Jared Kushner's memoir is only inadvertently revealing  —  All memoirs are self-serving — it's just a matter of degree.  But Jared Kushner's memoir, “Breaking History,” is, at its core, an extended news release that exists primarily to exculpate its author after his role …

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 …

Revealed: leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett's secretive faith group drove women to tears  —  Wife of founder of People of Praise says members ‘were always crying’ during discussions about women's subservience to men  —  The People of Praise, a secretive Christian faith group that counts …

How President Biden decided to go big on student loan forgiveness  —  Amid appeals on Air Force One, exhortations to the first lady and a warning from Black leaders, White House aides argued for a plan that would serve racial justice  —  President Biden had doubts.

The Jolt: Judge rips fake electors' claims they shouldn't have to testify in Trump probe  —  Somewhat lost during a newsy day at the Fulton County special grand jury was a scathing order from Judge Robert McBurney that could have significant implications into the ongoing investigation …

Dr. Oz shifts strategy as campaign ails  —  PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz sees an opening to rescue his floundering Senate campaign: After largely refraining from making his opponent's health an issue, the celebrity doctor has decided to go there.  —  Oz's Democratic opponent, John Fetterman …

Flip the Script  —  Earlier this cycle, a seasoned Democratic strategist argued that his party's success in the midterms wouldn't be predicated on policy successes but by turning out the 2018/2020 coalition of anti-Trump voters.  This strategy, however, of trying to turn the midterms …

Socialite, Widow, Jeweller, Spy: How a GRU Agent Charmed Her Way Into NATO Circles in Italy  —  Three minutes before midnight on 14 September 2018, the cell phone of Andrey Averyanov began to ring.  Despite the late hour, phone records show Maj. General Averyanov, the commander …

The GOP's Big Tent Might Finally Collapse Now That Roe v. Wade Is Gone  —  The swing voters who elected Trump in 2016 aren't nearly as opposed to abortion as the conservative coalition of the past half-century. … Do Republicans have a case of BDE, otherwise known as Big Divorce Energy?

Trump Golf Course in New York City Will Host Saudi-Backed Event  —  The Aramco Team Series women's event, separate from the LIV Golf tour that upended the PGA Tour, will be held at Trump Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx in October.  —  A New York City-owned golf course managed …

A dissonance has emerged between Trump's private and public response to the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home  —  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 …

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 …

Newly released memo to Barr was just cover for exonerating Trump  —  In response to a court order, the Justice Department has released a 2019 internal memorandum to then-Attorney General William P. Barr concerning whether the evidence gathered by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …

In new poll, Karen Bass jumps out to big lead over Rick Caruso in race for L.A. mayor  —  Rep. Karen Bass has built a double-digit lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race with a little over two months to go until election day, firming up her base among the city's Democratic voters …

President Biden, your student loan handout plan is the opposite of the Paycheck Protection Program  —  The student loan handout program announced Wednesday will not stimulate our economy, create jobs or rescue our small businesses  —  Biden's student loan handout will 'make college more expensive …

BREAKING: Powell declares war on inflation, predicts “pain” ahead  —  Looks like Joe Biden's “Inflation Reduction Act” left Jerome Powell as underwhelmed as everyone else.  Faced with the worst and longest inflationary cycle in decades, the Federal Reserve chair issued an unusually blunt statement this morning.

Tesla Supplier Panasonic Plans Additional $4 Billion EV Battery Plant in U.S.  —  Oklahoma is top contender for new site after Kansas won earlier investment  —  Taking Apart an EV Battery Illustrates Why ‘Made in America’ Will Be Tough  —  Created with sketchtool.

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 …

Fetterman Opposes School Vouchers for the Poor.  He Sends His Kids To One Of PA's Priciest Prep Schools.  —  Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman (D.) opposes vouchers that let children in failing public school districts attend private and charter schools.

Endangered Democrat turns to abortion as opening argument on TV  —  Endangered Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) is going on air Friday with a TV ad focusing on abortion rights — the latest sign that a growing number of swing-district Democrats view it as a winning issue in the fall.

The iceman cometh: Biden creates an Arctic ambassador  —  President Joe Biden plans to establish a new ambassador-at-large position focused on the Arctic region, an area of growing geostrategic concern to the United States — as well as Russia and China.  —  The decision will be unveiled …

Mark Meadows ordered to testify in Fulton County probe of Trump election overturn efforts  —  The Atlanta-area grand jury investigating Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election is demanding testimony from Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, about his involvement in the effort.

Removal of 327 Books with LGBTQ+ Themes by TN School District Is “Heartbreaking” Censorship  —  Removed Books Include Titles By Notable Authors Rick Riordan, Audre Lorde  —  (NEW YORK) - The literary and free speech organization PEN America is raising the alarm about Tennessee's Collierville …

Lydia and the Vlads  —  An Estonian's changing relationship with Russia.  —  When I lived in the Estonian capital of Tallinn in the mid-'90s, I worked at a university called Eesti Humanitaarinstituut (the “Estonian Institute of Humanities").  This was the Estonian version of a Dream Academy …

A Putin Critic Fell from a Building in Washington.  Was It Really a Suicide?  —  The mysterious death last week of a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in Washington's West End neighborhood is drawing fury from some of the Kremlin's best-known global detractors …

When Private Equity Takes Over a Nursing Home  —  After an investment firm bought St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, in Richmond, Virginia, the company reduced staff, removed amenities, and set the stage for a deadly outbreak of COVID-19.  —  When St. Joseph's Home for the Aged …

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 …