The Final Days of the Trump White House: Chaos and Scattered Papers  —  Government documents that President Donald J. Trump had accumulated were with him in roughly two dozen boxes in the White House residence.  They were to go to the National Archives, but at least some ended up in Florida.

Abortion battle delays flood aid for New Orleans amid hurricane fears  —  The abortion rights battle between conservative states and their liberal cities claimed another casualty on Thursday after Louisiana state officials delayed storm aid to New Orleans even as the city faced a flood advisory …

Trump set to ask court for ‘special master’ to review Mar-a-Lago evidence  —  Legal motion would seek appointment of official to decide what materials can be used in investigation, attorney and sources say  —  Donald Trump is expected to seek the appointment of a special court official …

Putin's new false flag operation?  Russian propaganda channel claims troops have been poisoned in Ukraine amid fears the Kremlin is planning to use fake news as an excuse to use chemical weapons  —  The Kremlin's propaganda arm has claimed Russian troops were ‘poisoned in a chemical attack in Ukraine’ …

Trump-backed Kari Lake endorses antisemitic GOP candidate who said ‘Jews will go to hell’  —  Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake has endorsed a conservative antisemitic candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate who once said that Jewish people “will go to hell.”

Texas migrant buses overwhelm New York, Washington D.C.  —  New York and Washington, D.C., have become overwhelmed as Texas continues to send buses of migrants to those cities. … This immediately puts migrant families into subpar conditions right when they arrive.

GOP candidate and anti-abortion advocate running for Michigan governor said rape victims find ‘healing’ by being forced to have a baby  — Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for Michigan governor, said rape victims and a child born of rape could form a “bond.”  — She used this argument …

As the FBI comes under threat, its leader tries to stay out of fray  —  FBI Director Christopher A. Wray confronts a rise in threats against the FBI stemming from the search for classified documents at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  From the moment news broke of the FBI's search …

B.J. Novak Shuts Down Bill Maher's ‘Cancel Culture’ Nonsense  —  On Friday night, Bill Maher welcomed an unlikely guest to Real Time: B.J. Novak, the Office writer/co-star, bestselling author, and filmmaker.  —  Novak visited the HBO program to promote his feature directorial debut Vengeance …

Dan Cox says he will oppose step to count mail-in ballots earlier  —  Republican gubernatorial nominee, who helped spread President Donald Trump's baseless claims of widespread election fraud in 2020, is criticizing Maryland officials' legal action that would allow local election workers …

DeSantis touted their arrest.  But ex-felons say they weren't told they couldn't vote.  —  DeSantis said 20 people across the state were arrested for voter fraud.  Those arrested worry what it'll do to their livelihood.  —  When Romona Oliver registered to vote in early 2020 …

Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?  —  In a leaked video, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party.  The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera.  She sits on her knees, hands behind her head.  She's entangled in a group hug.

President Biden: Please honor this Army hero  —  THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In today's American political scene, a haunting question keeps coming to mind: “Is this really who we are?”  —  It arose last week after an AR15-toting assailant invaded the FBI's Cincinnati office.