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 …

Jack Smith Wants Trump Convicted by Super Tuesday  —  The Department of Justice is suggesting that Trump's trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election should begin on Jan. 2, 2024—and last no more than six weeks.  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith's office wants to put former President Donald Trump …

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.

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

Trump confronted on golf course about no-showing Florida court appearance  —  Trump told the judge in court papers last week he is not guilty and waived his right to appear at the hearing  —  FIRST ON FOX: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he didn't think it was “necessary” …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says.  Over 1,000 structures burned  —  The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui is revealing a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battle the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …