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 …

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION  —  THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.  I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court  —  It is 1:07 p.m. ET at the federal courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida, and it's time for the first big courtroom showdown between former President Trump and federal prosecutors over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon enters the courtroom …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Ukrainian Offensive Must Come in Stages  —  Deliberate offensive operations must be conditions-based, and the Ukrainian military need assurances if they are to most effectively allocate the resources they have in order to liberate their territory.  —  On 29 August, Ukrainian forces …

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 …

Vicky Bowman: UK former ambassador jailed in Myanmar  —  The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the country's military authorities.  —  Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were charged with breaching immigration laws.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Prophets, ‘Pizzagaters,’ and an Oath Keeper: A field guide to Doug Mastriano World  —  It's now September — that time of year when political candidates start changing their colors weeks ahead of the autumn leaves.  None more so than Pennsylvania's Republican gubernatorial nominee …

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president  —  Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face  —  A man has been arrested after a handgun was aimed at point-blank range …