Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines  —  As allies of then-President Donald Trump made a final push to overturn the election in late-December 2020, one of the key operatives behind the effort briefed …

Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money  —  As he runs for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival and trails badly in polling.  National Republicans show little desire to help him.

What just happened in Italy?  —  Much the same as what's happened in France, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, and the U.S.  —  What happened in yesterday's election in Italy?  —  At the purely factual level, a coalition of right-wing and center-right parties won big in an election trigged …

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden  —  President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday.  Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship.

White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets  —  President Joe Biden will announce a new initiative Monday that will eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets — including baggage and change fees — before they buy, as the White House continues …

As more states create election integrity units, Arizona is a cautionary tale  —  Over three years, a high-profile investigation team found little fraud, sapped government resources and deepened suspicions  —  PHOENIX — Republicans across the country have embraced an aggressive tactic …

Pollsters fear they're blowing it again in 2022  —  Pollsters know they have a problem.  But they aren't sure they've fixed it in time for the November election.  —  Since Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 victory, pre-election polls have consistently understated support for Republican candidates, compared to the votes ultimately cast.

More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’  —  Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers' well-being, but data is sparse.  Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.  —  Michael, 17, arrived in the sleek white waiting room …

Gunman Attacks Draft Office as Kremlin Admits Errors in Call-Ups … A recruitment officer was wounded in the latest attack on a Russian draft office.  —  A gunman apparently distraught over Russia's chaotic military mobilization opened fire at a draft office in Siberia on Monday …

Trump's ‘Special Master’ Delay Is Already Backfiring  —  For years, Donald Trump has managed to tie up lawsuits and investigations by delaying cases and hiding behind the Oval Office desk.  His latest ploy is failing miserably.  —  Former President Donald Trump has learned time and again …

How Policy Got Done in 2022  —  To understand the Democrats' big climate and health care bill, you must go back decades. … Ten years before Joe Biden signed the centerpiece of the Democratic legislative agenda, the Inflation Reduction Act, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) was thousands of miles from home …

How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies  —  An offshoot of the extremist movement called Negative48 is thronging Trump political events, causing tensions with the former president's team.  —  WILMINGTON, N.C. — Julie McDaniel can't say for sure who started it.

The people want DeSantis to run.  The FEC stands in their way  —  Millions of people, myself included, are ready for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run in 2024 and become the next great U.S. president.  These are exciting times for all of us hoping to get America back on track after President Joe Biden's endless Carter-esque failures.

Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It's the 1970s  —  U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a rebound, with companies adding workers amid high consumer demand for products.  —  WASHINGTON — Ever since American manufacturing entered a long stretch of automation and outsourcing in the late 1970s …

Mitch McConnell calls Kyrsten Sinema the ‘most effective first-term senator’ he's seen and praises her defense of the filibuster  — Mitch McConnell praised Kyrsten Sinema in introductory remarks before her speech at the University of Louisville.  — He said she's “the most effective …

California Rep. Katie Porter trashed Irvine police after they arrested man she lives with  —  California Democrat called local police department ‘a disgrace’

Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility  —  After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre's pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state's welfare agency …

U.S. Warns Russia of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ if It Uses Nuclear Weapons  —  The comments by the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, illustrate how quickly the rhetoric has intensified as Russia has faltered on the battlefield in recent months.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's …

Democrats' dangerous demagoguery turns deadly  —  Cayler Ellingson was killed last week in North Dakota after another man, Shannon Brandt, 41, hit him with his SUV.  Ellingson was 18 years old.  —  Brandt was convinced the teenager was affiliated with a “Republican extremist group.”