Trump's Attack on Black Votes Was There the Whole Time, We Just Didn't Call It a Crime  —  As I noted in an update to this post, NYT and the Guardian have clarified that the third charge mentioned in Trump's target letter was 18 USC 241, Conspiracy against Rights, not — as Rolling Stone originally reported — 18 USC 242.

Inside Kevin McCarthy's secret promise to expunge Trump's record  —  Donald Trump is angry that the speaker hasn't endorsed his campaign.  To placate him, McCarthy privately vowed to hold a vote to clear Trump's impeachments.  Now, that promise is coming due.

Whistleblower X reveals identity as IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler  —  IRS whistleblowers testified at the House Oversight committee  —  The identity of the anonymous IRS whistleblower alleging political misconduct throughout the Hunter Biden investigation was revealed on Wednesday …

Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People  —  The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public.  —  Middle school students in Florida will soon be taught …

RFK Jr. helps House Republicans troll Democrats on censorship  —  “I am being censored here,” Kennedy, a Democratic presidential candidate, told lawmakers during the nationally televised congressional hearing.  —  The familiar partisan script of congressional hearings was inverted Thursday …

Trump praises ‘fantastic guy’ Jason Aldean after CMT pulls the country star's ‘Try That in a Small Town’ video  — Trump threw his support behind country star Jason Aldean, joining a growing list of Republicans.  — The former president's support came after CMT pulled Aldean's “Try That In A Small Town” video.

Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion  —  Celeste Burgess was arrested after Facebook turned over her private messages to police  —  A NEBRASKA TEEN who enlisted her mother's help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying  —  Texas' abortion restrictions - some of the strictest in the country - may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.

Political consultant backing Tim Scott spewed the N-word during card game  —  The operative previously worked for Scott's Senate office.  —  A political consultant closely tied to the effort to elect Tim Scott president repeatedly used the N-word when he was playing a card game with friends, a video obtained by POLITICO shows.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On 2024 Race and National Security Issues  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined me this AM:  —  Audio:  —  07-20hhs-desantis  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Pleased to welcome back to the program Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.  Good morning, Governor.

Ticket in California Wins $1.08 Billion Powerball Jackpot  —  Plus, a Night of Millionaires!  Thirty-Six $1 Million-Winning Tickets and Three $2 Million-Winning Tickets  —  The Powerball® jackpot has been won in California!  A single ticket sold in California matched …

U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation  —  Spying campaign also is said to have compromised a State Department official who oversees East Asia  —  Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns …

House Rating Changes: Calvert, Boebert Move from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  Research Associate Matthew Klein and intern Ethan Jasny contributed to this report.  —  In picking apart the results from 2022, a consistent gripe of House GOP strategists is that despite an advantage in “soft” …

Five months in, Nikki Haley is still waiting for her moment  —  The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and her allies feel like they'll soon prove the doubters wrong.  Her rivals aren't worried.  —  NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — When Nikki Haley entered the presidential race Feb. 15, she was polling at 4.5%.

Roald Dahl Museum Labels the Author an ‘Undeniable’ Racist  —  Beloved and controversial children's author had a well-known history of antisemitism  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share …