State Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns ahead of expulsion vote over inappropriate relationship with aide  —  Slaton faced the prospect of becoming the first Texas House member to be expelled since 1927.  —  Rep. Bryan Slaton resigned from the Texas House on Monday after an investigation determined …

Incel nation  —  One problem I have with the whole “mental illness” frame for talking about mass shooters, is that the “mental illness” often appears to be garden variety authoritarian ethno-nationalist misogyny, with the misogyny being the really critical ideological lynchpin (h/t commenter Karen from Texas):

Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers  —  Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election …

Trump prohibited from posting evidence in hush money case to social media, judge rules  —  Judge Juan Merchan largely sided with a request from the Manhattan district attorney's office regarding what Trump can publicly say about aspects of the case.  —  The New York state judge presiding …

Ron DeSantis bets big on his Disney feud  —  Interviews with voters, along with three polls, show strong GOP support for DeSantis over Disney in their fight, despite skepticism from some donors and strategists.  —  LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has heard plenty of warnings from donors …

Maddow highlights the Nazi speakers welcomed to Trump Doral Miami event this week  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow began her Monday show with a list of pro-Nazi speakers that are being welcomed to the Trump Hotel in Miami for an event where a number of former White House officials will also be speaking.

Trust in Media 2023: What news outlets do Americans trust most for information?  —  The divide between Democrats and Republicans on which news sources are trustworthy remains stark.  —  Last year, The Economist / YouGov published the results of a poll asking Americans where they get their news …

A security guard, an engineer, 3 children among the Allen mall shooting victims  —  Seven of the eight people killed in Saturday's mass shooting have been identified.  —  North Texans grieved in the aftermath of gunfire that killed eight people and wounded seven others at an Allen mall …

Gunman in Texas shooting was discharged from Army after 3 months  —  Officials are still trying to piece together the shooter's motivations and investigating suspected links to white supremacists.  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who killed eight people at an outlet mall in suburban Dallas …

Why the Latest Clarence Thomas Revelation Is the Most Insulting  —  In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned his seat at the Supreme Court for accepting $15,000 in exchange for a series of paid lectures at American University.  Part of the Fortas scandal also involved news of him accepting …

Allen Texas Mall Shooter Had Swastika, SS Tattoos and Right Wing Pin on Vest  —  ALLEN TEXAS MALL SHOOTER HAD SS, SWASTIKA TATTOOS  —  The suspect in the deadly shooting rampage at a Texas mall didn't keep his hateful beliefs a secret ... tattooing the Nazi swastika on his body …

Biden aides see major risks in circumventing Congress on debt ceiling  —  White House officials have discussed invoking the 14th Amendment to dodge the limit, but they see it as highly risky  —  Senior White House officials see enormous risks in trying to resolve the debt ceiling impasse without Congress …

What Else Do Tucker Carlson's Unredacted Texts Reveal?  —  Confider reveals some more previously unreported text exchanges in which Tucker gripes about being stuck at Fox and Jesse Watters demands a few hard-news heads roll. … Late last week, we revealed previously unreported text exchanges …

Kanye West treasurer resigns, alleges possible ‘unlawful’ campaign transaction  —  The head of the rapper's political operation denies any wrongdoing.  —  Patrick Krason, the treasurer for Kanye West's still-active presidential campaign account, told a federal regulator he had resigned on Monday …

AI machines aren't ‘hallucinating’.  But their makers are  —  Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity.  They are kidding themselves  —  Inside the many debates swirling around the rapid rollout of so-called artificial intelligence, there is a relatively obscure …

North Dakota governor signs bill restricting transgender pronouns, bathroom use  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) on Monday signed a bill that allows public school teachers and state government employees to misgender transgender students and colleagues, and it bars transgender young people …

GOP Senator Cassidy Pushing to End Biden Student Debt Relief  —  A Republican senator accused President Joe Biden of “mortgaging our country's financial health” by extending a pause in student loan payments while he pursues a plan to cancel some of the loan debt, though he acknowledged …

Governor Ron DeSantis Cracks Down on Communist China  —  BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor DeSantis signed three bills to counteract the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the state of Florida.  Last year, Governor DeSantis called on the Legislature to build upon the efforts …

Former Navy reservist sentenced to additional 4 years for Jan. 6 riot  —  Prosecutors described Hatchet Speed as an avowed antisemite,  —  A former Navy reservist who the government said expressed admiration for Hitler, among other antisemitic views, was sentenced to four years in prison …

Democratic donors hope to recruit NBA legends Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida  —  Hill and Wade are unlikely to run, but some party operatives see their star power as key to defeating Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.  —  NBA legends Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill have rocketed …

Why Texas, a clean energy powerhouse, is about to hit the brakes  —  The state's clean energy boom could be impeded by Texas leaders' push for legislation that would boost natural gas and place new restrictions on wind and solar projects  —  Already No. 1 in wind power …