Trump Calls For Mitch McConnell To Be ‘Immediately’ Replaced As Senate GOP Leader  —  Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell since the GOP leader admitted Republicans are struggling in their attempt to win Senate control.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Senate Minority …

The Half-Trillion-Dollar Student-Loan Executive Coup  —  Biden's student-loan write-off is an abuse of power that favors college grads at the expense of plumbers and FedEx drivers.  —  WSJ Opinion: The Tough Politics of Student Debt Forgiveness  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Majority of Voters Say Oz's NJ Residence Makes Them Less Likely to Vote for Him

Eight Sources Say Feds Are Not Done With Matt Gaetz  —  It's been a quiet couple months in the probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz was involved in underage sex trafficking.  But few involved think it's over.  —  When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) beat his primary challenger Tuesday …

How Trump has spent his days since the feds searched his home  —  As he finds himself, once more, in legal jeopardy—standing at the epicenter of a media storm of his own making, his political future changing course in real time—Donald Trump has done what Donald Trump likes to do.

Stop improving things right now!  Everyone must suffer as I did!  —  DISGUSTING!  AWFUL!  I have just received word that life is getting marginally better for some people, and I am white-hot with fury!  This is the worst thing that could possibly happen!

GOP prospects narrow in House as Democrats overperform in early contests  —  Republicans are facing dimming prospects for an overwhelming sweep in the House this fall, according to independent analysts and strategists across parties, as Democrats defy a long-predicted red wave in early contests …

U.S. toughened positions in Iran deal response, Israeli officials say  —  When Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata arrived in Washington this week, his government was highly concerned that the Biden administration was about to make new concessions to reach a nuclear deal with Iran.

Justice Dept. to Submit Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant  —  In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government's justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law  —  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life.

Archives asked for records in 2021 after Trump lawyer agreed they should be returned, email says  —  About two dozen boxes of presidential records stored in then-president Donald Trump's White House residence were not returned to the National Archives and Records Administration in the final days …

IRS to Start Spending Its $80 Billion Budget by Hiring People to Answer the Phone  —  Beefed-up enforcement will take time; for now, the IRS will use the money to hire customer-service representatives  —  WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is planning to spend the first big chunk …

Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo  —  The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a teenaged gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

Developers back out of Florida panther protection proposal  —  Documents show they were too cheap to do what's required to save them  —  August is usually the worst month to be in Florida.  We're wilting from the heat and humidity and watching the National Weather Service bulletins because it's peak hurricane season.

Starbucks illegally withheld raises from union workers, labor board says  —  The coffee chain has been trying to tamp down a national organizing campaign  —  Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from thousands of unionized baristas, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint Wednesday.

Meet the Former C.I.A. Officer Vying to Defeat Elise Stefanik  —  Matt Castelli spent nearly 15 years hunting down terrorists.  Now, he is taking on a top Republican he says no longer adequately represents her upstate New York district.  —  GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Matt Castelli has spent much of his career in the shadows.

Dan Goldman breaks down his win in NY-10  —  In one of his first interviews since the Associated Press declared him the winner in Tuesday night's Democratic primary, former federal prosecutor and first-time candidate Dan Goldman told Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Wednesday his opponents in the race have yet to congratulate him.

White House moves staffers to finalize makeover of press operation  —  The White House has finalized the senior ranks of its press and communications office, months after Jen Psaki's departure led to an internal shuffling.  —  The moves elevate several people with ties to SKDK …

Sen. Klobuchar plans to bring Pete Buttigieg to the State Fair butter carving booth Thursday  —  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A lot of people lined up outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair Thursday morning, and among them was Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  —  “I think people now see the lighthouse on the horizon.

How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards  —  Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America's only Christian conservative wireless provider.”  Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.

The Asset Economy Strikes Again … The resurgence of inflation has created a strange situation.  Inflation is bad for ordinary people: their money buys less of what they need.  But the prevailing approach to containing inflation is also bad for ordinary people: higher interest rates depress economic activity and keep wages down.

Biden administration moves to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challenges  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy for more than 600,000 so-called “Dreamers” into a federal regulation …

The FTC's newest member wants to scrutinize how tech may harm kids  —  Happy Thursday!  Here's a tidbit: Today's newsletter is likely the first time a South American-born tech policy reporter has interviewed a South American-born FTC commissioner.  —  On a programming note …

Facebook, Twitter dismantle a U.S. influence campaign about Ukraine  —  Accounts promoting a U.S. government messages violated the platforms' rules against coordinated inauthentic behavior  —  Facebook and Twitter disrupted a web of accounts that were covertly seeking to influence users …

Congressman-Elect Deems Trump ‘Essentially Traitorous,’ Says 'If I Had Done What He Did, I Would've Been in Jail'  —  Congressman-Elect Pat Ryan appeared on Wednesday's Alex Wagner Tonight, one day after scoring a big win in a special election in New York's 19th district.