Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee  —  State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is suing the Jan. 6 select committee, setting up a legal fight between one of the most prominent congressional investigations in recent memory …

Biden warns ‘equality and democracy are under assault,’ calls out Trump by name … Today, President Biden warned that a Republican Party dominated and driven by his predecessor, Donald Trump, “is a threat to this country” in a prime-time address outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden's 2020 victory  —  The conservative activist and wife of the Supreme Court justice emailed lawmakers in two states in the weeks after the election  —  Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court …

Trump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if elected  —  The comments came on the same day President Biden was delivering a prime-time address warning of the threat to democracy from “MAGA Republicans” and election deniers.  —  Former president Donald Trump …

Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence  —  WASHINGTON — A retired New York City Police Department officer who was convicted of several felonies for attacking a D.C. cop with a flag pole and then tackling the officer to the ground and attempting to rip off …

The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made  —  Brett Favre earned nearly $140 million as a star NFL quarterback over two decades and millions more in product endorsements.  —  But that didn't stop the state of Mississippi from paying Favre $1.1 million …

Judge considers temporary limit on DOJ access to Trump documents  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge indicated Thursday that she's giving serious consideration to temporarily barring Justice Department investigators from reviewing material seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

Lukoil Chairman Ravil Maganov Dies After Falling From Hospital Window  —  Lukoil PJSC Chairman Ravil Maganov died after falling from a window in a Moscow hospital, according to Russian media reports.  —  Maganov died by suicide, Tass news agency said Thursday, citing an unidentified law enforcement official …

January 6 committee seeking voluntary cooperation from Newt Gingrich  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has sent a letter to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich seeking his voluntary cooperation to discuss his role …

Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage  —  President Donald J. Trump's interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department's criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents.  —  WASHINGTON — As president, Donald J. Trump showed …

Grassley Tells DOJ To Keep Their Hands Off Whistleblowers  —  BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to Garland's August 30 memorandum to Department of Justice …

Fox's Jeanine Pirro warns of violent “retaliation” from Republicans in reaction to Joe Biden's speech  —  Donald Trump may have confessed to a crime on Truth Social.  Legal experts are discussing the ramifications of his self-incriminating post.

Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address  —  President Biden will deliver a nationally televised prime-time address Thursday on “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” and arguing that the country's democratic values will be at stake during the midterm elections.

Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case  —  A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of a misdemeanor charge that he arranged to put his cousin's name on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti's campaign contribution forms in 2020.

Trump should fill Christians with rage.  How come he doesn't?  —  In many American places on a pleasant Sunday afternoon it is possible, as I recently did, to have coffee in the city at a bohemian cafe draped with rainbow banners, then to drive 30 or 45 minutes into the country to find small towns …

Madison Gesiotto Gilbert says Biden comparing MAGA Republicans to ‘semi-fascists’ is ‘comical, insulting’  —  Gilbert said Biden comparing Republican's to semi-fascists is ‘ridiculous’  —  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Madison Gesiotto Gilbert responds to Biden's ‘semi-fascism’ comments

In GOP ads, ‘invasion’ language is everywhere  —  When Republicans are asked about midterm election campaign issues that make them squirm, they have a ready answer.  Never mind abortion rights or Donald Trump's legal travails, they say — we're running on inflation.

In California's Housing Fight, It's Newsom vs. NIMBY  —  Laws to encourage more development and denser housing don't do much good if no one enforces them.  As the state political calculus shifts, Gavin Newsom is trying to change that.  —  By any objective measure, nothing that happens in Woodside …

Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during ‘energy emergency’  —  22,000 people lost control of temperatures in their homes for hours Tuesday  —  DENVER — During the dog days of summer, it's important to keep your home cool.  But when thousands of Xcel customers …

NRSC Calls on Fetterman to Fire Convicted Murderers on Campaign  —  Washington, D.C. — John Fetterman's campaign employs not one, but TWO convicted murderers on his campaign for Senate.  —  FACTS:  — Dennis and Lee Horton were convicted of murder.  [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Lee Horton …

'Where's J.D.?:  ' Vance's Ohio Senate campaign prompts GOP concerns  —  CINCINNATI — Ohio voters will begin casting their ballots in six weeks — and J.D. Vance has been difficult to find.  The rookie GOP candidate goes days without any public events, and his campaign gives little information about his whereabouts.

Republicans rage against ranked choice voting after Alaska election  —  Republicans are fuming about ranked choice and “jungle” primary voting systems after Democrat Mary Peltola won a special House election in Alaska over former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and Republican Nick Begich.

Donald Trump Is Still a Lunatic  —  Whether Trump's belief that he won in 2020 and will soon be reinstated as president is genuine or not, it makes him unfit for office.  —  On Truth Social this week, Donald Trump, in response to the news that the FBI had disgracefully put pressure on Facebook …

The moves—and movies—of the Washington Post  —  Gringo Hunters, about a Mexican police unit that tracks American fugitives.  Something about the fall of Kabul.  Something based on an investigation that hasn't come out yet.  These are some of the projects—at least one of them a scripted series …