The Radical Strategy Behind Trump's Promise to ‘Go After’ Biden  —  Conservatives with close ties to Donald J. Trump are laying out a “paradigm-shifting” legal rationale to erase the Justice Department's independence from the president.  —  When Donald J. Trump responded to his latest indictment …

Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack  —  “Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software.  —  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency “is providing support …

Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law  —  At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees …

Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority  —  States across the country are moving to provide universal free school meals to all our children.  Meanwhile, Republicans are trying to stop them from doing just that.  —  The Republican Study Committee …

First look: An evangelical exposé by Tim Alberta coming in December  —  The Atlantic's Tim Alberta — fresh off his epic takedown of former CNN CEO Chris Licht — will be out Dec. 5 with a deeply personal, rigorously reported portrait of American Christianity in self-inflicted decline.

A second look at the attacks on the New York Times's trans coverage  —  The New York Times is used to spirited critiques from readers deploring its alleged biases and highfalutin tendencies.  The attacks that flooded social media in mid-February, however, were something different.

Trump judge's thin criminal trial resume comes with a twist  —  The Trump-appointed judge, preparing to oversee his documents case, is about to undertake a massive and complex health fraud trial.  —  Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's latest criminal case …

Donald Trump Visits Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami After Federal Indictment  —  Former President Donald Trump waving to the crowds outside Versailles after his arraignment on June 13 in Miami. … Donald Trump was in Miami yesterday to plead not guilty to 37 counts in a felony case …

PGA Tour's Deal With LIV's Saudi Backers to Be Investigated by the Justice Department  —  The probe introduces uncertainty to the agreement between warring bodies that stunned the golf industry, which was already facing scrutiny under federal antitrust law  —  The Justice Department …

Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control.  The Numbers Disagree.  —  Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates' talking points.  The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.  —  The Republican presidential candidates …

Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights  —  A small group of conservative doctors has sought to shape the nation's most contentious policies on abortion and transgender rights by promoting views rejected by the medical establishment as scientific fact …

Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87  —  Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP  —  Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after “a brief illness” at her home in London.

By Robert Gottlieb, The Art of Editing No. 1  —  Robert Gottlieb is a man of eclectic tastes, and it is difficult to make generalizations about the authors he has worked with or the hundreds of books he has edited.  In his years at Simon & Schuster, where he became editor in chief …

Former Head of FBI J6 Pipe Bomb Investigation Comes Clean With Stunning Admission: “I Don't Want Any Conspiracy Theories, Right?”  —  MAGA is fighting back against the mob and so are we... but we need your help.  Join our growing army and click here to subscribe to Revolver.

Hate is dangerous, including against bicyclists  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  An eyewitness posted an account on Next Door of coming upon the ghastly crash two months ago that killed world champion bicyclist Ethan Boyce, and almost immediately, negative comments about people who ride bicycles began to appear.

Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses  —  The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks …

GOP Rep. James Comer Aims Biden Dig At Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And It Backfires Spectacularly  —  The progressive lawmaker fact-checked the Republican committee chair to put him in his place.  —  House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) tried to own Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

Iowa, N.H. could burn Biden to start '24 primaries  —  President Biden is almost certain to be Democrats' pick for president in 2024, but he might not win the first two contests of the primary season if they're in the traditional first-to-vote states of Iowa and New Hampshire — a scenario that seems increasingly likely.

RFK Jr. Tells Joe Rogan He's ‘Aware’ of Possibility CIA Could Assassinate Him  —  The conspiracy theorist thinks he could become the target of a nefarious deep-state plot, just like he says his uncle was … He told Joe Rogan that he's “aware” that he, too, could be targeted by U.S. intelligence …

FDA panel recommends updating Covid boosters for the fall  —  The FDA now must decide which XBB strain to include in the next round of booster shots for later this year.  —  Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended updating the Covid vaccines to target …

Biden pick Choudhury becomes first Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge  —  Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, President Biden's pick for a federal judgeship in New York, was confirmed Thursday by the Senate, making her the first Muslim woman on the federal bench.  —  Choudhury, who is also the …

Judge Cannon jumpstarts oversight of Trump classified documents case with order on security clearances  —  US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling …

Back to school: Herschel Walker is taking classes at UGA after Senate defeat  —  Former football star Herschel Walker has re-enrolled at the University of Georgia after his failed U.S. Senate bid, taking steps toward earning his college degree as he retreats from the public spotlight following his humbling defeat.

Trump golf course criminal investigation is officially closed, Westchester D.A. says  —  A two-year criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's valuations of a golf club in Westchester County, New York, has been closed, the county's district attorney, Miriam Rocah, confirmed Thursday.

LA mayor calls busload of migrants from Texas a ‘despicable stunt’  —  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) called a busload of migrants that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) sent from his state to the city a “despicable stunt” but said officials were prepared for it.

The Spartan: Why Gretchen Whitmer Has What It Takes for a White House Run  —  I spent a week trailing the governor of Michigan as she pursued a bold second-term agenda—and left seeing a future presidential contender.  —  “He did this for one reason and one reason only, to throw you off your game.”

Playbook: The 4 SCOTUS rulings that could rock America  —  Presented by The Coalition to Protect America's Regional Airports  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HEADLINE OF THE DAY — “Pardoning Is Not Enough: We Must All Perform Seppuku for Donald Trump,” by National Review's Jeffrey Blehar

DeSantis approves bill partially banning direct-to-consumer car sales in Florida  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill prohibiting car manufacturers from using direct-sales models.  —  Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has signed off …

The Dobbs Divide  —  Texans making 4,000-mile round-trip journeys for abortions.  Weeks-long waits for appointments at clinics across the Midwest.  Desperate calls to abortion funds asking for help with procedure costs, flights and gas.  One year after last summer's decision …