Americans are divided along party lines over Trump's actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows  —  Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.  There is no shortage of logistical challenges raised by the sprawling racketeering indictment.

Special counsel obtained Trump DMs despite ‘momentous’ bid by Twitter to delay, unsealed filings show  —  Judge Beryl Howell lit into Twitter for taking steps to give Donald Trump advance notice about the search warrant.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith obtained an extraordinary array of data …

Sinema takes on Schumer, Jeffries and the White House over the border  —  Border-state Democrats are frustrated to see New York claim most of a recent migrant relief infusion.  But Arizona's formerly Democratic senator is speaking out the loudest.  —  When the Biden administration doled …

GOP lawmaker apologizes for ‘religious freedom’ tweet  —  A Republican lawmaker apologized Tuesday for a “religious freedom” tweet he posted earlier that day after receiving backlash from both sides of the aisle.  —  Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) asked Lizzie Marbach, director of communications …

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose fires press secretary over tweets criticizing Trump  —  The dismissal of Rob Nichols comes as LaRose seeks Trump's endorsement in a competitive GOP Senate primary.  —  CLEVELAND — An official spokesperson for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is out of a job …

Congress moves toward a short-term funding bill to quell fears of a shutdown  —  Speaker McCarthy told Republicans on a private call this week that he thinks it will be necessary to buy time, two sources said.  Sen. Schumer said the two have discussed passing a stopgap bill.

Feds indict paid fundraiser for Rep. George Santos for allegedly impersonating Speaker McCarthy aide  — A man who was a paid campaign fundraiser for Rep. George Santos was indicted in New York on federal charges related to his allegedly impersonating a top aide to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the President and First Lady Traveling to Hawaii  —  The President and First Lady will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 to meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials, in the wake of deadly wildfires on the island.

Protecting and Expanding Federalism  —  When crafting the Constitution, America's founding fathers took care to include strong checks and balances that limit the power of the federal government and protect our rights.  Essential to this revolutionary system of government was the concept of federalism …