment counsel to House Judiciary Committee Democrats in 2019-20, is a senior fellow …

How Anti-Racist Is Anti-Racism?  —  America's sitting president is decades older than its democracy.  From the time of the Constitution's founding until Joe Biden's junior year of college, our federal republic counted authoritarian white ethno-states among its members.

Huawei Hires Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta  —  Hiring comes amid renewed D.C. lobbying push by the Chinese company  —  Huawei Technologies Co. has hired veteran Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta —whose firm imploded in 2017 amid financial and legal troubles—as part of the Chinese company's …

Cleveland's baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.  —  The ballclub announced the name change Friday — effective at the end of the 2021 season …

Florida is the GOP's alternative to California  —  Goodbye, Golden State.  Hello sunshine!  —  Warren Zevon's song “Desperadoes Under the Eaves” is a classic of disillusionment.  Composed when memories of the Vietnam War and Watergate still hung like the haze over the Los Angeles skyline …

Felicia Sonmez Is Suing the Washington Post for Gender Discrimination  —  Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez is suing the paper for discrimination, alleging that its former executive editor, Marty Baron, and other newsroom leaders deliberately sidelined her from covering sexual misconduct …

US women's national soccer team players appeal equal pay lawsuit decision  —  Megan Rapinoe: US Soccer offer way off equal pay (2020)  —  (CNN)Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit, saying last year's decision “defies reality.”