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.

Bannon Surrenders to Face New York Indictment in Wall Case  —  Stephen K. Bannon, whom former President Donald J. Trump pardoned, has been entangled in what prosecutors have said was a crowdfunding fraud scheme.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, who once served as top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump …

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 …

Ukrainian hit squads target Russian occupiers and collaborators  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For anyone contemplating a top administrative position in the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, Kyiv authorities have a message: Be afraid.  Very afraid.  —  Since Russian forces invaded in late February …

Manchin under water in new WMOV/Triton poll  —  CHARLESTON — A new poll released Wednesday by Jackson County radio station WMOV 1360 AM and Oregon-based Triton Polling and Research found that U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is vulnerable after his support for the Inflation Reduction Act.

Trump Threatens Fox News With Lawsuit For Allowing ‘Perverts’ of Lincoln Project to Run Anti-Trump Ads: ‘See You All in Court!!!’  —  Former President Donald Trump continues to create business for legal professionals.  Not only does he have a half-dozen legal entanglements …

Dems defend Fetterman's low profile amid GOP health attacks: ‘Why should he help Oz?’  —  Democrats are waving away GOP questions about the health of Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman, confident the stroke survivor's condition won't drag down his candidacy or affect his ability to serve in the Senate.

CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82  —  Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday.  Shaw was 82.  —  Shaw was CNN's first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, 1980.

David Shor, a Data Guru for Democrats, Throws One Last Bash  —  Political operatives, techies and the nightlife crowd mix at a Burning Man-style party hosted by an influential strategist who gained new friends and enemies after a tweet.  —  At 7 p.m. on Saturday, the political consultant David Shor …

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 …

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

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 …

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.

Evan McMullin is showing how to fight rabid Trump sycophancy  —  Evan McMullin, the conservative, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Utah, is determined to prove there is a pro-democracy coalition of traditional Republicans, Democrats and independents who can team up to defeat a rabid MAGA incumbent, Sen. Mike Lee.

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.

How Scientology Exploits Foreign Workers  —  The church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.  —  England, 1994.  Tina was 14.  Her parents lived at Scientology compounds in the United States, and church officials wanted Tina to come join …

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The 2022 Midterm Elections, Sept. 2022  —  Democrats +4 Over Republicans in the Battle for Congress, Inflation Top Voting Issue  —  Democrats have a four-point advantage over the Republicans, among registered voters, in this November's midterm elections despite concerns about the U.S. economy.

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.