As Trump Rallies in Waco, His Followers Shore Up His 2024 Bid  —  Despite a pattern of dangerous, erratic behavior, the former president remains a strong front-runner for his party's nomination.  His durability stems from his most loyal supporters.  —  WACO, Texas — In the last 28 months …

GOP weighs protecting Trump with law shielding ex-presidents from prosecution  —  Manhattan District Attorney's probe could result Mr Trump facing criminal charges over hush money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016  —  Trump supporter sells ‘Biden Sucks’ flag at Waco rally

McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion  —  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month.  The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican …

'There's nothing left': Deep South tornadoes kill 26  —  Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks …

Putin Says Russia Will Station Tactical Nuclear Arms in Belarus  —  President Vladimir Putin said Russia is preparing to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, escalating a confrontation with the US and its allies over the war in Ukraine.  —  Moscow isn't handing control …

DeSantis's Bad Week Shows Beating Trump Will Be a Difficult Task  —  Ron DeSantis isn't officially running for president yet, but he just suffered through the kind of week a candidate for the highest office in the US would love to forget.  —  The Florida governor has been seen …

Israel's Defense Minister Says Government Should Halt Contentious Judicial Plan  —  Yoav Gallant, who oversees Israel's military, is the first minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's government to criticize a plan to weaken the judiciary.  His comments follow fears that weeks of unrest have undermined military capacity.

‘Live free and die’?  The sad state of U.S. life expectancy  —  Loading...  Just before Christmas, federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in America had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row - down to 76 years.  While countries all over the world saw life …

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them  —  Co-published with The Capitol Forum  —  How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients  —  When a stubborn pain in Nick van Terheyden's bones would not subside, his doctor had a hunch what was wrong.

DA Alvin Bragg's staffer hangs up on ‘bulls-t’ congressional phone call  —  Rude reps for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told a House Judiciary staffer to “stop calling us with this bulls-t” after he made multiple attempts to get in touch by phone.  —  The Judiciary Committee staffer …

More women become truckers as the industry tries to overcome a shortage of drivers  — Women made up almost 14% of professional drivers in 2022, according to Women In Trucking, up from just 7.9% in 2018.  — Women have been joining the trucking industry at higher rates not just for driving roles …

Why Waco?  —  Why is Donald Trump holding the first rally of his 2024 campaign in Waco, Texas, on Saturday?  —  There's a little history there that you may recall.  —  The Branch Davidians were led by David Koresh and were headquartered at Mount Carmel Center ranch in the community of Axtell, Texas, northeast of Waco.