Tucker Carlson helped broker the deal that made Kevin McCarthy House speaker after 14 failed votes, text messages show  — Tucker Carlson won concessions from Kevin McCarthy in a deal that made him House speaker, per his texts.  — Carlson said McCarthy agreed to put Rep. Thomas Massie on a committee …

10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald's until 2 a.m.  —  New York CNN —  Two 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald's restaurant — sometimes until 2 a.m. — the US Department of Labor said Tuesday.

Trump Will Offer No Defense in Rape Trial, His Lawyer Says  —  The lawyer said he would call no witnesses to rebut E. Jean Carroll's account of being assaulted at Bergdorf Goodman.  The case could go to a jury early next week.  —  A lawyer defending former President Donald J. Trump …

Trumps Fail To Turn Over Documents In Fraud Case, New York Attorney General Claims  —  Donald Trump, his three eldest children and the Trump Organization failed to turn over emails and other communications in a fraud lawsuit, the New York attorney general's office claimed in a letter submitted in court last week.

Florida man charged with throwing explosive at Capitol riot  —  The FBI on Tuesday arrested a Florida man accused of setting off an “explosive device” in the US Capitol tunnel during the attack on January 6, 2021.  —  In one of the most violent scenes of the Capitol riot …

Exclusive: Special counsel sat in on Pence's testimony to federal grand jury  —  Special counsel Jack Smith sat in on the federal grand jury proceeding while former Vice President Mike Pence testified for more than five hours last week, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Trump Using Photos From His Own Presidency To Argue Life Is Worse Under Biden  —  Donald Trump started a new ad campaign on Facebook last week that insists the U.S. is doing worse under President Joe Biden.  The Facebook ads even include photos trying to suggest the chaos we see in those images is a direct result of Biden's policies.

Judge Tosses Trump's Lawsuit Against NY Times, Orders Him to Pay All Legal Fees  —  Trump sued the paper, along with his niece Mary, alleging an “insidious plot” to grab his tax records and publish them in a Pulitzer-winning report. … A New York judge has tossed out Donald Trump's lawsuit …

Prosecutors near charging decision in Hunter Biden case  —  A meeting between prosecutors and defense lawyers comes toward the end of an investigation  —  Prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether to charge President Biden's son Hunter with tax- and gun-related violations …

Exclusive: Vivek Ramaswamy Paid to Have His Soros Fellowship and Covid-Era Role Scrubbed from Wikipedia Page  —  Longshot presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has accused his prospective Republican rivals of parroting him, but Ramaswamy himself has made an intentional effort to conceal his own biography …

We Must Regulate A.I. Here's How.  —  It's both exciting and unsettling to have a realistic conversation with a computer.  Thanks to the rapid advance of generative artificial intelligence, many of us have now experienced this potentially revolutionary technology with vast implications for how people live …

Democrats unveil plan to bypass McCarthy on debt ceiling increase  — Andrew Solender- Juliegrace Brufke  —  House and Senate Democrats are taking procedural steps to force votes on a clean debt ceiling increase without the spending cuts Republicans have demanded.

New York passes first-in-nation law to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels  —  The state ban on gas in new buildings could face legal challenges, but it marks a milestone in the energy transition sought by climate activists  —  New York has become the first state in the nation to pass …

Witnesses Are Too ‘Intimidated’ to Testify Against Ammon Bundy, Lawyer Says  —  A hospital is suing the right-wing leader for harassing its staff.  Doctors say witnesses are concerned about new attacks from him or his followers.  —  Militia leader Ammon Bundy says he won't appear in court because there's too much paperwork.

The Potential Economic Impacts of Various Debt Ceiling Scenarios  —  Summary  —  New analyses by both the Congressional Budget Office and the U.S. Department of the Treasury suggest the United States is rapidly approaching the date at which the government can no longer pay its bills, also known as the “X-date.”

Grassley, Comer Demand FBI Record Alleging Criminal Scheme Involving Then-VP Biden  —  Congressional subpoena seeks specific FBI document  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member and long-time whistleblower advocate Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Committee on Oversight …

Atlanta mass shooting live updates: 1 killed, 4 hurt; suspect at large  —  Police are looking for the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson.  —  Atlanta police are searching for the gunman who killed one and wounded four others in a mass shooting in a medical center waiting room on Wednesday, police said.

How Bidenomics Has Finally Defeated Reaganomics  —  Two years into his presidency, Joe Biden has revolutionized America's economic policy—both home and abroad. … The last thing many of us expected when Joe Biden became president was that he would be a revolutionary.

PacWest Is Weighing Strategic Options, Including Possible Sale  —  PacWest Bancorp., a regional bank teetering following the collapse of three rival California-based lenders, has been weighing a range of strategic options, including a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

FDA approves world's first RSV vaccine, a shot for adults ages 60 and up  —  GSK's single-dose shot lowered the risk of severe illness by 94% in older adults.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the world's first RSV vaccine: a shot for adults ages 60 and up, made by pharmaceutical giant GSK.

Anti-Beijing Senator Pete Ricketts Is Still Collecting Money From China Deal  —  Pete Ricketts' financial disclosure to the Senate does not reveal the Chinese roots of an investment that continues to yield returns.  —  Senator Pete Ricketts—known in his old post as Nebraska governor …

Warnock says his kids were in lockdown amid Atlanta shooting: ‘We must act’  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said his children were on lockdown during the shooting in Atlanta on Wednesday and called on Congress to act with new gun legislation in response.  —  Warnock said on the Senate floor …