DeSantis Dismisses Trump's 2020 Election Theories as False  —  After long hedging, the Florida governor went further than he has before in acknowledging that the election was not stolen.  —  Nicholas Nehamas reported from Decorah, Iowa.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims …

Exclusive: DeSantis' biggest donor says he won't give more money unless changes are made  —  Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid, told Reuters on Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts …

Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym  —  Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a U.S. senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the “alt-right.”  —  A prominent conservative writer …

Scoop: Biden pushes to end remote work era for feds  —  President Biden is calling for his Cabinet to “aggressively execute” plans for federal employees to work more in their offices this fall after years of working remotely, according to an email sent Friday to every Cabinet member and obtained by Axios.

Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result …

A Message for the People Who Run Cable News: You're Doing It Again.  Stop It.  —  Plus: Why is Biden vs. Trump even close?  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. The White Bronco  —  You probably remember where you where during the White Bronco chase.  It was June of 1994.

Exclusive: Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial  — Judge Cannon, appointed by Trump, to preside in his trial  — In unrelated trial, Cannon erred in jury selection process  —  The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trial over his handling …

‘Totally paralyzed sometimes’: Talk of Mitch McConnell's replacement reportedly ‘accelerated’ in GOP  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has been as influential as he is polarizing.  No one has done more to push the U.S. Supreme Court to the right than McConnell …

Supreme Court rejects Tulsa in Native American traffic laws dispute  —  A dispute over a Native American man's speeding ticket has put a spotlight on the broad impact of a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that expanded tribal power in Oklahoma.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Tulsa's bid …

Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years  —  A Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Friday.

Biden expected to create new Grand Canyon national monument to block mining, sources say  —  The Arizona monument would be aimed at safeguarding areas near Grand Canyon National Park that local tribes want to protect from uranium extraction  —  President Biden is leaning toward designating …

Exclusive: US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for Travis King  —  The United States has declined so far to classify Army Private Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four U.S. officials told Reuters.

JPMorgan Chase Now Says a Recession Looks Unlikely  —  The economy has delivered a raft of surprisingly good economic news  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article on Twitter.An Email icon …

An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies  —  JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday.

The GOP's race problem goes well beyond DeSantis  —  You're reading Jennifer Rubin's subscriber-only newsletter.  Sign up to get it in your inbox.  —  At the end of a historic week, this week's newsletter offers some perspective on the Republicans' race problem, selects people of the week …

US court tosses conviction after judge says Black man ‘looks like a criminal’  — 6th Circuit appeals court says Judge Stephen Murphy made ‘unacceptable remarks’  — Defendant's case will be reassigned for new trial  —  A U.S. appeals court has overturned a Black man's drug conviction …

A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy  —  Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.  —  During a summer of scorching heat …

Chris Christie meets with Zelenskyy in unannounced trip to Ukraine  —  The longshot Republican presidential candidate visited the country's capital, Kyiv, and the once Russian occupied town of Bucha.  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a GOP presidential candidate …

Republicans have a plan to oust Manchin.  This conservative won't get out of the way.  —  The Freedom Caucus member is “disappointed” that the Republican establishment is supporting Jim Justice.  That doesn't mean he plans to step aside.  —  The Republican establishment wants nothing to do with Alex Mooney.

Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet  —  The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health.  —  The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week …