How One Senator Doomed the Democrats' Climate Plan  —  Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.  —  WASHINGTON — First, he killed a plan that would have forced power plants …

‘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 …

‘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.

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 …

Trump Allies Line Up Shadow Government, Mindful of 2016's Chaos  —  A group of Donald Trump's former aides are preparing a turnkey administration for his return to the White House, as the embattled former president hints that he's preparing to make a third run for the nation's highest office.

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 …

House to vote on codifying abortion rights, travel protections  —  Democrats are ramping up their messaging on abortion ahead of the midterms.  —  Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks as Rep. Sylvia Garcia, 2nd left, Rep. Judy Chu, 4th left, Rep. Diana DeGette, 5th left …

Of Course He's Running  —  Plus: Lost, Not Stolen  —  Of course Donald Trump is running in 2024.  Was there really any doubt at all?  In the buzziest article of the day, he tells Olivia Nuzzi that the only question is when he announces, not whether.  —  Speaking of Nuzzi's article …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Cryptomining 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 …

The book ban movement has a chilling new tactic: harassing teachers on social media  —  Educators who stand up to conservative activists are being harassed and called “groomers” online, turning them into potential targets for real-world violence.  —  Nancy Vera was awakened suddenly at midnight …

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 …

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 …

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 …

JD Vance's Campaign Fundraising Is Down to Its Bootstraps  —  It's not the full picture for Vance, whose fundraising operation includes a leadership PAC and joint fundraising committees.  But even that isn't much better.  —  The JD Vance campaign is broke.

U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.  In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) in every respect …

“Triggering MAGA World”: Conservative Media's Suddenly Urgent Campaign to Discredit Ex-Trump Aides  —  Conservative media piling onto Alyssa Farah Griffin for a post-Trump rebrand that occurred more than a year ago speaks to the impact of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony and the ongoing January 6 hearings.

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 …

With $27.6 million haul, Beto O'Rourke sets a new fundraising record in Texas politics  —  Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott entered this year with a much larger war chest and still has the financial upper hand in the race.  He raised $24.9 million over the same time period.  —  Copy link

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.

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 …

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 …

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.