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

Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs  —  The more Donald Trump took a direct, hands-on role in keeping highly classified materials, the more he's personally responsible for this scandal.  —  In the wake of the FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Republican allies …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

‘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.

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.

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 …

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!

Minnesota's GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020  —  The Republican nominee to be the top elections official in Minnesota said changing the rules around voting following the 2020 “big rig” was “our 9/11,” …

Scoop: Obama enters the chat  —  Former President Barack Obama is jumping full-on into the midterms with a fundraiser for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, Axios has learned. … - Tickets for the New York City event are $25,000-a-pop for general admission and $50,000 for VIP, the invite says.

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.

Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.  A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge's ruling temporarily blocking …

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.

Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine  —  Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.  —  Copy link  —  Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life …

Trump World's Mar-a-Lago Offensive Backfires  —  It turns out the former president tried to block FBI access to retained classified documents, but Biden intervened.  —  In my columns Monday and Tuesday, I stressed that President Trump could talk himself into being charged by the Justice Department …

Tax rebates 2022: Direct one-time checks worth $150 will be sent out in just months  —  Hundreds of thousands of New York City homeowners will receive tax rebates thanks to legislation passed and signed by city leadership.  —  Mayor Eric Adams signed the legislation on Wednesday …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

First look: U.S. warns of China's efforts to “manipulate” narrative on Xinjiang  —  China is using “wolf warrior” diplomats, foreign and private media, and social media influencers to “flood” online spaces and manipulate the global narrative on Xinjiang, the State Department warns in a new report.