On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox  —  Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show.  —  The day before Dominion Voting System's …

Fox News Poll: Trump still top 2024 Republican preference, DeSantis slipping  —  Poll also shows President Biden with a strong lead over his Democratic challengers  —  Former President Donald Trump maintains his advantage in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race …

Trump can't stop Pence from testifying to Jan. 6 grand jury, court rules  —  Donald Trump cannot block his former vice president from testifying before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr  —  HELENA, Mont. - Republicans, who dominate the Montana House of Representatives, have voted Wednesday to formally punish Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr.  —  Zephyr, who is transgender, has been blocked …

Judge rebukes Trump for ‘entirely inappropriate’ post before E Jean Carroll testimony  —  Lewis Kaplan condemns ex-president for calling civil rape trial ‘a made-up scam’ and Carroll's lawyer a ‘political operative’  —  E Jean Carroll, the advice columnist suing Donald Trump for rape …

Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist's question  —  A cheat sheet held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference revealed that the 80-year-old commander in chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist.  —  “How are YOU squaring …

John Roberts Is Acting Like Justices Are Kings  —  Last Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about, well, to put it directly—the Supreme Court's diaphanous ethics regime.  On Tuesday evening, in his letter to Durbin …

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School  —  When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment.  Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through.  The problem has existed for decades.

The Coming Biden Blowout  —  Republicans thought about running without Trump in 2024—but lost their nerve.  They're heading for electoral disaster again.  —  The Republican plan for 2024 is already failing, and the party leadership can see it and knows it.

DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure  —  The New College of Florida trustees now dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis voted Wednesday to deny tenure to five professors, overriding concerns by faculty and students that the decision poses a threat to academic freedom.

Trump lawyers rail against DOJ in letter, reveal foreign leader briefings may be among classified documents taken from White House  —  Two of Donald Trump's defense lawyers now believe that classified briefings of phone calls with foreign leaders were among “all manner of documents” …

The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature  —  Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens.  Buttons are back!  —  You don't see a lot of good news about road safety in the United States.  Unlike in most peer countries, American roadway deaths surged during the pandemic, and have barely receded since.

79-year-old man charged with ‘senselessly’ murdering his neighbor who was doing yard work near Antioch  —  Police say a 79-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his neighbor, who was performing yard work, in the head near Antioch.

Tucker Carlson Drops First Video After Fox News Ouster  —  Tucker Carlson released a video on Wednesday addressing his firing from Fox News several days prior. … During the video, which was published to Carlson's Twitter account, the former Fox News host said he realized after stepping …

WSJ, WaPo, NYT leaders run joint ad demanding reporter's release  —  The publishers and top editors at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times on Thursday will run a joint letter as a full-page, color advertisement in all three of their papers urging support …

Far-right laments Tucker Carlson's ouster, and loss of their shot at the mainstream  —  Carlson's show echoed conspiracy theories and disinformation that gained traction on extremist forums like 4chan — and that would otherwise not have appeared on Fox News.

Founder of the We Build The Wall group linked to Steve Bannon is sentenced to 4 years  —  NEW YORK — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border was sentenced to four years and three months …

Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit  —  The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks.  —  The vote was 50-49.  Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule.

House votes to pass debt ceiling bill in win for McCarthy  —  The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling, after days of wrangling Republican lawmakers to unify behind the package, which would bolster House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's position at the negotiating table with the White House.

Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson  —  The Gen X culture warrior said a lot of terrible things he didn't believe because he thinks his audience is stupid—and he thirsts for money and clout. … Generation X—the relatively small and cynical generational cohort when compared to its predecessors …

How Tucker Carlson Will Lose Influence without Fox  —  Regardless of their views on Tucker Carlson, most people assume that he will land on his feet when the dust settles on his departure from Fox.  I think this assumption is largely correct.  With his devoted following …

Texas Woman Who Nearly Died Tears Into Ted Cruz at Abortion Hearing  —  Amanda Zurawski said she was denied an abortion until her pregnancy went septic as “a direct result of the policies” that her senators support.  —  A Texas woman testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee …

The Washington gambler  —  Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era.  But that wasn't all he was betting on. … It was poker night at Sean McElwee's Logan Circle bachelor pad.  In the living room, a big‐ …

Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says  —  American spy services detected construction at a suspected Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates in December — one year after Washington's oil-rich ally announced it was halting the project because of U.S. concerns …

Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists  —  ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say  —  Temperatures in the world's oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an …