Trump 3.0 is a changed man — he's now a loser  —  Democrats got their wish.  Republicans, for the second time in a week, failed to get theirs.  Former President Donald Trump has announced he'll seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.  —  This means that for the next two years …

NATO Says Missile That Hit Poland Was Likely Ukraine Air Defense  —  Alliance meeting assesses fatal explosion that occurred amid Russian barrage across Ukraine  —  BRUSSELS—Top NATO officials said a missile that crashed in Poland and killed two people was likely a Russian-made weapon fired …

Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …

Kari Lake told Arizona's McCain Republicans to ‘get the hell out.’ They did  —  Editor's Note: Jon Gabriel is Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet.com and an opinion contributor to the Arizona Republic.  Follow him on Twitter at @ExJon.  The views expressed here are his own.  Read more opinion at CNN.

Two anonymous $425 million donations gives dark money conservative group a massive haul  —  DonorsTrust took in more than $1 billion in 2021, according to its tax filing.  It came from three donations.  The identities of those donors remains a secret.  —  Federalist Society Executive Vice …

Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks  —  A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void.

Republican infighting roils Congress as midterms fallout continues  —  Leaders in both chambers faced open revolt from some members as they make their selections  —  Republicans in both chambers of Congress mounted challenges to their leaders on Tuesday as disappointment over their lackluster performance …

Senators float audit of Rick Scott's NRSC  —  The GOP's post-election finger-pointing intensified Tuesday, with two senators calling for an audit of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.  —  During a tense, three-hour-long meeting of the Senate GOP Conference, Sens. Marsha Blackburn …

An Attempt at Intellectual Fraud, Pt. 2  —  Phil Magness Can't Stop Lying  —  There is apparently no low to which Phil Magness will not stoop to defend his shoddy thesis that Marx was a “relatively obscure” figure in European intellectual life prior to the Russian Revolution.

‘National Conservatism’ Is A Dead End  —  A rant.  —  Since a civil war is about to break out and destroy the modern Republican Party — fingers crossed — let me tell you what grinds my gears.  —  Young NatCons, many of whom I know and like, seem to be under the impression …

Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago

John Fetterman made big gains in Trump country.  New data reveals how.  —  For years, John Fetterman has wagered that steadily showing up in areas hostile to Democrats would ultimately pay off.  After getting elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor in 2018, Fetterman conducted a listening tour of the state's 67 counties.

D.C. Council passes new criminal code, despite some objections  —  The bill will now go to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has said she is concerned about some aspects of it  —  The D.C. Council unanimously approved a major overhaul of the city's criminal code Tuesday, despite objections …

UVa knew of gun conviction against student before triple murder but never started discipline process  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia admitted Tuesday it knew triple-murder suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. had been convicted of a weapons charge weeks …

White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast  —  The White House has largely given up hope of Congress raising the nation's debt limit during the lame-duck session that runs through late December, increasing the risk of a highly partisan, market-rattling fiscal confrontation next year.

Gen Z voted and it was a W for democracy.  We can no longer be a political afterthought.  —  Youth voter outreach cannot be an afterthought for politicians and operatives.  —  View Comments  —  A burning planet, abortion restrictions and weapons of war in schools were the issues at top …