Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case  —  Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.

Gradually, then Suddenly  —  The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk  —  “How did you go bankrupt?”  —  Two ways.  Gradually, then suddenly.  ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises.  —  As with bankruptcy so with military defeat.  What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.

Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates  —  The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …

New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters  —  Home Polls New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters  —  The latest Emerson College/Pix11 …

Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’  —  Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.

'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor'  —  The news of Queen Elizabeth II's death has been met with public outpourings of grief commemorating her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.  But not everyone is in mourning.  For many impacted by the lasting legacy …

Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion  —  Why a woman's doctor warned her not to get pregnant in Texas 03:50  —  Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that required Jewish university to recognize LGBTQ group  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed an Orthodox Jewish university in New York to deny official recognition to an LGBTQ student group, the latest in a series of decisions in favor of religious rights.

An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time  —  David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results.  If he succeeds, it could cause chaos.  —  NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …

Kris Kobach resigns from We Build the Wall board after nonprofit indicted on money laundering  —  Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, resigned Friday from the board of directors of We Build the Wall after the nonprofit organization …

As Biden touts Ohio Intel plant, Rep. Tim Ryan questions his 2024 plans  —  President Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he promoted as evidence that his economic policies are working.

Hochul gave COVID test contract to campaign donor that charged taxpayers double  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul had New Yorkers pay twice as much for COVID tests from a company tied to nearly $300,000 in donations to her campaign compared to other state vendors, a new report details …

A statement from BYU Athletics regarding the investigation of the Aug. 26 volleyball match  —  As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women's volleyball match on August 26.

Federal watchdog is probing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis  —  JACKSON, Miss. — A team from the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General arrived in Jackson last week to begin a “multidisciplinary” top-to-bottom review of the current drinking water crisis, an agency spokesperson told NBC News.

Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One  —  WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation.  Does It Matter?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.

Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections  —  The state's supreme court restored abortion and voting rights measures to November's ballot, rebuffing “a game of gotcha gone very bad.”  But its composition could soon change.  —  (Facebook/ Michigan Secretary of State's Office)

GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed  —  An aggressive push by Republicans to pass hard-line antiabortion measures is faltering in some state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, the latest indication that many Americans are balking at extreme restrictions being imposed since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

It's official: Sarah Palin cost the GOP a House seat  —  Sarah Palin has made no secret since her loss in the Alaska special congressional election last week that she doesn't appreciate the state's new ranked-choice voting system, which she and other prominent conservatives have blamed for her loss.

Police pursue local Russian lawmakers who urged charging Putin with treason  —  A group of district council members in St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's hometown, called for the Russian leader to be charged with treason and removed from office in a rare but brazen protest against the war in Ukraine.