Inside Trump's public bravado and private resistance over Mar-a-Lago documents  —  Not long after the National Archives acknowledged in February that it had retrieved 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump began fielding calls …

Florida Residents Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Property  —  Pleas Follow Filing of Criminal Information Alleging Defendants Stole Property Belonging to Immediate Family Member of a Then-Former Government Official  —  Damian Williams …

Democrats in tough races distance themselves from Biden's student loans decision  —  CLEVELAND — When President Joe Biden announced student loan debt relief this week, his allies celebrated.  —  But a string of Democrats in tight races across the country want little to do with it.

In fiery midterm speech, Biden says GOP's turned toward ‘semi-fascism’  —  It was some of the strongest language used by Biden, a politician long known — and at times criticized for — his willingness to work with members of the opposite party  —  President Biden on Thursday night launched …

Top Staffer for Major Anti-Abortion Group Arrested for Soliciting a Minor  —  Luke Bowen, former political director for Texas Right to Life, was arrested for online solicitation.  —  CS  —  PB  —  A man who worked as a political director for Texas Right to Life, the premier anti-abortion group …

In Arizona, Blake Masters backtracks on abortion, scrubs campaign website  —  Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters softened his tone and scrubbed his website's policy page of tough abortion restrictions Thursday, as his party reels from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Trump's social media app facing financial fallout  —  Truth Social's finances may be in significant disarray, sources say  —  Rove says Trump's demand for special review not ‘likely’ to happen  —  Former President Donald Trump's social media outfit, Truth Social, is locked in a bitter battle …

How Fracking Billionaires, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU Built a Climate Crisis-Denial Empire  —  PragerU and the Daily Wire, two of the internet's biggest spreaders of climate crisis denial, got seed money from two ultra-religious fracking brothers from Texas.  —  GD

Judge orders a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit be made public Friday  —  The document lays out the justification for DOJ's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate.  It's unclear how much will be redacted.  —  Parts of redacted Mar …

Castro shops won't pay taxes unless San Francisco addresses crime and homelessness  —  Castro merchants say they won't pay taxes unless SF addresses crime and homelessness  —  Castro merchants say they won't pay taxes unless SF addresses crime and homelessness.

J.D. Vance Appeared With Podcaster Who Once Said “Feminists Need Rape”  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio, is typically described as the bestselling author …

BACK INTO THE MATRIX  —  There is a moment in the 1999 film The Matrix when Joe Pantoliano's character Cypher Reagan asks to be reinserted into the simulation that consumed almost all human life on Earth.  “Ignorance is bliss...re-insert me into the Matrix.  I'll get you what you want.”

Biden's Job Rating Rises to 44%, Highest in a Year  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hitting a record low in July, President Joe Biden's job approval rating is up six percentage points to 44%, his highest in a year.  While this uptick represents a significant improvement on the heels …

Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families  —  The Infowars fabulist has been funneling millions out of his empire while claiming bankruptcy, the Sandy Hook families suing him say.  —  Sandy Hook victims' families asked a federal bankruptcy court on Thursday to order …

US Corporate Profits Soar, Taking Margins to Widest Since 1950  —  A measure of US profit margins has reached its widest since 1950, suggesting that the prices charged by businesses are outpacing their increased costs for production and labor.  —  After-tax profits as a share of gross value added …

‘I Was in Kenosha Two Years Ago, Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not a Hero’  —  Before the shooting started, at 11:36 p.m. on August 25, 2020, I ran into Kyle Rittenhouse in front of a gas station and interviewed him for several minutes.  He was a 17-year-old kid with a semi-automatic rifle …

DC Mayor Says No Virtual Learning, Giving Unvaccinated Black Teens Zero Alternative Options  —  The District of Columbia does not appear to have a contingency plan for unvaccinated students, who are banned from attending schools in person this fall after the first 20 days …

U.S. House panel slams Trump's COVID response; report mentions early role from Mehmet Oz  —  Mehmet Oz's advocacy for the drug hydroxychloroquine in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is cited in a new congressional report that accuses former President Donald Trump's administration …

The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis  —  Did America produce too many frustrated college graduates in the 2000s and 2010s?  —  “We're talented and bright/ We're lonely and uptight/ We've found some lovely ways/ To disappoint” — The Weakerthans  —  Here's an eye-opening bit of data …

Person detained after jumping fence of Chicago FBI office and throwing rocks  —  A person accused of jumping the fence and throwing rocks at the FBI field office in Chicago has been taken to a hospital for evaluation, a spokesperson for the Homeland Security agency that protects federal buildings told CNN Thursday.

Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan FBI warned Facebook of ‘Russian propaganda’ before Hunter Biden laptop story  —  Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook's actions in limiting the reach of the Hunter Biden laptop story  —  Hunter Biden laptop repairman calls out FBI's double standard after Trump raid

Tesla demands removal of video of cars hitting child-size mannequins  —  The move comes amid heightened sensitivity to criticism of the software that is under public and regulatory scrutiny  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla is demanding an advocacy group take down videos of its vehicles striking …

Sean Hannity and Other Fox Stars Face Depositions in Defamation Suit  —  The depositions are one of the clearest indications yet of how aggressively Dominion Voting Systems is moving forward with its suit against the media company.  —  Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned …

Polling Shows Portlanders Are Scared of Downtown—and of Their Own Neighborhoods  —  On the bright side: 57% are still willing to visit the central business district.  —  Expand  —  It's no secret downtown Portland is a shadow of its former self.  —  Cellphone data tells the tale.

The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat” … With the vociferous debate over President Joe Biden's announcement that the federal government will cancel a portion of outstanding student debt, it's important to understand …

Through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 24 States Set to Begin Plugging Over 10,000 Orphaned Wells  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it has awarded an initial $560 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug …