Judge rules Trump lawyers don't have to clarify Mar-a-Lago document claims  —  Special master Raymond Dearie had told Donald Trump's attorneys to address whether documents were, as Trump has claimed, planted or declassified  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon told Donald Trump's lawyers Thursday …

Johns Hopkins doctor and spouse, an Army doctor, indicted for trying to leak medical information to Russia  —  A Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and her spouse, a doctor and major in the U.S. Army, were federally indicted for attempting to provide medical information about members of the military …

What Joe Biden's memory lapse about the late Jackie Walorski really told us  —  Joe Biden says presidents have ‘a duty to care’ for all Americans.  Donald Trump never saw it that way and blamed blue states when tragedy struck.  —  I shuddered when I learned that President Joe Biden had called …

Prominent Republican Endorses Democrat Against Trump Candidate in Oklahoma  —  A prominent Oklahoma Republican has formally endorsed a Democrat running for the state's open U.S. Senate seat against her GOP opponent backed by former President Donald Trump.  —  Kendra Horn, a former member …

Two Migrants Shot Along Roadway in Rural Texas  —  A local jail warden in Hudspeth County is one of two men arrested in connection with the attack south of El Paso, a law enforcement official said.  —  HOUSTON — Two unauthorized migrants were shot, one of them fatally …

GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan  —  Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

Section of Sanibel Causeway wiped out by Hurricane Ian  —  On the ground in southwest Florida, a Tampa Bay Times reporter and photographer bring eyewitness accounts.  —  Photojournalist Douglas R. Clifford and I left our hotel room in Fort Myers late Wednesday night and have been searching …

Labour surges to 33-point lead over Tories in YouGov poll … Labour has surged to a 33-point poll lead over the Conservatives after a week of market turmoil triggered by Liz Truss's tax-cutting budget.  —  The YouGov poll for The Times finds Tory support has fallen by seven points …

Court orders production of Seth Rich laptop  —  Today, a federal judge ordered the FBI to “produce the information it possesses related to Seth Rich's laptop.”  —  This case involves a multi-year fight by attorney Ty Clevenger to obtain records relating to the FBI/DOJ investigation of Seth Rich …

Ginni Thomas Repeats False 2020 Election Claim in Jan. 6 Interview  —  In a closed-door interview with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, Ms. Thomas reiterated her false assertion that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald J. Trump.

Berkeley Develops Jewish-Free Zones  —  https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/ uploads/speaker/post-351854.mp3?cb= 1664388288.mp3  —  If it wasn't so frightening, one might be able to recognize the irony in the sight of campus progressives trying so hard to signal progressive virtue that they fall victim to a deeper moral shame.

Trump's paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially  —  A company that puts on for-profit Trump rallies, including an upcoming Mar-a-Lago gala and multimillion-dollar fees for the former president, is having trouble paying its bills  —  A company that organized a lucrative series …

America's Throwaway Spies  —  The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed.  —  Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.  There, the Iranian industrial engineer would meet his Central Intelligence Agency handlers.

Why Iran's Leading Women's Rights Defender Thinks the Protesters Could Topple the Regime  —  The protests in Iran are leaderless.  They broke out spontaneously across the country after images appeared on social media of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini, unconsous in the hospital bed …

Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska And Associates Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Obstruction Of Justice  —  New Jersey Resident Olga Shriki Arrested for Her Role in Facilitating Illicit Travel by Deripaska's Girlfriend and in Real Estate Transactions

Two Dem stars struggle to recapture the magic  —  COVER STORY — Just a few short years ago, Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams were among the Democratic Party's shiniest stars, two youthful candidates who electrified their parties even in defeat.  While they came up just short in their longshot 2018 bids …

Donald Trump Belittled Jared Kushner In Front Of Aides With ‘Deliverance’ Jibe: Book  —  It was one of a series of disparaging comments the then-president made about his son-in-law, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.  —  Donald Trump openly mocked his son-in-law …

Vice President Harris mistakenly touts US ‘alliance with the Republic of North Korea’  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly touted the U.S. “alliance with the Republic of North Korea” in remarks Thursday from Korea's Demilitarized Zone that sought to reaffirm America's commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

The Dads Who Got Woke After Roe Fell  —  John barely slept in the days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer.  When he first saw the news, he immediately thought of his daughter, who had just turned 8, and how he'd do anything to protect her.

How the War in Ukraine Might End  —  In recent years, a small group of scholars has focussed on war-termination theory.  They see reason to fear the possible outcomes in Ukraine.  —  Hein Goemans grew up in Amsterdam in the nineteen-sixties and seventies, surrounded by stories and memories of the Second World War.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein chides staffers as they race to prep her for stopgap government funding vote: 'I don't even know what that is'  — Dianne Feinstein got angry with aides trying to debrief her about a pending vote on Thursday.  — “I don't even know what that is,” …

In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Dino Grandoni, a national environment reporter for The Washington Post, wrote the top of today's newsletter.  Below we have the latest on Hurricane Ian's devastating impact in Florida.

Trump Lawyer Boris Epshteyn Appears Before Atlanta Grand Jury  —  One of former President Donald J. Trump's most prominent lawyers, Mr. Epshteyn was involved in efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power despite his loss in 2020.  —  Boris Epshteyn, one of former President Donald J. Trump's most prominent lawyers …

Justices shield spouses' work from potential conflict of interest disclosures  —  A year after Amy Coney Barrett joined the Supreme Court, the boutique Indiana firm SouthBank Legal opened its first-ever Washington office in Penn Quarter, a move the firm hailed in a 2021 press release as an “important milestone.”