Trump team claimed boxes at Mar-a-Lago were only news clippings  —  The 2021 assertion to the National Archives vastly misrepresented the scale and variety of documents, including classified records, later recovered from Trump's property.  —  Months before National Archives officials found hundreds …

‘Sadistic lie.’ Venezuelans flown to Martha's Vineyard search for a way off the island  —  Standing on a cobblestone sidewalk in a touristy downtown neighborhood of this island thousands of miles from his native Venezuela, a young man used a cellphone Thursday night to record a message to Florida's governor.

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee was registered to vote in N.J. until 2021  —  Mastriano, Oz both come from New Jersey  —  New Jersey is serving as an incubator for Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, with two statewide candidates being New Jersey natives and longtime residents.

Read the weird email Marco Rubio sent after Insider asked him about Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill he's co-sponsoring  — Marco Rubio's team sent Insider's Warren Rojas a bizarre email after being asked about an abortion bill.  — The email, which looked like an assignment, included a deadline of September 19.

Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive  —  It was a good book, the student told the 14 others in the undergraduate seminar I was teaching, and it included a number of excellent illustrations, such as photographs of relevant Civil War manuscripts.  But, he continued, those weren't very helpful to him …

Trump's Team of Lawyers Marked by Infighting and Possible Legal Troubles of Its Own  —  Several of the former president's lawyers are under scrutiny by federal investigators amid squabbling over competence.  —  To understand the pressures, feuds and questions about competence within former …

Some Jan. 6 defendants accused of other crimes since Capitol attack  —  The U.S. Capitol attack was a crime unlike any in American history.  But for some of the defendants accused of crimes related to the riot, it's only been the beginning of their legal troubles.

Warnings From Authors Who Track Domestic Extremism  —  Luke Mogelson and Andy Campbell have followed groups like the Proud Boys for years.  They are terrified at what they see as a growing threat.  —  It is rare that a chill runs down my spine when I'm interviewing someone.

Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill  —  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently on bed rest under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation.  —  Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

The curious case of the strange man who was nearly attorney general  —  The threat of losing his law license might be the least of Jeffrey Bossert Clark's problems.  Clark is the environmental lawyer who came just one contentious Oval Office meeting away from being installed as attorney general …

Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War  —  In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary group explained to Russian convicts how they could earn their freedom by fighting in Ukraine.  —  In a video that emerged on Tuesday …

Grifting to Loss  —  I don't need to write a ton here.  I just want to direct you to this piece in the Wall Street Journal.  Blake Masters is losing Arizona, and it should be winnable.  —  But the reality is that Peter Thiel and Donald Trump went to bat for Masters in a crowded primary …

Lindsey Graham called Trump ‘a lying motherf***er’ during Ukraine impeachment, book reveals  —  Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that Mr Graham used the vulgar phrase to describe Mr Trump in the midst of the inquiry that led to his first impeachment trial

Biden to meet with families of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan at the White House  —  Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with the families of two Americans being held in Russia.  The families of WNBA player Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with Biden at the White House.

Appeals court upholds Texas law regulating social media moderation  —  The decision likely sets up a Supreme Court showdown over the future of online speech  —  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a controversial Texas social media law that bars companies from removing posts based …

Marjorie Taylor Greene shares a video in which she appears to kick a youth activist  —  Early Thursday evening, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a video on Twitter of her in a heated exchanged about gun control with three young activists outside the Capitol earlier that day.

Youngkin administration overhauls policy for Virginia transgender students  —  The Virginia Department of Education released new policies Friday detailing how school districts should handle students who identify as transgender with a heavy emphasis on parental rights.

Britain and the US are poor societies with some very rich people  —  When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut  —  Where would you rather live?  A society where the rich are extraordinarily rich and the poor are very poor …

‘Mean Girls, But with Racist, Antisemitic Extremists’: Hitler-Posing Ex-Army Reservist Convicted for Jan. 6 Is Organizing Behind Bars, Feds Say  —  A white supremacist former Army reservist who dressed up as Adolf Hitler before joining in the siege of the U.S. Capitol should spend six …

Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says  —  Ideally between mid-September and mid-October, he said.  —  To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting …

Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low.  —  Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …