Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts  —  Harlan Crow also reportedly has a garden full of dictator statues. … “I still can't get over the collection of Nazi memorabilia,” says one person who attended an event at Crow's home a few years ago and asked to remain anonymous.

Ignore the courts?  Some Democrats say Texas abortion pill ruling demands it.  —  The Biden administration swiftly appeals abortion pill ruling as Dems split on going further.  —  The Biden administration has rushed to appeal a Texas judge's ruling that could suspend the approval …

No One Should Be That Shocked by What's Happening in Tennessee  —  I covered the statehouse for years.  It's been heading in this direction for a while.  —  Former Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks during his expulsion proceedings on the floor of the Tennessee House chamber.

Leaked Documents Reveal Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts and Russia's Military Struggles  —  The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.  —  WASHINGTON — A trove of leaked Pentagon documents reveals …

The Smearing of Clarence Thomas  —  The left gins up another phony ethics assault to tarnish the Supreme Court.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The left's assault on the Supreme Court is continuing, and the latest front is the news that Justice Clarence Thomas has a rich friend who has hosted …

Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes  —  He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill.  Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me.  —  Dear readers,  —  You may have heard that Substack will soon be launching a feature called Notes, which will be a place to …

McCarthy faces GOP blowback after N.Y. Times leak  — Juliegrace Brufke, author of Axios Hill Leaders … - McCarthy told colleagues he lacks confidence that Arrington can deliver a budget proposal, according to an explosive New York Times article published Thursday.

Georgia Looms Next After Trump's Indictment in New York  —  Former President Donald J. Trump now faces a very different legal challenge in the culmination of a more than two-year Atlanta investigation into election interference.  —  ATLANTA — The indictment of Donald J. Trump in New York …

GOP Beware: Bragg's Case Is Just the Start of Trump's Legal Jeopardy  —  The other looming cases against the former president pose a much bigger danger to him, and they make nominating him in 2024 a terrible idea.  —  Welcome to the Big Top.  Hope you enjoyed the opening act.

Abortion was a 50/50 issue.  Now, it's Republican quicksand.  —  Six in 10 voters support legal abortion in most cases.  Just over a third want it to be entirely or mostly illegal.  —  Conservatives are finding out the hard way that abortion isn't a 50-50 issue anymore.

How a tight circle of aides is trying to keep Trump out of (more) trouble  —  It might involve playing a lot of Sinead O'Connor and the J6 choir.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When he wrapped up remarks following his arraignment Tuesday with a familiar promise to “Make America Great Again,” …

Benjamin B. Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor, Dies at 103  —  In addition to convicting prominent Nazi war criminals, he crusaded for an international criminal court and for laws to end wars of aggression.  —  Benjamin B. Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials …

FBI Arrests Founder Of ‘Protect Our Kids’ For Possessing Lewd Child Photos  —  He had 1,997 images and five videos of child pornography on his computer.  —  Video  —  Can you help us out?  —  For 18 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit …

E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold  —  In what would be the nation's most ambitious climate regulation, the proposal is designed to ensure that electric cars make up the majority of new U.S. auto sales by 2032.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …

Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study  —  An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida's surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk …

Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story.  Then the calls for a ban began.  —  The celebrated author of “New Kid,” a graphic novel aimed at young readers, was caught off guard when his books started showing up on lists of inappropriate material.  —  Jerry Craft was intent on creating the kind …