The incredibly damaging timeline of the alleged Mar-a-Lago coverup  —  When former Donald Trump was first indicted by a federal grand jury in June, the world got its first peek at the strength of the evidence compiled by special counsel Jack Smith.  It was, by all accounts, remarkable …

DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments  —  Most saw it as an unforced error at a time when Black Republicans feel they're making strides within the party.  —  The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery …

President Biden Speaks Out on Hunter's Daughter, 4, with Ark. Woman: 'Jill and I Only Want What's Best' (Exclusive)  —  “Our son Hunter and Navy's mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter,” the president said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE

Trump Privately Called His Team's Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions  —  The office has asked witnesses about incidents in which Trump mocked his team for pushing election fraud theories, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  WHILE DONALD TRUMP was publicly whipping his supporters …

RFK Jr.'s Latest Tweet Is Being Widely Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle  —  A tweet from the Democratic presidential candidate's account included the numbers 14 and 88 close together, evoking a known hate symbol.  —  A tweet from the account of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court's Plain-Spoken Defender  —  He has emerged as an important justice with a distinctive interpretive method that is pragmatic yet rooted in originalism and textualism.  —  New York  —  The Supreme Court usually makes news by making decisions, and it's done plenty of that lately.

GOP support for Trump softens as the former president's legal troubles mount  —  The pile-on effect of mounting legal charges against former President Trump may be starting to take a toll, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.  —  Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying …

Abigail Spanberger tells Democrats she will run for governor  —  The centrist Democrat would leave a highly contested House seat should she follow through on those plans.  —  Rep. Abigail Spanberger , a centrist Democrat from Virginia who sits in a must-win seat for her party in 2024 …

Civil rights groups condemn ‘Soul Fest’ concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving  —  Stone Mountain Park, just outside Atlanta, is where the Ku Klux Klan marked its rebirth in 1915.  —  Civil rights groups and other advocates denounced a concert series with Black performers dubbed …

Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Barbie moment cut short  —  A broken elevator kept the Barbie-loving senator who uses a wheelchair from seeing the show.  —  Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot who lost her legs in combat, issued a statement this week …

New York Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Attacked MPD Officer Dragged Into Crowd of Rioters  —  WASHINGTON — A New York man was sentenced today for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

More on McConnell and signs of a terrible September  —  With assists from POLITICO's Hill team  —  FROM MCCONNELL'S DESK: Burgess has a definitive look at how the Senate GOP is reacting to the minority leader's health scare — by cautiously planning an eventual leadership transition.

Judge in Hunter Biden case bans attorneys from calling clerk after bizarre accusations  —  The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's federal criminal case on Friday ordered attorneys to raise issues with her chambers, not the court clerk, after bizarre accusations of impersonation.

The Mystery of How Tim Scott's Campaign Is Spending Its Millions  —  Most of the money spent by the senator's presidential campaign has gone to newly formed companies whose addresses are Staples stores in suburban strip malls.  —  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has more political money …

'It's Called Summer': GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave  —  Republicans say people concerned about unprecedented heat around the world should just chill out.  —  Unless you've been living underground or have a vested interest in turning a blind eye to reality, you know that climate change …

Kentucky's Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration  —  When Kentuckians choose their governor in November, they'll also be deciding whether some of their neighbors can access the ballot at all in future elections.  —  At issue is an executive order Democratic Governor Andy Beshear issued …

Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state's new standards for Black history, members say  —  “Most of us did not want that language,” one work group member said.  —  A majority of the members of the Florida work group that developed new standards …

Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing.  How bad will it get?  —  Summer has brought an uptick in coronavirus transmission, but experts say it is still too early to tell whether the upswing represents a significant public health concern.

Military logjam worsens as senators leave town with no fix to Tuberville blockade  —  Members are beginning a five-week recess with hundreds of top jobs in limbo.  —  Senators flew home for recess Thursday with no solution in sight to Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of military promotions …