It's Seven Grandkids, Mr. President  —  WASHINGTON — Even my Republican sister is not immune to Joe Biden's gregarious Irish charm.  —  She met him at media holiday parties over the years and was so impressed that she got seduced to the other side for a time, voting for the Obama-Biden ticket …

How an AI-written Star Wars story created chaos at Gizmodo  —  The error-filled story about Star Wars movies and TV shows demonstrates why artificial intelligence shouldn't be involved in news-gathering, reporters said  —  A few hours after James Whitbrook clocked into work at Gizmodo on Wednesday …

Iowa Republicans will hold 2024 caucuses on January 15  —  Iowa Republicans voted Saturday to hold their first-in-the-nation caucuses on January 15 next year, setting up the earliest start of the presidential nominating process since 2012, when caucusgoers gathered on January 3.

Florida announces restrictions on Vermont licenses  —  Montpelier, VT - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the passing of a law that could render driver's licenses and other forms of identification from several states invalid, including Vermont.  —  Florida Senate Bill 1718 is considered …

Controversial ‘Pride Month’ video highlighted by Ron DeSantis campaign disappears … A.G. Gancarski  —  A.G. Gancarski has written for FloridaPolitics.com since 2014.  He is based in Northeast Florida.  He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski

Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirement  —  Longtime California Rep. Grace Napolitano announced Saturday that she is retiring from Congress at the end of her current term.  —  “I am incredibly grateful for the people of the San Gabriel Valley and the people …

Trump and DeSantis Are Battling for Iowa Voters.  And for Its Governor, Too.  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds has vowed to be neutral in 2024.  But Donald Trump's team views her as neutral in name only when it comes to Ron DeSantis and his wife.  —  Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Swan reported from Iowa.

7 Republican AGs write to Target, say Pride month campaigns could violate their state's child protection laws  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  Republican attorneys general from seven states signed a letter Wednesday to Target, warning that clothes and merchandise sold as part …

With Trump in trouble, Republicans step up assault on DoJ and FBI  —  Critics say party that touted its law-and-order credentials now intent on wrecking institutions that get in Donald Trump's way  —  hen Merrick Garland was nominated to the US supreme court by Barack Obama, Republicans refused to grant him a hearing.

Supreme Court was drawn into last four elections, and likely again in 2024  —  Democratic voters' opinions on the justices could prove critical in close elections after decades of advantage for Republicans on the issue  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr …

What history reveals about the biggest new power player in US politics  —  Editor's Note: Nicole Hemmer is an associate professor of history and director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the Study of the Presidency at Vanderbilt University.  She is the author of “Partisans …

LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site  —  Organizers say police refused to protect them.  —  TBILISI — Georgia's annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site.

Earth is at its hottest in thousands of years.  Here's how we know.  —  Observations are enough to make scientists confident that the current period of warming is exceptional  —  Observations from both satellites and the Earth's surface are indisputable — the planet has warmed rapidly over the past 44 years.

How Michael Flynn went down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole  —  A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter.  To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  —  CNN —  The special counsel overseeing all Department of Justice investigations related …

Arizona Republican Party may be close to broke.  But it has a larger problem  —  Opinion: Four years ago, the Arizona Republican Party had close to $770,000 on hand.  Now it's nearly broke, and there are good reasons for that.  —  The Arizona Republican Party is down on its luck.

How to Sum Up This Supreme Court Term  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Sign up for the pop-up newsletter to receive our latest updates, and support our work when you join Slate Plus.

Simon Ateba, the reporter making himself the story at the White House  —  The journalist has alienated colleagues, agitated press secretaries and delighted conservative media by interrupting to claim he has been overlooked.  But what's his question?  —  Simon Ateba was at it again the other week.

Far-right figures, including Nazi supporters, anti-gay extremists, and white supremacists, are flocking to Threads  —  Right-wing figures and extremists are testing Meta's content moderation policies and posting slurs and other forms of hate speech on Meta's Twitter alternative