FBI agents raid condo unit owned by Russians at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles  —  The trio of Trump Towers on Sunny Isles Beach draws its share of gawkers, thanks to Donald Trump's licensing deal that plastered his name on the oceanfront development.  —  But on Thursday, the luxury high-rise complex drew …

Trump's Lesson for the Media and Ron DeSantis  —  Just before the South Carolina Republican primary in 2012, CNN's John King opened a presidential debate by asking Newt Gingrich what he probably considered a tough question, about Gingrich's ex-wife's claim that the former speaker of the House had once sought an open marriage.

Alleged leaker fixated on guns and envisioned ‘race war’  —  Videos and chat logs reveal Jack Teixeira's preparations for a violent social conflict and a deep suspicion of the government he served  —  Editor's note: Videos in this presentation include racist language and gunshots, which may be disturbing to some readers.

Licht's Dispassion Punch  —  Inside CNN, the reverberations from Wednesday's town hall are still being profoundly felt, further testing the long-strained relationship between the network's anchors and journalists on one side and their newly dispassionate boss on the other.

End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars  —  Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla and other automakers are eliminating AM radio from some new vehicles, stirring protests against the loss of a medium that has shaped American life for a century  —  America's love affair between …

Feinstein's Health Crisis Goes Back Farther than We Knew  —  Staff for the the high-ranking Democrat have for years had a system to keep her from walking the halls of Congress alone, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  DIANNE FEINSTEIN, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending …

Turkey's President Amassed Power.  He Could Still Lose This Election.  —  Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has tilted the political playing field in his favor over the past two decades, concentrating power in his own hands.  Still, he faces a stiff challenge in Sunday's election.

Pollsters worry Trump problem is ‘back with a vengeance’  —  Public opinion specialists fret about the former president's possibility of ruining their record once again.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Pollsters are again staring down a familiar nemesis: Donald Trump.  —  The polling industry whiffed every year Trump has been on the ballot.

No Playing Ostrich With Trump  —  As Sun Tzu says, ‘Know your enemy.’  —  WASHINGTON — My brothers Michael and Martin attended baseball's opening day at the old Griffith Stadium in April 1951, with the Senators (as our team was then called) playing the Yankees.

Germany Announces Its Biggest Military Aid Package Yet for Ukraine  —  The nearly $3 billion package is part of an effort by both sides to reset rocky relations, which have become increasingly important to maintaining European unity in backing the war.  —  Germany on Saturday sent …

Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a ‘psyop’  — The investigative news website Bellingcat reported on the Texas mall shooter's apparent neo-Nazi beliefs.

Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump's Truth Social  —  ES Family Trust offered $8 million in loans to Trump Media in an unusual deal criticized for conflicts of interest  —  An obscure financial entity with connections to a Caribbean-island bank that bills itself …

‘The point is intimidation’: Florida teachers besieged by draconian laws  —  Teachers say they're feeling more disrespected, unappreciated and under attack than ever before by new laws championed by Governor Ron DeSantis  —  dam Tritt, a high school English teacher in Palm Bay, Florida …

The Supreme Court has an electoral ‘bomb’ on its hands.  Will it defuse it before 2024?  —  A once-fringe idea known as the independent state legislature theory may not be resolved by the Supreme Court.  —  A controversial legal theory that could completely upend American elections may not be resolved by the Supreme Court this year.

North Carolina Democratic governor vetoes abortion ban, setting up likely override vote  —  North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a controversial bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, setting up a likely override effort from the state legislature, where Republicans have a supermajority.

A 22-Year-Old Texas Man Fatally Shot His Partner for Traveling to Get an Abortion  —  Harold Thompson choked and then murdered his partner, Gabriella Gonzalez, in a parking lot in Dallas the day she returned from having an abortion in Colorado.  —  A Texas man, 22, was arrested on Wednesday evening …

DeSantis supports Marine accused of manslaughter in NYC chokehold death  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his support for Daniel Penny, the Marine charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, in a tweet Friday.  —  “We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs …

A pointed message from one judge to nine others about race and guns  —  In our judicial system, lower-court judges take instruction from the Supreme Court, not the other way around.  In the case of U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, that's too bad.  Walton, appointed to the local court …

Teacher sacked after refusing to use eight-year-old's trans pronouns  —  Primary school tutor was told her Christian beliefs and welfare concerns could constitute ‘an act of direct discrimination’  —  A primary school teacher has claimed that she was sacked after refusing to use an eight-year-old's preferred pronouns.

CUNY Law School Graduates Turn Their Backs to Mayor Adams  —  As Mayor Eric Adams began speaking at the law school's commencement service, many of the graduates, in their caps and gowns, turned away from him in a show of protest.  —  If Mayor Eric Adams needed a sign that his commencement speech …

Republicans, Democrats Making Progress in Debt-Limit Talks, Yellen Says  —  Treasury secretary sees ‘some areas of agreement’  —  NIIGATA, Japan—The Biden administration and congressional Republicans are making progress in their negotiations over federal spending and raising the debt limit …

Ron DeSantis Bans Credit Card Companies From Helping Track Gun Criminals  —  Just weeks ago, Ron DeSantis made it legal in Florida to conceal carry a gun without a permit, training, or even a background check.  —  And on Friday, he signed a bill to prevent credit card companies from tracking the sale of firearms and ammunition.

Ben Shapiro Slammed For Denying Bernie Sanders' Jewishness  —  The right-wing podcaster claimed the Vermont senator, whose uncle was killed by Nazis, was “as Jewish as a ham sandwich topped with shrimp on lard bread.”  —  Ben Shapiro may be feeling “the Bern” from Twitter users after he quipped …