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 …

Israeli spy chiefs led secret revolt against Netanyahu reforms, leaked documents say  —  As the Biden administration races to investigate a leak of classified U.S. documents, Washington and Jerusalem are remaining silent about a particularly sensitive disclosure within the trove of files …

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.

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 …

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies  —  Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died.

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 …

Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder  —  Tony Plohetski Claire Osborn Ryan AutulloAustin American-Statesman  —  Less than 24 hours after a jury in Austin found Daniel Perry guilty of shooting to death a protester, Gov. Greg Abbott announced …

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 …

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.

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,” …

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.

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.