The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has had to appeal to two conflicting elements of his base: Republicans who are repelled by Donald Trump, and those who remain enthralled by him.  —  Bob Sikorski, a 57-year-old business owner …

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 …

All eyes on SCOTUS for abortion pill ruling  —  The Supreme Court could rule as soon as today in the legal battle over abortion pills — and could effectively override the Food and Drug Administration's decision-making if it doesn't turn back a ruling limiting the use of the drug mifepristone.

Fox News isn't talking about Clarence Thomas much  —  Two complementary reports from ProPublica published in recent days have resulted in intense new scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  Last week, the independent news site reported that Thomas had received hundreds of thousands …

Rape, Incest Victims Must Show Proof to Get Exception to Florida's New Abortion Ban  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law, which bans abortions after six weeks and increases restrictions to the standing exceptions  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has doubled …

LinkedIn Founder Is Secretly Funding E. Jean Carroll's Lawsuit Against Trump  —  Trump's legal team has questioned for years who's funding E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit.  Now they finally know.  —  Reid Hoffman, the billionaire behind LinkedIn who's now a megadonor to Democrats …

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 …

An Acute Attack of Trumpism in Tennessee  —  Shame is a toxic emotion, and it often causes people to direct hostility outward.  —  What's happened in Tennessee in recent weeks should be no surprise, coming from a party whose sensibilities and racial attitudes are embodied by Donald Trump.

The Pence-Trump divide deepens, this time over guns  —  The former vice president's team is drawing contrasts on the brink of his speech to the NRA.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Pence is aiming to get to the right of Donald Trump on guns, bringing debates the two once had behind closed doors in the White House into the public eye.

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 …

UGA poll: Trump remains clear favorite among likely GOP voters in Georgia  —  Donald Trump has a roughly 20-point lead over his closest Republican rival in a poll of likely Georgia GOP voters, a sign of the former president's enduring popularity in a state where he suffered some of his most humbling electoral defeats.

Conservatives plot text warnings on “woke” products  —  A conservative group is offering a new service that texts “Woke Alerts” straight to the phones of grocery shoppers who want to know which brands are accused of taking political positions that are offensive to the right.

Why Texas Public Radio is stepping away from Twitter: A message from TPR's president & CEO  —  Texas Public Radio has suspended posting on its Twitter accounts (@TPRNews, TPRCommunity, @TPRNoticias, @TPRClassical).  —  Without notice or explanation, Twitter added a “state-affiliated media” tag to NPR's main account last week.

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.

Fox News viewer who crushed officer with a shield on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 7 years in prison  —  Federal prosecutors sought what would have been the longest sentence to date — 15 years — for a Jan. 6 rioter who, defense lawyers say, “knew next to nothing” about the 2020 election.

Liz Cheney says Greene should lose security clearance for defending suspect in Pentagon docs leak  —  Former representative Cheney criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her defense of the alleged leaker of hundreds of pages of classified U.S. intelligence.

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.

Israel's One-State Reality  —  It's Time to Give Up on the Two-State Solution  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's return to power in Israel with a narrow, extreme right-wing coalition has shattered even the illusion of a two-state solution.  Members of his new government have not been shy …

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein enters D.C.'s crosshairs  —  As U.S. lawmakers weigh the possibility of banning TikTok, opposition is growing in Washington toward another Chinese-owned tech firm: Shein.  —  The fast-fashion giant, backed by Sequoia Capital China and General Atlantic …