'I'm not wanted': Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee  —  Ron DeSantis's slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state's colleges struggle to fill faculty posts  —  ith the start of the 2023-24 academic year only six weeks away …

$60 Million Refund Request Shows Financial Pressure on Trump From Legal Fees  —  The situation signals a potential money crisis as the former president runs a campaign while under indictment in two jurisdictions and, soon, potentially a third.  —  The political action committee …

Dozens served in Trump's Cabinet.  Four say he should be re-elected.  —  Several of Trump's former Cabinet members are coy about whether they support his bid to return to the White House.  Others outright oppose it.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may have put them in the most powerful …

Inside the Party Switch that Blew Up North Carolina Politics  —  Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans.  After she was elected, she joined them and delivered a G.O.P. supermajority.

First on CNN: Biden administration launches new income-driven student debt repayment plan  —  The Biden administration is launching a beta website for its new income-driven student loan repayment plan today, officials told CNN, allowing borrowers to begin submitting applications for the program …

The chance of Trump winning another term is very real  —  Donald Trump is facing two indictments, with the potential for more.  Political wisdom may have once suggested the former president's bid for a second White House term would be nothing but a pipe dream.  But most of us know better by now.

Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US  —  Deadly heatwaves are baking the US.  Scientists just reported that July will be the hottest month on record.  And now, after years of skepticism and denial in the GOP ranks …

Blast rips through political gathering in Pakistan, killing at least 44  —  At least 44 people died after a suicide bomber attacked a political convention organized by an Islamist party in northwestern Pakistan, police said.  —  More than 100 were injured, 17 critically …

As he prepares for Hill testimony, Hunter Biden's ex-business partner also trying to fend off jail  —  The request from a U.S. attorney's office isn't expected to impact Devon Archer's Monday meeting with a House committee.  —  On the eve of high-profile testimony to a House committee …

Shock Treatment in the Emergency Room  —  The Lehman-like collapse of a(nother) private equity-owned ER operator has physicians calling louder than ever for a strike.  —  One of the nation's biggest employers of emergency physicians is liquidating, in one of the more unruly sagas American medicine …

Here are the 25 members of Congress who drive electric cars  —  AOC and two House Republicans have gone plug-in.  Ted Cruz is thinking about it.  Josh Hawley says, “Absolutely not.”  In all, at least 25 members of Congress drive electric vehicles, a POLITICO E&E News tally found.

Does DeSantis have a Florida problem?  Trump dominates in the Sunshine State.  —  The Republican governor is running on a platform to ‘Make America Florida.’ But his support back home is showing signs of teetering.  —  The warning signs were there even before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped onto …

Biden would never consider pardoning son Hunter, who is under federal investigation: Dem lawmaker  —  “I don't think there's any chance,” Rep. Dan Goldman said.  —  LIVE  —  Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said Sunday that President Joe Biden would never consider a pardon for his son Hunter Biden …