How the DOJ has built a case against Trump for obstruction  —  FOLLOW THE STORY  —  I've been a naysayer on the notion that the Justice Department is trying to make a criminal case against former President Donald Trump based on the Mar-a-Lago raid, at least with respect to the offenses most often touted …

After Sarah Palin's election loss, Sen. Tom Cotton calls ranked choice voting ‘a scam’  —  WASHINGTON — After Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska's special election Wednesday, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., discredited the voting system used by Alaska voters that they chose to implement in their state.

The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading  —  The results of a national test showed just how devastating the last two years have been for 9-year-old school children, especially the most vulnerable.  —  National test results released on Thursday showed in stark terms …

Democratic Midterm Prospects Improve as Races Heat Up, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Independent voters, a key to victory in competitive general elections, are now tilting toward Democrats  —  Midterms 2022: Where Republicans and Democrats Stand on the Issues  —  Created with sketchtool.

House Rating Changes: Five Races Move in Democrats' Direction, Including Alaska  —  Republican strategists express optimism that the Inflation Reduction Act and President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will help them shift the spotlight away from abortion and Donald Trump and back onto Democrats' spending measures and inflation.

Washington versus Republican voters  —  When I became the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republicans had just lost control of the Senate.  This does not merely mean Republicans lost the ability to lead committees; it means we lost the ability to control anything about what the Senate does.

Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden's student debt plan  —  GOP attorneys general, top lawmakers and conservative groups are discussing legal options, alleging the White House's move to cancel student debt is illegal  —  Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives …

Will I Ever See the $36 Million Oberlin College Owes Me?  —  My family was falsely accused of racism by a powerful school in a small town.  Our business was destroyed.  We won our case.  But the school is refusing to pay.  —  OBERLIN, OHIO — On the night of November, 8, 2016 …

What Republicans refuse to grasp about the ‘Clinton standard’  —  For those who don't care about factual details, the GOP's “Clinton standard” framing may very well have superficial appeal.  But it's still ridiculous.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing quite a bit of criticism over his …

Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’  —  Jason is a national investigative reporter.  —  JHDearen  —  jdearen@ap.org  —  Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool …

Fetterman campaign says stroke recovery factors into fall debate plans  —  Advisers say Fetterman can engage in one-on-one conversations but struggles with more chaotic auditory environments  —  Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman's Senate campaign said Wednesday that his stroke recovery …

‘Gender Queer’ Author ‘Relieved’ After Court Rules Book's Sale Can't Be Restricted in Virginia  —  Maia Kobabe felt a wave of relief on Tuesday morning.  Waking up on the West Coast, an early morning peek at emails revealed a Virginia court had dismissed a lawsuit seeking to label Kobabe's book Gender Queer …

Biden called Trumpism ‘semi-fascism.’ The term makes sense, historically.  —  A scholar of fascism weighs in.  —  Perspective by Federico Finchelstein  —  Federico Finchelstein is professor of history at the New School and author of the new book, “A Brief History of Fascist Lies.”

Michigan election board rejects abortion rights initiative  —  A Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

Brian Kemp's Running Mate Is a Fake Elector  —  Georgia's governor makes nice with MAGA by embracing the election deniers who think he cheated Trump.  —  Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp gets a lot of credit for resisting pressure from former President Donald Trump to “find the votes” …

Pete Buttigieg has a bridge to sell you.  Just don't ask if it's linked to a campaign.  —  BERLIN, N.H.— Standing on a bridge with the picturesque Androscoggin River churning behind him, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hoisted an oversized novelty check made out to the “City of Berlin” for $19,534,391.