National Right to Life official: 10-year-old should have had baby  —  The 10-year-old Ohio girl who crossed state lines to receive an abortion in Indiana should have carried her pregnancy to term and would be required to do so under a model law written for state legislatures considering …

Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages After Oversight Officials Requested Them … The Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and January 6, 2021, according to a letter given to the January 6 committee and reviewed by The Intercept.  The letter was originally sent …

Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73  —  Ivana Trump is survived by three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump.  —  Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News.  —  “Our mother was an incredible woman …

Donald Trump on 2024: 'I've Already Made That Decision' … Donald Trump was impeached twice, lost the 2020 election by 7,052,7 votes, is entangled in investigations by federal prosecutors (over the Capitol insurrection and over the mishandling of classified White House documents …

Amy Coney Barrett is having a really crappy summer  —  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been having a rough go at it since becoming the sole woman justice to side with her conservative male colleagues in the decision to upend nearly 50 years of precedent and overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Democrats need to wake up and stop pandering to their extremes  —  For the good of America, the governing party urgently needs to take on its own activists  —  Every president yearns to be historic—but not historic like Joe Biden.  At this point in his presidency Mr Biden's singular achievement …

In response to Trump, senators agree to clarify vice president's role in electoral certification  —  (CNN)Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to clarify that the vice president only has a ceremonial role in overseeing the certification of the electoral results …

A judge issues an arrest warrant for Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk under indictment.  —  Ms. Peters, the Mesa County clerk accused of overseeing a breach of election equipment, went to Las Vegas this week to speak at an event.  A judge said the trip violated her bond conditions.

Leaked Steve Bannon audio is worse for Trump than it first appears  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  “What Trump's gonna do is just declare victory,” said Stephen K. Bannon.  “Right?  He's gonna declare victory.  But that doesn't mean he's a winner.  He's just gonna say he's a winner.”

The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races  —  A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of the state's marquee matchups - and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome.The poll of likely voters commissioned …

Crazy Can Break a Wave  —  Joe Trippi looks at the map and the numbers and has . . . good news for Democrats?  —  Come hang out with me tonight as The Next Level takes over TNB.  —  Livestream starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern.  I'll be joined by Sarah Longwell and Amanda Carpenter and we're …

Progressives are practically doing Republicans' job for them  —  CNN report: This is why Democrats are frustrated with Biden  —  Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House.

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Shut Down All of the Country's Crisis Pregnancy Centers  —  “In Massachusetts right now, those crisis pregnancy centers that are there to fool people who are looking for pregnancy termination help outnumber true abortion clinics by three to one,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told NBC 10 Boston.

A Mile-Long Procession Of Buses Is Carrying Items From School Shooting Victims To Ted Cruz's House  —  The 4,368 empty seats are meant to honor the number of children killed by gun violence this year.  —  A fleet of 52 yellow school buses will form a mile-long procession to Sen. Ted Cruz's house …

Prominent conservatives issue report rebutting Trump election claims  —  (CNN)A group of conservatives, including prominent lawyers and retired federal judges, issued a 72-page report on Thursday categorically rebutting each of the claims made in court by former President Donald Trump and his supporters over the 2020 election results.

Man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Jayapal released after prosecutors fail to file charges in time  —  The Seattle man who was arrested on Saturday for making threats against Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal was released Wednesday, July 14 after King County Prosecutors did not file charging documents in time to hold him.

A mercenaries' war How Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to a ‘secret mobilization’ that allowed oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin to win back Putin's favor  —  Political squabbles and personal conflicts nearly cost Evgeny Prigozhin his prized position in Vladimir Putin's circle of trust.

Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights … With the Supreme Court overturning on Roe v. Wade last month, the architect of the Texas abortion law has already aimed at marriage equality, and his next target could leave Texans without access to lifesaving preventive care.

Texas sues Biden administration for requiring abortions in medical emergencies  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the Biden administration over federal rules that require abortions be provided in medical emergencies in order to save the life of the mother, even in states with near-total bans.

What's Behind Biden's Record-Low Approval Rating?  —  In games such as golf, you win by scoring lower than any of your opponents.  But in the realm of presidential job approval, such an approach is a recipe for political upheaval, as President Biden has found over the past few months.