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.

Feds Indict George Santos Campaign Aide Over Shady Fundraising Tactic  —  Samuel Miele posed as McCarthy's chief of staff, Dan Meyer, while communicating with more than a dozen potential donors, an indictment alleges.  —  A campaign fundraiser for indicted Rep. George Santos (R-NY) …

US appeals court rules to restrict abortion pill use  —  A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, partially upholding a lower court ruling that alarmed abortion advocates and pharmaceutical companies.  —  The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court …

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 …

DeSantis slips to lowest level of support in Quinnipiac 2024 polling  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's support in the Republican presidential primary slipped to its lowest level this year, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday.

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 …

Fulton County district attorney wants Trump trial to begin March 4, 2024  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants.  —  Willis also asked to schedule arraignments …

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 …

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.