'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 …

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 …

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 …

GOP Rep. John James, one of the party's highest-profile Black lawmakers, blasts Ron DeSantis over Florida's new slavery curriculum: 'You've gone too far.  Stop.'  — GOP Rep. John James called out Gov. Ron DeSantis over the new slavery curriculum in Florida.

Trump PAC has spent more than $40 million on legal costs this year for himself, others  —  Donald Trump's political group is financing legal work that has prompted questions from prosecutors about potential conflicts of interest  —  Former president Donald Trump's political group spent …

Fighting for Anthony: The Struggle to Save Portland, Oregon  —  The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing.  Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city's progressive identity.  —  Come to Portland, his sister said.

Two dozen lawmakers have electric cars.  Not all are Democrats.  —  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.

Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages  —  Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a freshman Republican from Wisconsin, said he was enraged after witnessing a group of high school-age Senate pages “defiling” the Capitol and treating the building like a “frat house common room.”

Trump calls for conditioning Ukraine aid on congressional Biden probes  —  The demand echoed Trump's withholding Ukraine aid to seek an investigation into Biden, leading to his first impeachment  —  Former president Donald Trump called on congressional Republicans to withhold military support …

Pentagon investigating Air Force engineer's ‘critical compromise’ of communications across military branch: Forbes  —  The Pentagon is investigating a “critical compromise” of communications within the Air Force, after an engineer at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee allegedly gained unauthorized access …

4 dead, others injured in Wisconsin after two separate aircraft crashes  —  Four people were killed and two others injured in separate aircraft incidents on Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis., according to officials.  —  The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office announced it received several calls Saturday morning …

Colombian President Petro's son arrested in money laundering probe  —  Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the attorney general's office said early on Saturday.

U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations  —  American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan.

Congressional Dems pile on Alito after he says SCOTUS ethics can't be regulated  —  Democrats — especially progressives — have increasingly expressed more anger at the high court in recent years.  —  House Democrats are putting Justice Samuel Alito on blast over his comments that Congress does …