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 …

Trump's Gift to the 2024 Race: The Punch-Down Primary  —  Republicans in the 2024 race seem content to go after their weaker rivals—at least for now.  —  With Donald Trump holding a commanding lead on the rest of the 2024 GOP field, you'd think everyone else would focus on the frontrunner.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine  —  The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear a case that could significantly scale back federal agencies' authority, with major implications for the future of environmental and other regulations.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Student with ‘only two genders’ shirt schools district on free speech: ‘This right is called the First Amendment’  —  A Massachusetts seventh grader is gaining national attention after telling his local school board that his middle school violated his free speech rights.

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 …