Maybe Becoming President Takes More Than Just Being a Dick  —  Did Ron DeSantis draw the wrong lesson from Trump?  —  The success of Donald Trump, an asshole who became president, created a fallacy: Americans want an asshole as their president.  This misapprehension greatly appeals …

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California  —  WASHINGTON — First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation …

‘Zero Leads’: Dragnet Continues for Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of 5 in Texas  —  As survivors and the community came together at a vigil, hundreds of law enforcement officers were searching for Francisco Oropesa.  —  CLEVELAND, Texas — As a man who lost his wife and son in a shooting rampage …

Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies  —  Alex Barnett, a junior at the University of Central Arkansas, was sentenced to 10 days behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest of anti-trans policies imposed by a local school board.

Kyrsten Sinema's Party of One  —  What the Arizona senator's breakup with the Democrats means for American politics.  —  Kyrsten Sinema was standing a few yards from the border wall with four Republican members of Congress.  The men were staring balefully at a row of nearby portable toilets …

Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors?  ‘It all goes back to fear’  —  Steve Bridges had just parked his pickup truck at the Texas Boot Factory when he saw a man — White, maybe 55 or 60 — step out of the car beside him and slip a gun under his belt.

The secret delegate battle that will decide the 2024 Republican nominee  —  The battle for delegates is chaotic, expensive, and widely misunderstood — and can make or break a presidential candidate.  —  One of the great reminders for many Americans during the course of Donald Trump's …

A Hot Mess in the Georgia Republican Party  —  Here's a head scratcher for you: What happens when the leadership of a political party becomes so extreme, so out of touch with its voters, that it alienates many of its own activists and elected officials?  And what happens when some of those officials set …

How Jill Biden helped Joe get to yes on running for reelection at 80  —  She is the not-so-secret weapon behind her husband.  And unlike four years ago, she didn't have reservations before he chose to run.  —  Four years ago, Jill Biden was hesitant about her husband making a White House run …

Texas baseball player hit by gunfire during game  —  TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) - A baseball player with Texas A&M University-Texarkana was hospitalized after being struck by a stray bullet during a game Saturday evening.  —  Texarkana Texas Police said officers were called to a shooting …

It's time for a competency test for politicians.  Here's why  —  Voters deserve to know whether their leaders can pass a very basic mental exam  —  America needs a new generation of leaders to renew our national strength and pride.  It's why I support term limits for members of Congress …

McConnell insists he's sitting out debt talks — to disbelief  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) insists he will not come up with a rescue plan this time as Republicans and a Democratic president battle over the debt limit.  —  McConnell has a long history of negotiating …

New York Stock Exchange exec mulling Michigan Senate bid  —  John Tuttle has deep ties in the state.  —  The vice chair of the New York Stock Exchange is considering a run for Senate in Michigan, where Republicans have been searching for a candidate for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat.