AJC poll gives Republicans the edge in most races  —  The latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll paints a bleak picture for Georgia Democrats in November, with every statewide candidate aside from U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock facing a sizable deficit less than two months before the election.

Trump Was Warned Late Last Year of Potential Legal Peril Over Documents  —  A former White House lawyer sought to impress on him the need to return material he had taken with him upon leaving office.  —  A onetime White House lawyer under President Donald J. Trump warned him late last year …

Texas sheriff will investigate Florida flying Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard  —  Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis' operation to fly roughly 50 Venezuela migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last week.

Donald Trump Is More Deranged Than Ever  —  J.D. Vance didn't invite Donald Trump to Ohio, where the former president gave a lengthy, rant-filled speech at a rally on Saturday—and it's easy to see why.  “J.D. is kissing my ass.  Of course, he wants my support,” Trump said to those who gathered …

Trump discovers he's not in Cannon-land anymore  —  Donald Trump put the Justice Department on its heels, courtesy of a single federal judge who gave him the benefit of almost every doubt as he fought against the FBI's probe of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate.

The Trump/DeSantis War May Start Sooner Than You Think  —  The best defense is a good offense.  —  Donald Trump is not a patient man.  Patience is a virtue, after all, and Trump has never had much regard for virtue.  But he's been surprisingly patient with his one serious rival …

Men are leading a movement to lock up women for getting abortions  —  A businessman turned state representative from rural Oil City, Louisiana, and a Baptist pastor banded together earlier this year on a radical mission.  —  They were adamant that a woman who receives an abortion should receive …

Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden over seating position at Queen's funeral  —  Former president claims if he was still in the White House he would have been sat nearer the front  —  Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden over his seating position at the late Queen's state funeral.

Scoop: McConnell's closed-door confidence  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) expressed cautious optimism in closed-door remarks Monday to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the GOP can win back control of the Senate, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: McConnell …

Revenge?  Republicans weigh tanking Manchin's permitting plan  —  Senate Republicans say Joe Manchin can't count on them to save his energy permitting deal with Democratic leaders, potentially upending efforts to attach the centrist's proposal to a must-pass government funding bill.

Arrests at Southwestern Border Exceed 2 Million in a Year for the First Time  —  The historic pace of undocumented immigrants entering the country continued as the Biden administration tried to steer clear of immigration issues with the midterm elections approaching.

Scientists have calculated how many ants are on Earth.  The number is so big it's ‘unimaginable.’  —  A new estimate for the sheer number of ants on Earth comes to an “unimaginable” sum, one researcher said  —  It's the ants' world, and we're just visiting.

Beyond Meat COO arrested for biting man's nose near Razorback Stadium  —  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A food company executive was arrested on a pair of charges after reportedly biting a man's nose in a parking garage in Fayetteville on Saturday night.

What the numbers really say about abortion and Democrats in the midterms  —  Democrats have been on a voter registration tear since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.  There's just one problem for them — they are digging out from under major Republican gains in the previous 18 months.

Executive threw Hochul fundraiser weeks before landing $637M deal  —  Major contracts that secured high-priced COVID-19 tests for New York were executed a month after a distributor hosted campaign event for governor  —  ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul maintains that when her administration paid …

The Pope Abandons Cardinal Zen  —  As Hong Kong puts the bishop on trial, Francis still offers no support.  —  WSJ Opinion: The Vatican's Silence Over Jimmy Lai and China  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x

Bret Baier wanted to rescind Fox News' decision to call Arizona for Biden in 2020 and wrote in an email, ‘The Trump campaign was really pissed,’ book says  — Fox News anchor Bret Baier “was ready to give into” pressure from Trump after the network said he lost Arizona, new book says.

The Cheney 2024 conundrum  —  Liberals who lavish praise on Liz Cheney for her defiance of Donald Trump are making one thing crystal clear: Don't expect us to support her for president, or any other political office, for that matter.  —  The Wyoming Republican's anti-Trump maneuvers …

Dixon's ‘parents’ rights' message: You're only a real mom if you vote GOP  —  What a kick in the face to millions of moms in Michigan and beyond  —  Just over 20 years ago, I gave birth to my first child early on in my journalism career.  —  In the years that followed …

Adnan Syed walks out of Baltimore courthouse after judge overturns his 1999 murder conviction  —  People react as Adnan Syed leaves the courthouse after being released from prison.  (Baltimore Sun)  —  Adnan Syed — the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial” …