Trump's Lawyers Are Preparing Legal Defenses Against Criminal Charges  —  According to internal communications reviewed by Rolling Stone, Trump's team is “quietly” planning for criminal charges as they wait for the Justice Department to make its move  —  Donald Trump's lawyers …

Republicans lead race for House control at start of 2022 campaign — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker model finds Republicans start the 2022 campaign with a lead in the race for the House, with 230 seats to 205 seats for Democrats.  The party with 218 seats controls the House.

Biden's success story  —  President Biden has slowly but substantially re-engineered significant parts of the American economy — achievements obscured by COVID, inflation and broad disenchantment. … And it's possible no amount of explaining can excite people when prices are soaring and viruses are spreading.

Man arrested with AK-47 outside of dissident Iranian journalist's Brooklyn home  —  A man armed with a loaded AK-47 was arrested on Thursday outside of the Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad, according to sources and charging documents.

Republicans' next big play is to ‘scare the hell out of Washington’ by rewriting the Constitution.  And they're willing to play the long game to win.  — The conservative movement isn't done reshaping the Constitution from the ground up.  — Conservatives are now pushing …

Manchin to Sinema: Believe in this bill  —  Attention Kyrsten Sinema: The deal between Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin reflects your “tremendous input,” doesn't raise taxes and is altogether an “all-American bill.”  That's, at least, according to Manchin.  —  As Sinema (D-Ariz.) …

Arizona 2022: Dead Heat in Republican Gubernatorial Nomination; Masters With 18-Point Lead in for US Senate Nomination  —  Home Polls Arizona 2022: Dead Heat in Republican Gubernatorial Nomination; Masters With 18-Point Lead in for US Senate Nomination  —  The final Emerson College Polling survey …

Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in ‘Star Trek’ franchise, dies at 89  —  She helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television

Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?  —  First wife's resting-place in Trump's New Jersey golf course might benefit ex-husband's long-held tax planning purposes  —  hen Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, was buried last month near the first hole …

Congress on “high alert” amid security threats  —  A series of high-profile security incidents is rattling members of Congress and prompting Capitol security officials to take major steps to shore up lawmakers' security. … - The development came just weeks after a man was arrested …

A Nigerian Street Vendor Is Beaten to Death in Italy as Witnesses Stand By  —  The killing, in a seaside town on the Adriatic, has shocked Italians because of its brutality and because of the indifference of those looking on.  —  ROME — In May 2021 Alika Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old Nigerian living in Italy …

Live blog: Supreme Court leak  —  Is this the end of Roe and Casey?  —  An unprecedented leak of a draft opinion written in February suggesting the Supreme Court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade shocked the country Monday evening.  —  The document, obtained by Politico …

Bill Russell, basketball great who worked for civil rights, dies at 88  —  Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport.  As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold medal …

Are missing Homeland Security texts hiding the biggest secret of Jan. 6?  —  You've probably heard the expression that the cover-up is always worse than the crime — a notion that was cemented by the mother of all U.S. political scandals, Watergate.  Think about it — only five burglars …

D.C. schools expand covid vaccine mandate, unlike most other districts  —  D.C. students who are 12 and older must be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend school this upcoming academic year.  —  The youth vaccine mandate in D.C. is among the strictest in the nation …

Lies for Profit: Can Sandy Hook Parents Shut Alex Jones Down?  —  A hefty financial verdict this week could dissuade other politically driven liars.  But the path forward is uncertain, and the legal battles take a toll.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — When viral lies harm private people, are the courts their best refuge?

Republicans race to stop Greitens in Missouri Senate primary  —  Republicans are making a final push to shut out former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the state's closely watched GOP Senate primary, fearing that him clinching the GOP nomination on Tuesday could put an otherwise safe Republican seat at grave risk in November.

Publisher admits error, says Tim Scott did not OK line in book about presidential bid  —  The publisher of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's forthcoming political memoir acknowledged over the weekend that it made a mistake when it claimed the South Carolina Republican is preparing a presidential bid this year.

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group  —  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.  —  Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock …

Burn pits benefits bill concerns aren't new, hinge on budget moves  —  The fate of over sweeping military toxic exposure legislation that could benefit millions of American veterans now hinges on a fight over government accounting methods and whether that's actually Republican senators' real concerns …

Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows  —  The Republican Party's nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted a series of five radio shows in 2006 devoted to arguing in support of 9/11 conspiracy theories questioning if the terror attack was the work of an …