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 …

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.

Exclusive: Special counsel probing Trump Organization's handling of Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage  —  Prosecutors for special counsel Jack Smith have been asking questions in recent weeks about the handling of surveillance footage from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort …

Ex-FBI agent feds say urged Jan. 6 rioters to kill police worked terrorism task force  —  Jared Wise was part of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and served as supervisory special agent in charge of the Homegrown Violent Extremism unit.  —  NEW YORK — An ex-FBI official who allegedly urged rioters to …

Emails Reveal ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Herschel Walker Money Scandal  —  Emails show Herschel Walker solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own business from a billionaire donor, with the donor believing he was giving to Walker's campaign. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding.

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 …

Dem Senator: Scalia accepted over 70 undisclosed gifts similar to Clarence Thomas  —  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has revealed the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia also accepted and did not disclose dozens of trips paid for by special interest advocates …

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.

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 …

7 people found dead in Oklahoma were shot in the head in apparent murder-suicide, authorities say  —  Jesse McFadden, 39, is believed to have gunned down five teenagers and his wife during a sleepover at his family's house.  —  A convicted rapist on trial for child pornography charges …

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.

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.

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 …

Tyre Nichols' official autopsy reveals brain injuries from blunt force trauma, DA says  —  The DA's office said the autopsy will be released publicly soon.  —  The medical examiner's official autopsy report for Tyre Nichols showed he “died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma,” …

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.”

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 …

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 …

New data shows how little the electorate looks like the population  —  The 2022 midterm elections did not got the way the Republican Party expected.  Historical patterns suggested that the party would accrue a hefty majority in the House and regain control of the Senate.

Biden allies join Republicans in vote to resume solar tariffs  —  The Senate on Wednesday voted 56 to 41 to override President Biden's two-year suspension of tariffs on solar imports from four southeast Asian countries.  —  The resolution, sponsored by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin …

Tucker Carlson text on ‘how white men fight’ alarmed Fox board members  —  The board overseeing Fox News was so alarmed by the prime-time host's text message that it planned to hire a law firm to investigate his behavior  —  On the eve of what was expected to be the most closely watched defamation trial …

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.

Montana Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Target of SWATting Attempt Hours After Girlfriend Was … An unknown person attempted to send armed tactical teams to the Missoula home of Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr hours after her girlfriend, Erin Reed, a prominent transgender activist and journalist, was the target of a SWATting attempt in Maryland.

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.

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 …

North Carolina GOP Rushes New Abortion Ban After Democrat Suddenly Switched Parties  —  Republicans, who hold a veto-proof supermajority, evaded the traditional legislative process ― introducing a 12-week abortion ban and holding a vote less than 24 hours later.

Florida Republicans pass pronoun, diversity bills  —  Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved two bills that will restrict the use of preferred pronouns in schools and ban diversity programs in colleges, building on key priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of his expected White House candidacy.