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 …

'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

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” …

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.

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.

‘Unprecedented, stunning, disgusting’: Clarence Thomas condemned over billionaire gifts  —  Calls for the supreme court justice to resign grow as new details of 38 more undeclared gifts and vacations from rich donors emerge  —  Conservative US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Harris to play a leading role in Biden's 2024 campaign  — In a memo Friday re-election campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez and senior adviser Becca Siegel outlined Harris's critical role in the upcoming campaign.  — The memo coincides with the three year anniversary of President Joe Biden selecting her as his running mate.