F.B.I. Searches Trump's Home in Florida  —  The former president said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago had been “raided, and occupied by a large group of F.B.I. agents.”  —  Former President Donald J. Trump said on Monday that the F.B.I. had searched his Palm Beach, Fla., home and had broken open a safe …

Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals  —  How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.  —  In the summer of 2017, after just half a year in the White House, Donald Trump flew to Paris for Bastille …

First on CNN: Alex Jones' texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says  —  Approximately two years' worth of text messages sent and received by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have been turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection …

Dark Brandon Begins: How WH aides appropriated the meme of their boss as an underworld kin  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  In November 2020, a week after JOE BIDEN was declared the winner of the presidential election …

David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America's Past, Dies at 89  —  His research — on Adams, Truman and so much more — was deep, his writing was lively, and his narrator's voice in documentary films was familiar to millions.  —  David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning …

Two vulnerable House Democrats suggest support for Manchin-Schumer bill could be in jeopardy over energy fee  —  Fox News Digital asked two vulnerable Texas Democrats what they thought of the fee and if they supported the legislation  —  Inflation Reduction Act won't reduce inflation: Concha

Axios agrees to sell to Cox Enterprises for $525 million  —  Axios has signed a deal to sell to its most recent lead investor, Cox Enterprises, the companies announced Monday.  The cash deal values the company at $525 million, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Progressive group polling finds Ron DeSantis may be in a closer race than expected … Jacob Ogles  —  Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg.

Welcome to the strangest Senate race in America  —  Utah is home to the Great Salt Lake, the NBA's Jazz and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Oh, and the strangest Senate race in America.  —  There's Evan McMullin, a former presidential candidate who's convinced Utah Democrats …

Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders.  They're Being Used Anyway.  —  A Supreme Court shift, frowning on changes close to elections, gives House Republicans a big advantage in November.  —  WASHINGTON — Since January, judges in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio have found …

Exclusive: Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset  — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chairman, sat down for an exclusive interview with Insider.  — Manafort made his first public admission that he shared polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik …

U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18E from Mediterranean Sea  —  By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs  —  On Aug. 3, the U.S. Navy successfully recovered the F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW 1), embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman …

Afghanistan Did Not Have to Turn Out This Way  —  A year after the chaotic scenes at Kabul airport, the outcome of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is heartbreaking and tragic for many Afghans and devastating for their country.  The Afghan government that fell, leading to the return of the Taliban …

In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas  —  One former employee described the conservative group as having a “highly sexualized” atmosphere where drinking and drug use were commonplace.  —  The conservative group Project Veritas has for years sought …

Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body  —  A Norfolk woman is facing five criminal charges — including three felonies — alleging she helped her teenage daughter abort, burn and bury her fetus earlier this year.  —  Jessica Burgess, 41 …

She helped Trump win Florida twice.  Now she could lead his expected 2024 campaign  —  Susie Wiles was searching for her next act when Donald Trump came knocking last spring.  Plotting a comeback after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 …

DeSantis to hit campaign trail to rally support for Trump-endorsed candidates: ‘Unite and win’  —  Turning Point Action organizing rallies featuring DeSantis to rally support for ‘key conservative candidates’  —  Ron DeSantis announces plan for Florida to take on ESG