Prosecutors seek to question Trump lawyer before grand jury in classified papers case  —  Investigators are looking at invoking an exception that can bypass attorney-client privilege if legal advice is used for furthering crime  —  Federal prosecutors involved in the criminal investigation …

Iowa Poll: Donald Trump's Republican support erodes in Iowa, even as many remain committed  —  Brianne Pfannenstiel Francesca BlockDes Moines Register  —  Many Iowa Republicans remain committed to Donald Trump, but the former president is seeing his support erode as campaigning begins to heat …

DeSantis indicates privately he intends to run in 2024 as allies prepare  —  Public and behind-the-scenes movements underline how far along DeSantis and his allies are in their preparation, even as he has not said publicly that he will enter the race  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

The United States has a debt problem.  Biden's budget won't solve it.  —  An unfortunate mind-set has grown among our nation's leaders.  It is that the United States can overspend by more than $1 trillion a year indefinitely.  Lawmakers assured the country that spending increases …

Saudi Arabia Offers Its Price to Normalize Relations With Israel  —  The Saudi crown prince is seeking a civilian nuclear program and security assurances from President Biden, a steep price for an agreement long sought by Israel.  —  WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia is seeking security guarantees …

George Santos masterminded 2017 ATM fraud, former roommate tells feds  —  NEW YORK - Rep. George Santos orchestrated a 2017 credit card skimming operation in Seattle, the man who was convicted of the fraud and deported to Brazil said in a sworn declaration submitted to federal authorities Wednesday.

Tucker Carlson knows his viewers want to be lied to  —  Their feelings don't care about your facts.  —  Aaron Rupar and davidrlurie  —  After Fox News's Tucker Carlson teamed up with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to recast the insurrectionists of January 6 as righteous victims, many were struck by Carlson's astounding shamelessness.

Fox News blacked out too much in court documents, say Dominion and media outlets  —  Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems and a group of media outlets argue that Fox News abused the redaction process and blacked out more than is warranted in the thousands of pages of legal filings and evidence …

Letter claims cartel handed over men who killed Americans  —  A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.

I Was a Jan. 6 Committee Aide.  Here's Why Tucker Carlson Failed.  —  Tucker Carlson tried to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021, and utterly failed.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave the Fox News host and his producers exclusive media access to more than 40,000 hours of security footage recorded by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own Town  —  The entrepreneur is laying plans for a new community outside Austin next to Boring and SpaceX facilities, dubbed Snailbrook  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Elon Musk is planning to build his own town on part of thousands of acres of newly purchased pasture …

Robert Blake, ‘Baretta’ Star Acquitted in Wife's Murder, Dies at 89  —  His film and TV career began with “Our Gang” comedies and was highlighted by a performance as a mass killer in “In Cold Blood.”  But he led a tempestuous life.  —  Robert Blake, an actor whose career portraying gritty characters …

Hamburg shooting: Seven killed in attack on Jehovah's Witness hall  —  Seven people, including an unborn baby, have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg, police say.  —  They say the gunman acted alone in Thursday's attack, and later took his own life.

U.S. deploys powerful scanners at border to fight fentanyl smuggling  —  NOGALES, Ariz. — The trucks packed with cucumbers, green beans and bananas inched forward in a long, looping line, waiting to come into the United States at the Mariposa port of entry, one of the border's busiest crossings for Mexican-grown produce.

The scale of local news destruction in Gannett's markets is astonishing  —  Gannett, America's largest newspaper chain, should wake up each morning thankful for the existence of No. 2 Alden Global Capital.  —  After all, who could ask for a better point of comparison?

Ron DeSantis is just getting started with his rightwing agenda.  That should worry us all  —  It's appalling to see the media lavish DeSantis with so much fawning coverage.  Especially after all he has done  —  The Florida governor Ron DeSantis likes to brag that he's just getting started with his rightwing agenda.

Twitter and Elon Musk Face Legal Risks in FTC Probe  —  FTC's inquiry, including efforts to get Twitter's exchanges with journalists, comes under fire at House subcommittee hearing  —  Watch: Elon Musk Says a New Twitter CEO Could Be Named by Year-End

Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network  —  Is this the Twitter replacement we've been waiting for? … Twitter's decline is paving the way for other platforms to build next-generation replacements.  And now the biggest player in the game is getting involved …

McConnell's Olive Branch & Fox's New D.C. Headache  —  News and notes around town: Republican senatorial rapprochement and a media scrum for our times.  —  Last night, before the unexpected fall that landed him in the hospital with a concussion, Mitch McConnell walked into Washington's Waldorf Astoria …

Hunter Biden's mine truth … House Republicans want to investigate media reports that Hunter Biden helped China obtain a cobalt mine from an American company — but that company now says it didn't happen that way. … - Now, the GOP majority “absolutely” wants to investigate …

Here's Why the Science Is Clear That Masks Work  —  The debate over masks' effectiveness in fighting the spread of the coronavirus intensified recently when a respected scientific nonprofit said its review of studies assessing measures to impede the spread of viral illnesses found it was …

‘Racist’ Trump is blowing up because he can't stand being prosecuted by Black lawyers: Former GOP strategist  —  Upon learning that he could be facing indictment in New York over hush payments to an adult film star, former President Donald Trump immediately attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …