Leak suspect charged with retention of defense information, willful control of classified documents  —  BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking a trove of classified military intelligence, was charged by the federal government Friday with retention …

DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion  —  The Florida governor signs a six-week abortion ban that could hurt his White House aspirations.  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new abortion ban.  His Democratic opponents are preparing to use it against him.

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Restore Broad Availability of Abortion Pill  —  In an emergency application, lawyers for the government asked the justices to stay all of a Texas judge's ruling suspending a commonly used abortion medication.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration filed …

Clarence Thomas' Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought  —  We were there just a couple of weeks ago.  —  The revelations about Clarence Thomas' financial ties to billionaire donor Harlan Crow—most of which the justice has routinely declined to disclose in his annual ethics documentation—keep coming.

No shield for Trump in rape accuser's case as court declines to rule  —  A Washington, D.C., appeals court on Thursday declined to shield Donald Trump from the first of two civil defamation lawsuits by E. Jean Carroll, a writer who said the former U.S. president raped her nearly three decades ago.

The Jan. 6 Grand Jury Is Starting to Hear From Trump's Inner Circle  —  Donald Trump's court losses have freed prosecutors to put before a grand jury members of his inner White House circle who were in the room for critical showdowns in the former president's frantic push to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

Russia's commando units gutted by Ukraine war, U.S. leak shows  —  Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces have been put to use alongside the infantry, suffering massive numbers of dead and wounded  —  The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces and it will take Moscow years …

This plan for a third-party presidential bid in 2024 is dangerous  —  Jonathan Cowan is president of Third Way, Rahna Epting is executive director of MoveOn and Patrick Gaspard is CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  —  As leaders of three groups that represent various segments …

Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton accepts plea deal in Las Vegas luggage theft  —  The former Biden administration official accused in two separate stolen-luggage cases in different states was ordered to pay one of their victims back — but given no jail time — Tuesday after they pleaded no contest to the bizarre theft.

Racist text messaging investigation rocks Northern California police department  —  The messages, which detail Antioch officers allegedly using racial epithets and homophobic slurs, could have far-reaching implications for criminal cases linked to the officers.

D.C. faces big challenges as remote work demand persists, poll finds  —  D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied during the pandemic.

Ripping Off the Invisible Straitjacket  —  We need better economic models, but we also need Congress to free itself from the self-imposed constraints of modeling on the policymaking process. … In the final year of my doctorate program, I was fortunate enough to win a fellowship that would bring …

Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors and adults  —  At least 13 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning transition-related care for transgender minors.  —  COLUMBIA.  Mo. — Missouri's attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care …

How Tennessee Illustrates the Three Rules of MAGA  —  On Monday afternoon, a previously unknown 27-year-old Tennessee lawmaker named Justin Jones walked triumphantly up the steps of the Tennessee Capitol building and — surrounded by a crush of press and hundreds of supporters …

State Rep. Basabe under investigation for allegedly slapping an aide  —  MIAMI - A 25-year-old aide to State Representative Fabian Basabe is accusing the lawmaker of slapping him across the face and telling him to stand in the corner of a room during a reception in Tallahassee.

Uncle Joe has a car you can't refuse  —  It's hard to tell what is most preposterous about President Joe Biden's new mandate that two-thirds of all new cars sold in 2032 must be electric vehicles.  The competition is tough.  —  Is it the huge shortage of critical minerals needed to meet such a goal?