Judge warns Trump: ‘Inflammatory’ statements about election case could speed trial  —  ‘The more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case ... the greater the urgency will be that we proceed to trial quickly.’  —  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan warned Donald Trump …

Attorney General Garland appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe  —  U.S. Attorney David Weiss will be appointed special counsel in the ongoing probe of the president's son Hunter Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney David Weiss will be appointed special counsel in the ongoing probe …

DeSantis greeted by ‘pudding fingers’ chant in Iowa  —  The protest effectively cut short the Florida governor's first campaign stop of the day.  —  MENLO, Iowa — It was an inauspicious start for Ron DeSantis in Iowa on Friday.  —  Chanting “Ron DeFascist” and “pudding fingers” …

Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional  —  The ban was passed after the Highland Park mass shooting.  —  The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday.

'They're Going to Shoot Someone:' Michigan Republicans Warn of Civil War at Pool Party Fundraiser for Fake Electors  —  An audio recording obtained by The Messenger highlights just how dire the Republicans charged in the 2020 election scheme - and the people around them - see their fight

FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail  —  A U.S judge on Friday revoked Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, after finding probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice.

Fox's Top Lawyer, Viet Dinh, Will Depart  —  Viet Dinh advised the company through its landmark $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.  —  Fox Corporation's chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, will depart at the end of the year, in a major shake-up at the company …

It's Even Worse Than We Thought With Clarence Thomas  —  Every week seems to bring a new, stunning story about the rampant corruption of Justice Clarence Thomas.  ProPublica, which has been at the forefront of reporting on Thomas's misdeeds and scandals, was out yesterday with, yes, another new, stunning story.

Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump's Florida Judge Aileen Cannon  —  Judge Aileen Cannon barely has any courtroom experience, but in her limited time on the bench she appears to have flouted hundreds of years of legal tradition—just because. … U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

Francis Suarez: If you don't make the debate, drop out  —  Suarez, who is at risk of missing the debate himself, said polling requirements are unfair for largely unknown candidates.  —  DES MOINES — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has a message to fellow presidential candidates: If you don't make the debate stage, drop out.

An insidious form of climate denial is festering in the Republican Party  —  The GOP's only “climate policy” is actually bad for the environment.  —  When Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) questioned US climate envoy John Kerry at an oversight hearing in July — a month that became the hottest ever recorded …

How Are Iowa Democrats?  'I Can't Even Describe to You How Bad It Is.'  —  As Republican presidential candidates flock to the state, Democrats there are despondent, exhausted by repeated defeats and the loss of their first-in-the-nation nominating contest.  —  Not long ago, Iowa was the center of the Democratic political universe.