Additional Documents Found at Biden's Wilmington Home, White House Says  —  The revelation came as the White House defended its public statements, which had not fully disclosed the extent of the documents that remained in Mr. Biden's possession.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's aides …

George Santos wore stolen scarf to ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, ex-roommate says  —  Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos wore stolen clothing to an election rally which accused President Biden of stealing the 2020 presidential election, according to a former roommate.

Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use  —  Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni's arrest - even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms  —  A prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty …

How Eric Adams Started Mentoring a Con Man  —  Why did New York's mayor take Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader, under his wing?  —  About a year ago, not long after Eric Adams was sworn in as the mayor of New York, an old friend and church leader named Lamor Whitehead went …

‘Dismay and anxiety’ on college campuses as DeSantis ramps up anti-CRT campaign  —  Yovanna Pineda, hired more than a decade ago to teach Latin American history at the University of Central Florida, rebranded one of her signature courses last fall.  —  Striking references to “dictatorships” …

Lax campaign finance rules likely to survive Bankman-Fried scandal  —  If anything could jump-start the stalled effort to reform the role of money in politics, one might think it would be an epic scandal involving an overnight billionaire who suddenly became one of the nation's biggest political donors.

Hunter Biden asks court to stop love child from taking his sullied surname  —  He doesn't want to give her his bad name.  —  Hunter Biden asked a judge to deny his 4-year-old daughter from taking his surname — claiming it's a lightning rod for criticism and would rob the child of a “peaceful existence.”

As Russians Steal Ukraine's Art, They Attack Its Identity, Too  —  Russian forces have looted tens of thousands of pieces, including avant-garde oil paintings and Scythian gold.  Experts say it is the biggest art heist since the Nazis in World War II, intended to strip Ukraine of its cultural heritage.

Bolsonaro's ex-justice minister arrested in Brazilian capital  —  Brazil's former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a week ago, was arrested in Brasilia on Saturday on suspicion of “omission” and “connivance”.

‘We Will Die for Brazil’: How a Far-Right Mob Tried to Oust Lula  —  The storming of Brazil's capital failed to overthrow the elected government.  But an examination of the attack reveals how extremism is threatening Latin America's largest democracy.  —  Jack Nicas, The Times's Brazil correspondent, reported from Brasília.

Kathy Hochul's Terrible Judicial Pick Sends the Exact Wrong Message to Young Lawyers  —  With Chief Judge Janet DiFiore's August resignation from the New York Court of Appeals, Gov. Kathy Hochul had an opportunity to align the state's highest court with the values of a majority of New Yorkers.

POLITICO Playbook: Return of the default deniers  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Amid the debt ceiling standoffs of 2011 and 2013, and warnings of global economic catastrophe, a novel proposal gained traction on the right …