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.

Few of Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Defend Justice Dept. Independence  —  The evolution of the Republican Party under the influence of former President Donald J. Trump calls into question a post-Watergate norm.  —  Donald J. Trump has promised that if he wins back the presidency he will appoint …

Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors  —  The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by more than a dozen states, could withstand challenges.  —  Reporting from Atlanta

The Intentionally Provocative Hunter Biden Plea Deal  —  Well, I had the wrong solstice.  In the many times we've discussed today's scenario on the podcast and in print, I predicted the Biden Justice Department would give Hunter a sweetheart plea deal right before Christmas …

Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To  —  The tourist submersible that went missing while exploring the Titanic wreck was previously the target of safety complaints from an employee of OceanGate, the parent company that owns the sub and runs tourist expeditions of the wreck.

Searchers for Titanic Tourist Sub Heard ‘Banging’ From Area, Internal Comms Reveal  —  An aircraft heard sounds at 30-minute intervals from the area where the sub disappeared, according to internal e-mails sent to DHS leadership obtained by Rolling Stone  —  A CANADIAN AIRCRAFT searching …

New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans  —  The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed.  —  The New York State Legislature gave final approval …

John Durham Testifies on His Investigation of the FBI  —  Justice Department special counsel John Durham testified on his investigation of “Crossfire Hurricane,” the code name for the FBI's investigation of links between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russian operatives.  —  Report Video Issue

Donald Trump Backtracks After Fox Host Points Out Hypocrisy  —  BLINDSIDED  —  In a Fox News interview Tuesday, anchor Bret Baier highlighted to Donald Trump in part two of his heated interview that under the former president's 2024 proposal that convicted drug dealers …

Progressive prosecutors beat back primary challengers in Virginia  —  District attorney races have become political battlefields around the country after years of mostly noncompetitive races for the key roles.  —  A trio of progressive prosecutors in large Northern Virginia counties swept …

Hunter Biden, baby mama Lunden Roberts settle child support dispute with first son's payments slashed  —  Hunter Biden and his baby mama have privately settled their child support dispute in Arkansas, according to a source close to the first son.  —  Lunden Roberts, 32 …

China says Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator ‘extremely absurd and irresponsible’  —  China on Wednesday called comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.”  The new clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary …

‘Terrible idea’: Fellow Dems try to stop Manchin's presidential flirtation  —  Many are skeptical he'll mount a third-party White House bid.  They also fear it could hand the GOP both the Senate and the White House if he does.  —  Joe Manchin loves to keep his political options open …

House GOP messaging bills test members' patience  —  House members across the ideological spectrum are getting tired of focusing almost entirely on legislation whose only role is to fire up the base. … - “This is my sixth term, so I've seen messaging bills.

Democrats must stop politicizing sports  —  Gone is the time when Michael Jordan confidently asserted, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”  Today, athletes are forced to enter the political fray because of the way Democrats have politicized sports.  While the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated Pride Night …

Hunter Biden plea: News of deal provides relief for president, report suggests  —  It's possible that President Joe Biden found relief in his son Hunter Biden's plea deal, according to a report.  —  On Tuesday, it was announced that Hunter Biden would plead guilty to two charges related to failure to pay federal income tax.

Judge Shuts Down Trump ‘Coup Memo’ Scribe John Eastman's ‘Expert’ Witness  —  The so-called “expert” is actually a public accountant who wrote an e-book questioning the legitimacy of Biden's presidential win.  —  A disbarment hearing for conservative attorney and former Trumpworld figure John Eastman kicked off Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Vanderbilt turns over transgender patient records to state in attorney general probe  —  Melissa Brown Kelly PuenteNashville Tennessean  —  Vanderbilt University Medical Center has turned over transgender patient medical records to the Tennessee Attorney General's office …

Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I'm going home now.  (Laughter.)  —  Stephanie and Mark, thanks for welcoming me into your home.  And, Gov, I tell you what, we — I tell you what: I — it's amazing the job you do.

House to vote on Biden impeachment and Schiff censure … - That was demonstrated last week, when 20 Republicans helped to kill an iteration of the Schiff censure last week that included a $16 million fine. … - The resolution charges Biden with abuse of power and dereliction of duty over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Georgia poll workers accused in Trump-backed conspiracy theories cleared of election fraud allegations  —  Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss were targets of baseless claims by election deniers.  —  Allegations of election fraud against two Georgia election workers who became the subjects …

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester launches Delaware Senate run  —  Retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Carper has said Blunt Rochester is his preferred successor.  —  Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester launched her campaign for Senate in Delaware on Wednesday, becoming the top candidate to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Carper.

Trump Aides Rejoice at Suggestion of Trump White House Without Jared or Ivanka  —  Trump said Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump won't be part of a future Trump White House.  Trump aides are sending the news around to each other in celebration. … Donald Trump made plenty of news during …