The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office  —  John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer.  Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election.  — Read in app

POLITICO Playbook: 'The strangest thing I've ever seen'  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  “The fact that the president came to the Hill and whipped against his own bill is the strangest thing I've ever seen.”  —  That late-night observation was just one of many we heard from frustrated lawmakers …

White House faces grueling choices as major cuts hang over Biden economic package  —  White House officials are preparing how to dramatically scale back President Biden's economic agenda if forced to accommodate the demands of centrist lawmakers critical to its passage, according to five people with knowledge of internal discussions.

‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump's ‘No-Go List’  —  BLACKLISTED  —  “Her problems right now do not need to be the [former] president's problems,” one knowledgeable source said.  —  Being Sidney Powell is harder than it used to be.  —  Once, she was a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle.

Dear Colleague Following President Biden's Visit with Our Democratic Caucus  —  Today, President Biden honored us with his first in-person visit to our Caucus.  He received a hero's welcome!  His presentation on the values of the Biden vision was warmly and enthusiastically received.

Bannon fires up ‘shock troops’ for next GOP White House  —  WASHINGTON — Scores of former Trump political appointees gathered at a GOP social club Wednesday night to hear Steve Bannon detail how they could help the next Republican president reconfigure government.

Sinema Stars in Her Own Film  — Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — Just like the original Sphinx, the Phoenix Sphinx is blocking the way until those who would move ahead solve her riddle:  —  What does Kyrsten Sinema want?  And why doesn't she stick around to explain it?

Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers  —  Will Carless Grace Hauck Erin MansfieldUSA TODAY  —  The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers:  —  “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience …

Arrest made in arson incident at Travis County Democratic Party office  —  Law enforcement authorities say they have made an arrest in Wednesday's arson incident at theTravis County Democratic Party office in East Austin.  A “Molotov cocktail” was thrown inside the office and ignited during the early morning hours.

U.S. prosecutors ask judge to sentence men accused of plotting ‘race war’ ahead of Va. gun rally as domestic terrorists  —  Federal prosecutors have requested that two members of The Base, a white-supremacist group, be sentenced as domestic terrorists after investigators accused them of planning …

Taiwan angered after largest ever incursion by Chinese air force  —  Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.

Unvaccinated employees ‘will not be able to work at American Airlines’ due to federal mandate  —  The CEO and president of Fort Worth-based American Airlines said that employees won't be able to opt out for testing.  —  American Airlines leaders told employees Friday that they will need …

Bullshit, Branding and CRT  —  The Nine Incredible Tricks to Get Your Moral Panic Trending!  —  As a professor who teaches policy students how to write about public policy, I spend a lot of time talking about argumentation, which is partly about how to write concisely and clearly …

Caslen calls coming to USC ‘biggest regret of my life’ as emails show split over departure  —  COLUMBIA — More than four months after resigning as president at the University of South Carolina amid a plagiarism scandal, Bob Caslen remains bitter about how his 21-month tenure ended.

Ted Cruz Is Blocking Biden Nominees  —  Dozens of nominations have been held up by a fight between the Texas senator and the Biden administration over a Russian gas pipeline project.  — Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — The arrival of a new U.S. ambassador to Mexico is usually a routine event.

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines  —  The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before.  Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August.  — Read in app

‘Collusion’ pushers in a spin over Durham indictment linked to Clinton camp  —  What a surprise: The media-Democrat complex that, for years, attempted to convince the country that a sitting US president was a clandestine agent of Russia is now spinning wildly, trying to persuade Americans …

Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account  —  Former President Donald Trump has asked a court to mandate that Twitter restore his social media account, in a Florida court filing made late Friday.  —  In the court document, Trump asked a District Court judge for the Southern District …

Why Judaism?  —  On abandoning secular modernity … You will watch your parents die and be buried.  You will watch your newborn child emerge in a messy circus of heaving grunts and high-pitched wailing.  You will watch your dreams and projects dashed, only to wake the next day and greet …

Alex Jones Held Liable in Sandy Hook Defamation Cases  —  Default judgment by Texas district court comes after Infowars host and right-wing provocateur failed to follow court-ordered requests  —  Alex Jones, the radio host and right-wing provocateur, will be financially responsible for damages …