The Story Behind DeSantis's Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  Asylum seekers in Texas were recruited for the flights by a woman who appeared to be a former Army counterintelligence agent.  “We were tricked,” one migrant said.  —  SAN ANTONIO — In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed …

POLITICO Playbook: Why the White House isn't sweating GOP probes  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THIS WEEK — Monday: Supreme Court opens its 2022-23 term.  President JOE BIDEN heads to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage ... Tuesday …

Billy Eichner Seems to Blame Homophobia for ‘Bros’ Low Box Office  —  BILLY EICHNER SEEMS TO BLAME HOMOPHOBIA ... For ‘Bros’ Box Office Bomb  —  Billy Eichner's new romcom completely bombed at the box office — and he appears to be chalking it up to homophobia across the country.

Trump's ‘Death Wish’ Rhetoric  —  His latest tirade against Mitch McConnell courts potential violence.  —  WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x  —  We live in a polarized political age when rabid partisans don't need provocation to resort to violence.

Judge Laurence Silberman Shaped Second Amendment Jurisprudence  —  The influential jurist, who has died at age 86, sat for decades on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit  —  Laurence Silberman, an influential conservative during a long career as an appeals court judge …

Brazil Presidential Election Headed To Runoff After Surprisingly Strong Vote For Far-Right Bolsonaro  —  The head-to-head battle will have massive implications for the world's fourth-largest democracy, as right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to undermine Brazil's election.

New Poll Shows Close U.S. Senate Race  —  A survey conducted by Indy Politics and ARW Strategies of likely voters in Indiana between September 25th and 26th shows the United States Senate race neck-and-neck heading into the final month.  —  Incumbent Republican Todd Young is receiving …

Capitol attack officer Fanone hits out at ‘weasel’ McCarthy in startling interview  —  Michael Fanone makes candid and profane remarks about Republicans in Rolling Stone interview as he promotes memoir  —  In an extraordinarily candid and profane interview with Rolling Stone, Michael Fanone …

Press Release SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.

Scoop: Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann to represent Brett Favre  —  Eric Herschmann, a top White House lawyer to President Trump, confirms to Axios he is now lead counsel to NFL legend Brett Favre, who is embroiled in a welfare-funds scandal in his home state of Mississippi.

A lot of folks are running the White House.  Joe Biden just isn't one of them  —  Opinion: I've known several older folks who were sharper at 80 than I was at 40.  Joe Biden is not one of them.  This isn't about his age as much as his competence.  —  Joe Biden isn't as lively as he used to be.

Democrats' new Senate struggles  —  Democrats are facing fresh problems in two pivotal Senate battlegrounds in which their nominees are facing attacks for being too progressive. … In Pennsylvania, recent polling suggests Democrat John Fetterman's double-digit advantage over Republican Mehmet Oz has shrunk to a statistical tie.

New York judge rules in favor of polyamorous relationships  —  The judge concluded that polyamorous relationships are entitled to the same sort of legal protection given to two-person relationships.  —  New York City's eviction court - the venue of a landmark same-sex relationship decision long …