Biden announces 2024 reelection bid, saying he wants to ‘finish the job’  —  President formalizes his intent to seek another term, setting the stage for a tumultuous election  —  President Biden officially announced his bid for reelection Tuesday morning, saying in a solemn launch video that he wants to …

Tucker Carlson's Exit Shows Who's the Real Star at Fox  —  No one is irreplaceable at the network.  It was designed that way.  —  If you're wondering did Tucker Carlson jump, was he pushed or were he and Fox News wrestling on the ledge of a skyscraper, and the two of them fell 57 stories …

Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property  —  The Supreme Court justice did not report the identity of the purchaser, whose firm has had numerous cases before the court.  —  For nearly two years beginning in 2015, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sought a buyer for a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colo.

Major G.O.P. Donor's Commitment to DeSantis Is Murkier Than Thought  —  The hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, who seemed set to be a powerful financial backer of the Florida governor, is said to still be evaluating the Republican primary race.  —  Nearly six months ago, Kenneth Griffin …

Dr. Fauci Looks Back: ‘Something Clearly Went Wrong’ … It was, perhaps, an impossible job.  Make one man the face of public health amid an unprecedented pandemic, in a country as fractious as the United States, and there were bound to be disappointments and frustrations, and they were bound to get personal.

Nate Silver Out at ABC News as Disney Layoffs Once Again Hit News Division  —  ABC News is expected to retain the FiveThirtyEight brand, with plans to streamline the data-driven site.  —  The second round of Disney layoffs once again hit ABC News on Tuesday, with Nate Silver's data-driven politics …

Mallory McMorrow has a ‘bench’ warning for Democrats  —  Welcome to The Daily 202!  Tell your friends to sign up here.  On this day in 1983, the U.S.S.R. made public a reply from Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov to 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Maine, inviting her to visit his country.

Trump Is Losing the E. Jean Carroll Rape Case Even Before It Starts  —  Trump tried to prevent jurors from hearing about another incident when he allegedly forced himself on another journalist.  It didn't work.  —  With the rape trial of former President Donald Trump just days away …

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist  —  In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic.  But his primary focus was civil rights.  —  By Peter Keepnews  —  Harry Belafonte …

Company with ties to GOP megadonor and longtime friend of Justice Thomas had business before Supreme Court  —  A company related to Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, a longtime friend of Clarence Thomas who paid for lavish trips for the Supreme Court justice and his wife …

Haley courts moderates with anti-abortion speech as GOP struggles with the issue  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday will attempt to appeal to swing voters and more moderate Republicans as she delivers an anti-abortion speech in a call to reframe an issue that the GOP …

Women Report ‘Rampant’ Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison Where Ghislaine Maxwell Is Held  —  Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.  —  The word spread like wildfire in July 2022 throughout FCI Tallahassee, a low-security federal women's prison in Florida: Ghislaine Maxwell had arrived.

The RFK Jr. Tapes  —  The Democratic presidential candidate and America's most prominent ‘conspiracy theorist’ talks about his family, the military-pharmaceutical complex, and our new system of social control  —  I first met Bobby Kennedy Jr. when he showed up one summer afternoon in 1976 …

EXCLUSIVE: Democrat becomes first senator calling for Justice Thomas' resignation  —  A Democratic senator just called on the Supreme Court's justice caught jet-setting on his billionaire friend's dime to resign at the kickoff of a national tour to demand a fair and ethical Supreme Court.  (video below)

A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop it  —  The abduction came after a series of missed opportunities where Twitter and law enforcement failed to effectively intervene.  —  The 13-year-old Utah boy hung out in the typical online spaces …

Biden's “freedom” pitch and the coming political realignment  —  As the right retreats from the theme of “freedom,” the left sees an opening  —  In the final days of the 1964 presidential campaign, a profesional pitch man and public speaker named Ronald Reagan recorded a video on behalf …

Russia Suffers Global Rebuke After Invasion  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Counter to some impressions, the U.S. and its allies aren't the only ones who care about Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.  Gallup surveys in 137 countries show Russia's image has suffered worldwide since it began its war in Ukraine.

Hurley High seniors happy to finish high school in repaired building  —  BUCHANAN CO., Va. (WJHL) — Monday, students return to Hurley High School after a fire caused damage to the school around 6 months ago.  —  The last four years have brought challenges for the high school …