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.

GOP Oversight Chairman Comer vows to subpoena the Biden family  —  Comer's promise follows a Republican-led investigation that has largely focused on Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings but shown no direct links to the president.  —  WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee James Comer …

Supreme Court pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider the Biden administration's challenge to a bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma, pausing the $6 billion deal over the administration's concerns about a provision that would shield the members …

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 …

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.

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated  —  Anti-corruption figure killed days before election amid sharp rise in violent and organised crime  —  The Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead as he left a campaign event in Quito …

Trump unleashes on Biden as legal problems mount  —  Former President Trump on Thursday unleashed a torrent of insults against President Biden, attacking him in personal terms as Trump's legal problems continue to mount.  —  “What Crooked Joe Biden, who can't string two sentences together …

California Democrat suspends congressional campaign due to ‘lack of joy’  —  Democratic House candidate Aditya Pai — running for Rep. Michelle Steel's (R-Calif.) seat — announced Thursday that he is suspending his campaign, citing a “lack of joy.”  —  “I'm writing to announce the suspension …

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.

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 …

Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6  —  Two law professors active in the Federalist Society wrote that the original meaning of the 14th Amendment makes Donald Trump ineligible to hold government office.  —  Reporting from Washington

Republicans slam Biden's deal to free Americans in Iran as ‘appeasement’  —  The plan, now unfolding, involves a prisoner exchange and giving Tehran regulated access to billions of dollars.  —  Republicans on key foreign policy panels are criticizing an unfolding plan that would release Americans imprisoned …

Trump's Truth Social tipped FBI to man killed during arrest attempt for Biden threats  — The social media company owned by former President Donald Trump in March tipped off the FBI about threats made by a Utah man who was fatally shot Wednesday by FBI agents as they attempted to arrest him for threatening to kill President Joe Biden.

White House asks Congress for $40B in additional funding  —  The White House on Thursday outlined a supplemental funding request for Congress for the start of the coming fiscal year, asking for billions more dollars for assistance to Ukraine amid its war with Russia as well as money …

Golf legend Phil Mickelson wagered more than $1 billion over decades, lost around $100 million, gambler claims  — Star golfer Phil Mickelson bet more than $1 billion over three decades, and sustained gambling losses of close to $100 million, Billy Walters says in a new book.

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 …

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.