Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel  —  Co-published with CNN  —  Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship …

Trump, aide plead not guilty in documents case.  De Oliveira does not enter plea.  —  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Donald Trump and one of his two co-defendants on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court to multiple charges alleging that the former president kept classified documents …

Trump adviser groped 2 women in 2021 at Scottsdale club, one tells police  —  A woman says Boris Epshteyn, a special adviser to Donald Trump, repeatedly groped her and her sister inside a Scottsdale nightclub in 2021, according to police body camera footage obtained by The Arizona Republic.

Sen. Joe Manchin Again Teases Defection From Democratic Party  —  The West Virginia moderate has often refused to go along with the Democratic agenda in Washington.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said Thursday he's thinking about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.

Tommy Tuberville: Florida's third senator?  —  The Fact Checker  —  “Tuberville lives in Auburn, Alabama, with his wife Suzanne.”  — website of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)  —  In late June, Tommy Tuberville traveled to the Wiregrass region of Alabama, which borders Florida.

EXCLUSIVE - Trump gains ground in Iowa while DeSantis drops by NINE POINTS: Poll shows Florida governor needs huge recovery in crucial caucus state - while Tim Scott surges to third  — Focus in the GOP race shifts to Iowa on Thursday for the state fair  — A DailyMail.com poll shows …

House GOP will subpoena Biden family, says Republican chairman  —  House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden's family members, will eventually move to subpoena …

GOP Candidate Plagiarized Massive Segments of His College Thesis  —  Controversial GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini appears to have lifted massive segments of his college thesis from Wikipedia and gotten away with it—until now. … Right-wing Florida Republican congressional …

Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold  —  The Biden administration urged the court to block a deal that lets the Sackler family avoid future lawsuits related to opioid pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma …

The truth about Monique Worrell  —  On November 3, 2020, Monique Worrell (D) was elected state's attorney in Florida's 9th Judicial District, which includes Orange and Osceola counties.  Worrell won in resounding fashion, collecting 395,979 votes and defeating her opponent by a two-to-one margin.

U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds  —  Five American detainees will eventually be allowed to leave Iran in exchange for Tehran gaining access to $6 billion for humanitarian purposes and the United States freeing several jailed Iranians.

Why the Ohio Special Election Backfired for the GOP  —  “AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS VOTE more and more, what they were trying to do and the way they were trying to do it was just kind of creepy.”  —  Outside a polling place in Cleveland on Tuesday, a thirtysomething art teacher was explaining to me her …

Nikki Haley signs RNC pledge to support eventual GOP nominee but makes one small edit  —  RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the ‘Beat Biden pledge’ a requirement for candidates wishing to participate in party-sanctioned debates  —  FIRST ON FOX: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley …

House GOP weighs shutdown escape hatch: A deal with Dems  —  House Republicans are nearing an uncomfortable realization: They may have to rely on their opponents to help avoid a government shutdown.  —  If Speaker Kevin McCarthy has any hope of avoiding a shutdown this fall, he'll probably need help from Democrats.

Wildfires just destroyed a Maui town.  Next year could be worse.  —  The raging fires have killed at least 36 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages.  Climate change could prompt more of the same.  —  This post has been updated.  —  Nelly Niumatalolo couldn't believe it when she heard it.

Trump is a serious threat to the union of American states  —  The former US president seems like a dark throwback to the 19th century, when men like John C. Calhoun, Nathan B. Forrest and Jefferson F. Davis wanted their truth to be victorious.  —  Peter van Dalen is a Dutch member of the European Parliament.