Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House  —  Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over …

Yes, the Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again  —  Democrats are polling well in exactly the places where surveys missed most in 2020.  —  Ahead of the last presidential election, we created a website tracking the latest polls — internally, we called it a “polling diary.”

Trump lawyers suggest seized Mar-a-Lago documents may not be classified  —  In new court filing, lawyers for the former president push back on a Justice Department request to limit the role of a special master  —  Lawyers for former president Donald Trump filed court papers Monday arguing …

Democrats' Midterm Dilemma: How to Back Biden, Yet Shun Him, Too  —  Democratic candidates have been trying to signal their independence from the White House, while not distancing themselves from his base or his agenda.  —  When President Biden appeared in central Ohio on Friday …

Ukraine makes more gains, pushes back to border in places  —  Ukrainian troops reclaimed more territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat from occupied land.

Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers … - They're also a reality check against President Biden's speech that portrayed threats to democracy as solely driven by Republican supporters of former President Trump who refuse to accept that he lost the 2020 election.

Man Murdered Wife, Shot Daughter After Being Sucked Down ‘Q Rabbit Hole,’ Family Confirms  —  Igor and Tina Lanis were “loving and happy people” until Trump lost the 2020 election.  “My Qdad snapped and killed my family this morning,” his daughter posted on Reddit.

Pence, defied subpoenas, and a final report: The Jan. 6 panel's endgame  —  Should they seek Donald Trump's testimony?  What should they do with Republican lawmakers who defied subpoenas?  Will they be able to negotiate an interview with Mike Pence?  —  Members of the Jan. 6 select committee …

Roberts joins the chorus of Supreme Court whining  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has joined the list of other right-wing justices (Samuel A. Alito Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas) whining about public criticism of the court.  —  Let's begin by recalling that no court was more heavily criticized than the Warren court.

The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden's Laptop  —  The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can't just wish away.  —  Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your contacts …

Prominent Republicans join coalition to support Whitmer for reelection  —  The formation of the group comes as the Michigan Republican Party struggles to unify ahead of the November election … More than 150 Michigan Republicans banded together to launch a group supporting …

The weirdest campaign in the country is happening in Pennsylvania  —  For as long as there have been campaigns, they have worked like this: You run to appeal to your party's base to win the primary and then, with that task done, you immediately begin to round off the hard edges of your policies …

Trump judges are on a tear  —  A decision by a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump to temporarily halt a Justice Department investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate triggered an avalanche of criticism from across the legal spectrum …

Tim Ryan, J.D. Vance neck and neck in new Ohio Senate poll  —  With less than two months to go before Election Day, Ohio's U.S. Senate race is far from settled.  —  A USA TODAY Network Ohio/Suffolk University poll released Monday showed J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan virtually tied …