Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo  —  Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him  —  Several lawyers who have had business before the supreme court …

The great Ron DeSantis campaign train wreck  —  Case for the Florida governor as Republican nominee is based on a fatal misreading of what Trump voters want  —  It was often said that when Bill Clinton walked into a room, each person thought he noticed them in particular.

Republican Gains in 2022 Midterms Driven Mostly by Turnout Advantage  —  An examination of the 2022 elections, based on validated voters  —  An examination of the 2022 elections, based on validated voters  —  How we did this Terminology  —  In midterm elections that yielded mixed results …

Arizona Man Cited in Conspiracy Theories Sues Fox News for Defamation  —  Ray Epps, a two-time Trump voter, says Tucker Carlson repeatedly and falsely named him as a covert government agent who incited the Jan. 6 attacks.  —  Ray Epps, the man at the center of a widespread conspiracy theory …

MSNBC Expert Arrives At Darkly Hilarious Take On Tommy Tuberville  —  Eddie S. Glaude Jr. made MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace crack up with his zinger aimed at the senator from Alabama.  —  MSNBC guest Eddie S. Glaude Jr. riffed on Nicolle Wallace's takedown of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday, drawing cackles from the host.

White House warns reporter Simon Ateba about his press-room outbursts  —  In a first for Biden's press office, the formal reprimand cites ‘continued interruptions’  —  Escalating its feud with an assertive reporter, the White House on Tuesday issued a formal warning to Simon Ateba …

NASA releases spectacular image to celebrate James Webb Space Telescope  —  The James Webb Space Telescope was designed to tunnel deeper into space and farther back in time than any previous observatory, with the audacious goal of seeing the very first galaxies that lit up the young universe.

CPI Report Shows Inflation Eased to 3% in June  —  Fed officials are still likely to raise interest rates when they meet later this month  —  U.S. inflation eased last month to its slowest pace in more than two years as underlying price pressures moderated more than expected.

Hollywood Studios' WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall  —  EXCLUSIVE: Regardless of whether SAG-AFTRA goes on strike this week, the studios have no intention of sitting down with the Writers Guild for several more months.

Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds  —  Some of the nation's largest tax-prep companies have spent years sharing Americans' sensitive financial data with tech titans including Meta and Google in a potential violation of federal law …

Georgia sues True the Vote over refusal to show ‘2000 Mules’ evidence  —  X  —  Texas-based group objected to subpoena seeking proof of voting fraud  —  The Georgia State Election Board is suing True the Vote over the organization's failure to comply with subpoenas that would back up its allegation …

S.F.'s Anchor Brewing is shutting down after 127 years  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  San Francisco institution Anchor Brewing Co., the godfather of steam beer, is shutting down after 127 years.  —  The brewery was “losing millions of dollars a year,” said Anchor spokesperson Sam Singer.

China-based hackers breached email accounts, Microsoft says  —  Microsoft said late Tuesday a known group that primarily focuses on hacking Western governments to spy on them had successfully breached some accounts.  —  Hackers in China recently broke into the email accounts of around 25 organizations …

Ukraine: Russian general reported killed in attack on Berdyansk hotel  —  A senior Russian general has been killed in a missile strike in Ukraine, Russian sources have said.  —  Lt Gen Oleg Tsokov is said to have died in a strike on a hotel housing Russian military commanders in Berdyansk, on Ukraine's occupied southern coast.

The campaign of Chris Christie's dreams  —  Who needs to wake up to the political realities of 2024 — Trump loyalists, or the anti-Trump candidate?  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Chris Christie has a dream.  Not a fantasy, though some might call it that, but rather a waking ambition that he is pursuing with open eyes.

‘He was free and clear’: How the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder  —  AS HE HOPPED on a call with Roger Goodell, Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis had no plans to fire his head coach.  —  It was the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.

Rough Days for Biden, Rougher Days for Trump  —  WAS LAST WEEK “hellish” for President Joe Biden?  Is he in for a cruel summer, filled with setbacks, scandal and calls for him to step aside because he's too old?  On the contrary.  The cruel, hellish summer of setbacks and scandal is coming for Donald Trump.

Reproductive rights groups file suit to stop Iowa's new 6-week abortion ban  —  Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign the ban Friday, during a Christian conservative summit that several 2024 GOP candidates will attend.  —  A group of reproductive rights groups said Wednesday …

NYC Weed Stores That Got Raided by Police Reopen Within 24 Hours  —  Just a day after New York police and state tax agents raided two locations of the Empire Cannabis Club, the marijuana dispensaries are back in business, showing the challenges of shutting down unlicensed weed stores.

Michigan Salon Owner Refuses to Serve LGBTQ+ Community Because of ‘Pedophiles’  —  Some members of the LGBTQ+ community have been banned from a hair salon in Michigan in a breathtaking display of ignorance and bigotry.  —  The owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab, Christine Geiger …

DOJ juggles prosecuting Trump with its duty to safeguard the office of the presidency  —  There's some cognitive dissonance at the Justice Department, which is trying to put Trump behind bars while fulfilling its mission to defend the office from civil suits.

Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren't viable.  His GOP rivals won't say if they agree  —  In a Republican presidential field full of opponents to abortion rights, Mike Pence stands out in his embrace of the cause.  The former vice president, who is seeking the White House in 2024 …

Biden's Federal Reserve Board nominees clear key Senate committee  — The Senate Banking Committee approved President Joe Biden's three nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.  — Philip Jefferson is Biden's nominee for vice chair of the Federal Reserve, Lisa Cook was nominated for a full …

Teens buying ghost guns online, with deadly consequences  —  As unserialized firearms proliferate on the streets, teens discover the ease of obtaining weapons they couldn't get from a licensed dealer  —  At 18, Zachary Burkard was too young to buy a handgun from a licensed gun store …

A Missing Russian General Is ‘Taking a Rest’ a Top Lawmaker Says  —  Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, has not been seen in public since a short-lived mutiny of mercenaries on June 24.  —  Gen. Sergei Surovikin of Russia, a onetime ally of the Wagner chief …