Manchin says he won't support any new climate spending or tax hikes  —  The West Virginia senator informed Democratic leaders on Thursday as negotiations over economic legislation continue  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) informed Democratic leaders on Thursday …

‘Oh, God, no’: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case  —  INDIANAPOLIS—Republicans knew the minute Roe v. Wade was overturned that they had a political problem, particularly with moderates in the suburbs who they need to vote for GOP candidates in the midterms.

‘A real chilling effect’: A Lefty Scholar is Dumping CAP — For AEI  —  Ruy Teixeira is one of Washington's most prominent left-leaning think-tank scholars, a fixture at the Center for American Progress since the liberal organization's founding in 2003.  But as of August 1 …

Why Democrats are begging Trump to start 2024 right now  —  Democrats aren't just eager for Donald Trump to cannonball into the 2024 presidential race before the fall midterms.  Across the country, they are actively plotting ways to immediately capitalize on a pre-November announcement.

Exclusive: Fulton County DA sends ‘target’ letters to Trump allies in Georgia investigation  —  American attorney, and District Attorney of Fulton County  —  46th president of the United States since 2021  —  ATLANTA — In the latest sign she is moving rapidly in her investigation …

First on CNN: DC police officer in Trump Jan. 6 motorcade corroborates details of heated Secret Service exchange to committee  —  (CNN)A Washington, DC, police officer has corroborated to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, details regarding a heated exchange former President Donald Trump …

Biden fist bumps MBS as he kicks off meeting with Saudi leaders  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Biden greeted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump Friday as he arrived here for a controversial meeting with the Saudi leader …

Republicans wince as their Ukrainian-born colleague thrashes Zelenskyy  —  House Republicans gave Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz a coveted platform to speak out against Russia's war.  They're coming to regret that.  —  Spartz (R-Ind.), who has traveled to Ukraine a half-dozen times since …

Pregnant Women Can't Get Divorced in Missouri  —  The state's divorce law has come under more scrutiny since the overturning of Roe v. Wade … December 2020 was a turbulent month for Danielle Drake, 32, of Lake of the Ozarks.  On December 1, her husband said he was going out with a friend, but he lied.

A Berkeley professor's Senate testimony didn't go how the left thinks it did  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Everyone agrees it was an epic own.  There's much less agreement about who got owned.  —  In Tuesday's Senate hearing on the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe vs. Wade …

Her Ex-Husband Is Suing a Clinic Over the Abortion She Had Four Years Ago  —  Experts say the Arizona lawsuit shows how civil suits could be used to intimidate providers and punish people who've had abortions. … Nearly four years after a woman ended an unwanted pregnancy with abortion pills obtained …

The GOP has a Trump problem on abortion  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The first reports were vague, as might be expected given the news: A child had gotten pregnant as a result of rape.  Her doctor, worried about the legality of terminating the pregnancy in Ohio, given laws that went …

Crytopmining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston, Findings Show  —  The findings, by a congressional investigation, highlight how the surge in activity has caused consumers' electrical bills to rise and makes it harder to fight global warming.  —  Seven of the largest Bitcoin mining companies …

After staff exodus, Vice President Harris to lose longest-serving aide  —  Rohini Kosoglu, one of the highest-ranking Asian Americans in the administration, says she wants to spend more time with family  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Vice President Harris is set to lose one of her closest …

Why I Use The F Word (And You Should Too)  —  We have a fascism problem.  Solving it requires that we correctly identify this problem and the dangers it creates.  —  What does abortion criminalization have to do with voter suppression or with denying election defeats (and only defeats)?

A Texas meteorologist warned of power outages.  Then the lights went out.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  During his 3 p.m. weather report on Wednesday, Travis Herzog, a meteorologist for KTRK in Houston, stood in front of a screen showing the astronomically high temperatures broiling Texas …

Gas price drop hits 30 straight days as oil prices continue collapse  —  Record-high gas prices might be in the rearview mirror for drivers, as prices at the pump have now fallen 30 days in a row amid a drop in crude oil (CL=F).  —  International oil prices dipped below $100 on Thursday …

State election officials risk criminal charges under 31 new GOP-imposed penalties  —  Second in a two-part series.  See part one here.  —  Since the 2020 election, Iowa has enacted one new felony and two new misdemeanor offenses targeting election officials.

Michael Cohen just explained how Trump set up a GOP Congressman seeking a pardon  —  Scott interviews friend and former political opponent, Michael Cohen in part one of this two-part interview.  He provided key insight into the unsavory way that the disgraced ex-president handled …

If Ron DeSantis is Actually Less Dangerous Than Trump, Maybe He Should Say So  —  He supported Stop the Steal.  Why assume he wouldn't follow in Trump's anti-democratic footsteps?  —  There's a weird proxy debate happening right now in the pundit class regarding the hypothetical Trump vs …

Democracy dies behind a paywall  —  Paywalls bolster news organizations' bottom lines, but leave Americans in the dark.  As a public service, let everyone read election stories for free.  —  Much has already been said, tweeted and complained about The Washington Post's tagline …

A horrific story becomes a political football, with no one coming away looking good  —  It's amazing the power of one sentence.  By Saturday morning, the story of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and had to cross state lines to Indiana to have an abortion because of the new Ohio abortion law had gone viral.

GOP fears Senate debacle  —  Top Republicans, once confident about winning control of the Senate in the midterms, fear they'll blow it after nominating several deeply flawed candidates in winnable states, according to conversations with GOP strategists, pollsters and other officials.

House Republicans plot investigative revenge on January 6 panel as Trump itches for payback  —  (CNN)House Republicans are plotting revenge on the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, as the GOP weighs a broader effort to re-litigate some of Donald Trump's biggest …

Implementation of EU sanctions against Russia: Commission adopts proposal for “maintenance and alignment” package  —  The European Commission has today adopted a joint (High Representative-Commission) proposal for a new package of measures to maintain and strengthen the effectiveness …

Fetterman absence raises stakes for Dems in key Senate race  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat John Fetterman posted a massive $11 million fundraising haul during the second quarter.  He's on an advertising spree that's made him a near-constant presence on television in Pennsylvania.

Flouting public opinion by overturning Roe, the Supreme Court could be risking its legitimacy  —  WASHINGTON — As his conservative colleagues overturned Roe v. Wade last month, Chief Justice John Roberts warned that their dramatic decision would be “a serious jolt to the legal system.”