Arizona escalates probe into alleged efforts to swing election for Trump  —  PHOENIX — Arizona's top prosecutor is ramping up a criminal investigation into alleged attempts by Republicans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state by signing and transmitting paperwork …

First on CNN: Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation, no suspect identified  —  The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House and has been unable to identify a suspect, two sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.

Trump reveals new details about $1 billion in earnings in revised filing  —  In a revision to an earlier filing, the Republican presidential hopeful showed specific income from foreign ventures, speaking fees and real estate  —  Former president Donald Trump disclosed new details …

House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe  —  Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct …

Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021  —  The money was listed as pay for a “speaking engagement” by Ms. Trump in a new personal financial disclosure by her husband.  —  A super PAC aligned with former President Donald J. Trump paid Melania Trump $155,000 in late 2021 …

House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right  —  G.O.P. leaders acceded to the demands of ultraconservatives to use the annual defense policy bill to lodge cultural grievances and protest continued U.S. support for Ukraine.  —  Reporting from Washington

Confidential Ron DeSantis campaign memo reassures donors amid stumbles  —  In a confidential strategy memo obtained by NBC News, DeSantis' campaign says it will stay focused on the early states and not yet make investments in Super Tuesday battlegrounds.  —  Ron DeSantis is trying …

Leaked audio of Marianne Williamson volunteer staff call reveals a bleak state of her campaign  —  A two-hour long zoom meeting ranged from accusations to therapy.  —  Longshot Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson privately warned volunteers that her campaign was desperate …

F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill  —  The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.  —  Pam Belluck has covered reproductive health for more than a decade.

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists  —  On March 15, 2022, an email appeared in the inbox of the election director of Forsyth County, Georgia, with the subject line “Challenge of Elector's Eligibility.”

Complaint  —  A case challenging the application of Texas's TikTok ban to public university faculty  —  ISSUES  —  Institute's Stephanie Krent Discusses Jail Mail Digitization Challenge on “Pod Save the People”  —  The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel was once known as the …

New York Is Ordered by Appeals Court to Redraw House Map  —  The decision, if upheld, could allow Democrats to shift as many as six G.O.P.-held seats in their direction.  Republicans vowed to appeal.  —  The Latest  —  A New York appeals court on Thursday ordered the state's congressional map …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. press dinner explodes in war of words and farting  —  Page Six regrets to report that a press dinner to boost Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign devolved into a foul bout of screaming and polemic farting on Tuesday night.  —  The White House hopeful attended …

More than 1 in 4 staffers in these senators' offices are LGBTQ  —  Senate Democrats released a staff diversity report on Thursday showing the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of their offices.  —  More than 1 in 4 staffers identify as LGBTQ in the offices of at least eight U.S. senators …

Trump loses Iowa endorser days after attacking the state's governor  —  Jeff Reichman, a state Senator, is heading to Team DeSantis.  —  An Iowa state senator who'd previously endorsed Donald Trump is flipping his support toRon DeSantis just days after the former president attacked Iowa's popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds.

Former crypto CEO arrested on fraud charges  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission also filed charges.  —  U.S. authorities on Thursday arrested Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network …

Revealed: Florida Republicans target voter registration groups with thousands in fines  —  Fines on list given to the Guardian were levied by agency created at Ron DeSantis's behest to investigate voter fraud, which is rare  —  Florida Republicans have hit dozens of voter registration groups …

Kavanaugh: No warring camps at Supreme Court  —  The Trump-appointed justice insisted that the court is not divided along partisan lines, despite a flurry of major polarized decisions.  —  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back Thursday against perceptions …

GOP megadonors Liz and Dick Uihlein just lost another battle...  ...over leaf-blowing regulations in their hometown.  —  Republican megadonors Dick and Liz Uihlein have lost some big battles over the years, but the latest one hits close to home.  Literally.

Kerry erupts after his private jet use is mocked in House hearing, denies ever owning one  —  An LLC partly owned by Kerry sold a jet he traveled in last year  —  Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry lashed out at House lawmakers during a committee hearing on Thursday …

US ‘under no circumstances’ will pay climate reparations, Kerry says  —  The United States will not pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate-fueled disasters, John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate change, told a congressional hearing on Thursday.