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 …

Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy in ‘We Build the Wall’  —  Just weeks after being convicted of contempt of Congress, the longtime Trump ally faces a state indictment in New York. … NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon arrived to surrender to prosecutors Thursday morning to face …

Trump's Postelection Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept.  —  A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas seeking information about Save America PAC, which was formed as Donald J. Trump promoted baseless assertions about election fraud.  —  A federal grand jury in Washington …

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.

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 …

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 …

Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral  —  The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said.  —  All the Queen's children are gathering at, or are travelling to, her Scottish estate near Aberdeen.

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.

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.

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 …

Why Disney didn't buy Twitter  —  Bots were fine.  Nastiness wasn't.  —  Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter.  Then he decided he didn't.  —  Bob Iger can relate.  —  In 2016, Iger, then the CEO of Disney, had convinced himself that his company should own Twitter because it would be an excellent …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Ukrainian forces in southeastern Kharkiv Oblast are likely exploiting Russian force reallocation …

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.

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