Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court  —  Friends of the Court  —  Clarence Thomas' Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor  —  In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska.

Trump's confession on Fox News should prompt Democrats to step up  —  On Monday night, Donald Trump went on Fox News and made numerous confessions about his hoarding of classified documents.  The next morning, news broke that Hunter Biden reached a tentative deal with prosecutors to plead guilty …

John Durham Just Made False Statements to Congress  —  The former special counsel denied two essential facts of the Trump-Russia scandal.  —  John Durham—the special counsel who was appointed by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI's investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal …

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Boebert a ‘Little Bitch’ on the House Floor  —  A feud has been boiling between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert for months.  It finally reached a new level on Wednesday. … The messy feud between two of MAGA world's biggest stars burst into public view on Wednesday …

What the New, Low Test Scores for 13-Year-Olds Say About U.S. Education Now  —  What's New  —  The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Jan. 6 rioter who electroshocked D.C. Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to 12.5 years  —  Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez, who was wearing a MAGA hat when he drove a stun gun into the officer's neck at the Capitol, was arrested after the online “Sedition Hunters” community helped identify him.

DeSantis donor supplied golf simulator for 'Governor's Cabana' and private flights  —  The simulator was lent by Mori Hosseini, a major home builder and donor who chairs the University of Florida's Board of Trustees.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's wealthy donors and supporters lent …

So, Kari Lake Has Basically Moved In With Donald Trump  —  “Kari Lake is there every night,” a source told People of her frequent visits to Mar-a-Lago.  “There's a suite there that she practically lives in.”  —  There's no bond more delusional than the bond between two people who both believe …

Former FBI Analyst Sentenced for Retaining Classified Documents  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri  —  Kept Hundreds of National Defense Documents at Her Home in Violation of the Espionage Act  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former analyst …

Effects of Dobbs on maternal health care overwhelmingly negative, survey shows  —  Sweeping restrictions and even outright abortion bans adopted by states in the year since the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling have had an overwhelmingly negative effect on maternal health care …

FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process  — The FTC on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging it tricked customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and intentionally complicated the the cancellation process.  — The agency claims Amazon used so-called …

House GOP clears the way for Schiff censure  —  The House GOP defeated Democrats' attempt to block a public reprimand of Rep. Adam Schiff, clearing the way for Republicans to censure the California Democrat Wednesday evening.  —  The measure would formally censure Schiff for his leading role …

The sleeper legal strategy that could topple abortion bans  —  Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights.  —  WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — Revs.  Jan Barnes and Krista Taves have logged hundreds of hours standing outside …

U.S. Intelligence Agencies May Never Find Covid's Origins, Officials Say  —  The agencies are expected to release declassified material on what they have learned about Covid's origins.  People briefed on the material say there is no smoking gun.  —  Julian Barnes, a Washington-based intelligence reporter …

Reform Prosecutors Sweep Three Northern Virginia Primaries  —  “If this election was a referendum on reform, our voters emphatically responded that they will not go backward,” said one of the victors after defeating her police-backed challenger.  —  Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve …

Fox News' Geraldo Rivera Says He's Been Booted From ‘The Five’  —  Rivera had been tapped to be one of the late-afternoon chat show's regular “liberal” co-hosts last year, but he has seen his appearances dry up in recent months.  —  Longtime Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera …

America's lavish red carpet for Modi  —  Biden's India charm offensive is all about China  —  “Operation seduce Narendra Modi” is not a new thing.  But Joe Biden is taking flattery of India's prime minister to new levels.  Biden's commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, recently said Modi's commitment …

Leaked Audio: Michigan GOP Chair Says Outrage Over Holocaust Tweet Was ‘Completely Hilarious’  —  Kristina Karamo, a far-right hero, doubled down on her GOP organization's official tweet that invoked the Holocaust to attack gun restrictions and sparked outrage.

Missing sub CEO wouldn't hire the uninspirational “50 yr old white guys” who are out there looking to save him now  —  This developing story is rapidly veering from background noise for a truly horrific accident to “no way that's possible” to “YGTBFKM, that's damn near criminal negligence.”

Judge finds no merit in Justice's request to shield financial disclosures because of U.S. Senate run  —  A federal judge says Gov. Jim Justice has to provide financial information in a long-running lawsuit, finding no merit in Justice's position that such disclosures could be used against him in his run for U.S. Senate.

Americans See Federal Criminal Charges Against Trump As Serious, 51% Say He Should Be Prosecuted, 62% Say Politics Is Motivating DOJ's Case, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Supreme Court Job Approval Hits All-Time Low  —  mail_outline  —  In the week since former President Donald Trump …

Georgia poll workers targeted by Trump cleared of false election fraud claims  —  The official state report comes years after Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, were interviewed by law enforcement agencies.  —  Years after their lives were turned upside down by conspiracy theorists …