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 …

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.

Steve Bannon surrenders to NY authorities to face state charges  —  Steve Bannon claims he and former President Trump are being targeted by criminal justice system  —  Steve Bannon: FBI raid about making sure Trump doesn't run for office again  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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

Scoop: Snap's political data slip-up  —  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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Hillary Clinton's claim that ‘zero emails’ were marked classified  —  “The fact is that I had zero emails that were classified.”  —  The Justice Department investigation of classified documents found at former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club has brought inevitable comparisons …

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.

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 …

“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.”

CBS News poll: Big majority favor maximum age limits for elected officials  —  We live in an era of stark political division, but there's at least one aspect of politics both sides agree on: a maximum age limit for elected officials.  Most feel that after a certain age they should not be permitted to hold office.

How a ‘Ludicrous’ Sarah Palin Feud Could Hand Alaska to Democrats  —  Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich both refuse to drop out.  That could lead to a Democrat winning Alaska's House seat for the first time in decades.  —  When Sarah Palin launched a campaign for Congress in Alaska earlier this year …

Queen's doctors concerned for her health - palace  —  Play video Watch: BBC News live coverage  —  Summary  — The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a statement from Buckingham Palace says  — Her doctors are concerned for her health, following further evaluation this morning, it says

The GOP Respose to Biden's Democracy Speech Proves His Point … Last week, President Biden delivered a speech warning that Donald Trump's authoritarian movement posed a threat to American democracy.  The Republican response did more to confirm his point than anything he said.