Scoop: The most dangerous Trump exposé  —  Stephanie Grisham has quietly written a top-secret memoir of her four years in Donald Trump's White House, and a publishing source says she'll reveal “surprising new scandals.”  —  What to watch: The book — “I'll Take Your Questions Now …

Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar  —  I wanted to share an update about my health.  —  In February of this year, doctors at Mayo Clinic found small white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram.  After this was discovered, I had a biopsy at Piper Breast Center in Minneapolis …

White House pulling nomination of ATF chief amid pushback over gun-control advocacy  —  The White House is planning to withdraw David Chipman's nomination to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this week amid bipartisan pushback over his gun control advocacy …

Biden to announce additional vaccine mandates as he unveils new Covid strategy  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will seek to ramp up pressure on the unvaccinated on Thursday by announcing additional federal vaccine mandates, calling for the private sector to do the same …

Biden Administration Prepares to Sue Texas Over Abortion Law  —  Lawsuit challenging law limiting procedure to first six weeks of pregnancy set to be filed in coming days  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions …

Exclusive poll: Americans favor Manchin's “strategic pause”  —  Six in 10 Americans favor the call by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for a “strategic pause” on Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan, according to new polling by the bipartisan policy group No Labels shared with Axios.

Ivermectin causes sterilization in 85 percent of men, 2011 Nigerian study finds  —  You have been added to Coronavirus News Newsletter … EL PASO, Texas (KTSM/WFLA) — The effects of ivermectin therapy on human males can have an effect on men's reproductive health, according …

The Off-Mic Moment That Changed My View of Larry Elder  —  Larry Elder, the surprising front-running candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in next week's California recall election, has had quite a summer.  Mostly, it's because of the peculiarity of the recall itself: If less than half …

The Capitol Police Said Jan. 6 Unrest On Capitol Grounds Would Be “Highly Improbable”  —  The chief of the Capitol Police and its top intelligence officer personally approved permits for six demonstrations to be held on Jan. 6, 2021, despite signs that one of the applications was filed …

Taliban to allow around 200 dual nationals to leave Afghanistan  —  The Taliban have agreed to allow around 200 Afghans with dual citizenship, including about 30 Americans, to leave the country Thursday on a flight from Kabul, according to the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

FBI releases new footage of possible RNC, DNC pipe-bomb suspect  —  The FBI on Wednesday released new video of a person believed to have placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C. the night before the U.S. Capitol riot and revealed that investigators …

The Latest: US says al-Qaida could regenerate in Afghanistan  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.

Xi Jinping's crackdown on everything is remaking Chinese society  —  The orders have been sudden, dramatic and often baffling.  Last week, “American Idol”-style competitions and shows featuring men deemed too effeminate were banned by Chinese authorities.  Days earlier, one of China's …

The Wealth Lobby Is Buying Up Democrats to Defeat Biden's Tax Reform “One of the biggest scams in the history of forever.”  —  Last week, Democratic senator turned anti-tax lobbyist Heidi Heitkamp, who represented North Dakota for one term before losing in 2018, appeared on CNBC …

A perfect distillation of Trump's malleable, always-be-closing approach to politics  —  As Abraham Lincoln spoke at the Gettysburg battlefield in November 1865, the corpses of thousands of men were buried nearby, men who were among the 23,000 Americans killed there that summer.

The Roe Baby  —  Nearly half a century ago, Roe v. Wade secured a woman's legal right to obtain an abortion.  The ruling has been contested with ever-increasing intensity, dividing and reshaping American politics.  And yet for all its prominence, the person most profoundly connected …

Brazil's President Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts  —  The new rules in Brazil appear to be the first national policy that restricts how tech companies can control their sites, analysts say.  —  President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is temporarily banning social media companies …

Christie steps out of Trump's shadow — and stokes 2024 buzz  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is launching a comeback tour as he considers whether to mount a 2024 presidential bid that could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump.  —  The former governor is set to deliver …

Trump Insiders Are Quietly Paying Teen Memers For Posts  —  Documents show that meme accounts rife with disinformation have also become shadowy advertising tools for some notable Republicans.  —  In the fever swamps of Instagram, a network of right-wing meme accounts run by teenage boys …

Men Fall Behind in College Enrollment.  Women Still Play Catch-Up at Work.  —  Women are overrepresented in low-paying professions that require college credentials.  —  The coronavirus upended the lives of millions of college students.  The Wall Street Journal reported this week that men …

Monster risk: Fauci says COVID cases 10x too high  —  Americans are now getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic, which will persist until more people get vaccinated, NIAID director Anthony Fauci tells Axios.  —  Threat level: “The endgame is to suppress the virus.

Refusing Health Care to the Unvaccinated Is Awfully Close to Death Panels, Isn't It?  —  Jimmy Kimmel made a return to his late-night show earlier this week and opened things up by taking cheap shots at those who have remained unvaccinated against COVID-19.  —  Kimmel's comments echoed …