Police arrest county official in reporter's stabbing death  —  Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday evening in the fatal stabbing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, whose investigation of the politician contributed to his primary election loss in June.

Trump Pushed Officials to Prosecute His Critics, Ex-U.S. Attorney Says  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, who headed the Manhattan office, says in a book the Justice Department pushed cases, against John Kerry and others, to help Mr. Trump.  —  A book by a former top federal prosecutor offers new details …

Fetterman to POLITICO: I will debate Oz  —  PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman said he is committing to attending one debate with his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz, in the closely watched battle for the Senate in Pennsylvania, but his campaign is still discussing accommodations for his auditory processing problems.

Trump Told White House Team He Needed to Protect ‘Russiagate’ Documents  —  The former president, who left the White House with a trove of sensitive material, believes there are documents that would expose a Deep State plot against him — and told confidants he needed to protect them from the next administration

Blinken, in Kyiv, unveils $2B in US military aid for Europe  —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv on Thursday as the Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.

Scoop: Dems' accidental GOP data mine  —  A slip-up by social media giant Snap allowed leading Democratic campaigns and party committees to unwittingly tap into a vast repository of Republican voter data to hone their midterm ads, Axios has learned. … But the blunder underscores …

Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, dies at 71  —  Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, died on Wednesday of lung cancer.  She was 71 years old.  —  At NPR, Garrels was known as a passionate reporter willing to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice if the story required it.

Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months.  Keeping It Secret Took 6 Years.  —  Sharon Sprung, an instructor at the Art Students League of New York, is a realist painter of the old school.  —  When Sharon Sprung was chosen to paint Michelle Obama's official portrait for the White House …

In new ads, GOP candidates brazenly misrepresent their position on abortion  —  In a new ad running in Minnesota, Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for governor, says abortion is a “protected constitutional right” in the state, and he's “not running” to change that.  —  Jensen's ad makes sense politically.

F.B.I. Sought Interview With Trump Aide  —  Agents investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol tried to question William Russell, who served as a special assistant to the former president.  —  The F.B.I. sought to interview a personal aide to former President Donald J. Trump …

A Better Conservative Media and a Better Politics  —  Why I joined The Dispatch.  —  Hello,  —  I'm Nick Catoggio, formerly known as Allahpundit and currently known as the newest staff writer at The Dispatch.  I've spent almost 20 years as a writer in conservative media and many years more than that as a reader of it.

A personal note about my Substack...  (I'm rebranding it.)  —  So, I'm doing a rebranding.  —  When I left Mother Jones last year, I was heartbroken.  I was totally screwed up in the head.  All of my friends worked there and I had been untouchable for so long because of my successes …

Federal grand jury probing Trump PAC's formation, fundraising efforts: Sources  —  The grand jury has subpoenaed several individuals in recent weeks, sources say.  —  In this June 26, 2021, file photo, supporters cheer on former President Donald Trump after he spoke at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio.

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session  —  The evening before Michigan's state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers - warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging …

“I Really Hope That We Don't Both-Sides Democracy”: Where Is CNN Headed?  —  The abrupt exits of Brian Stelter and John Harwood have unnerved staffers, who want clarity from newish CEO Chris Licht, and rattled viewers, who fear CNN is veering right.  The network, however, vows to “stand up for democracy and call out lies.”

The PrEP decision is bad — but the question now is whether any judges will stop it  —  Far-right US District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that requiring employers with religious objections to include the HIV-prevention drug in their insurance plans violates federal law.

Most Americans see Trump's MAGA as threat to democracy: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Days after Democratic President Joe Biden gave a fiery speech attacking former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies as an extremist threat, a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Wednesday found a majority …

Prospects for running a military campaign in 2023: Ukraine's perspective  —  How long the war could last and how can Ukraine win it  —  As understood by the absolute majority of military experts and analysts today, the large-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine on February 24 …

Rep. Katie Porter's university housing deal draws scrutiny  —  In Orange County, California, where the typical house sells for $1 million, Rep. Katie Porter's four-bedroom, three-bath residence in a leafy subdivision on the University of California Irvine campus is a bargain.

UK's Liz Truss unveils plan to freeze annual energy bills at £2,500 until 2024  —  LONDON — The typical household energy bill in Great Britain will be frozen at £2,500 for the next two years in an unprecedented government intervention in the U.K. energy market, Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced.

Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleads not guilty in election security breach case  —  Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who lost the GOP nomination for Colorado secretary of state earlier this year, pleaded not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges Wednesday afternoon, six months …

How Raphael Warnock Dodges Income Taxes  —  Warnock takes $90K ‘parsonage allowance’ from Atlanta church.  Tax experts say that could violate federal law.  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) has an unusual financial arrangement with an outside employer that allowed him to avoid income taxes …