How Trump's loyal pen pals spread his message … They're meant to keep him informed — but perhaps just as important, to boost his spirits.  — Trump, signature black Sharpie in hand, often scrawls responses on them and has his aides text a photo of the comments back to the writers.

Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old  —  The Florida governor's operation went to extraordinary lengths to intimidate a high school sophomore—all for a question about Donald Trump. … Quinn Mitchell has seen at least 35 presidential candidates in person since 2019 …

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years  —  A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.

Exclusive — McCarthy on Possible Impeachment Inquiry: Would Be House Vote  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made clear to Breitbart News on Friday that if House Republicans move forward with an impeachment inquiry into Democrat President Joe Biden, the move would come not as an announcement …

DeSantis will not meet with Biden in Florida on Saturday  —  “The security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts,” said a spokesperson for the governor.  —  Ron DeSantis will not meet Joe Biden on Saturday when the president comes …

Highways are the next antiabortion target.  One Texas town is resisting.  —  A new ordinance, passed in several jurisdictions and under consideration elsewhere, aims to stop people from using local roads to drive someone out of state for an abortion  —  LLANO, Tex. — No one could remember …

A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence  —  The whistleblower says his probe of Giuliani's ties to suspected Russian operatives was thwarted.  —  It was big news when Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as America's Mayor, was indicted last month …

The sleeper legal fight that could define 2024: Is Trump even eligible to run?  —  Some scholars say Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.  Here's how the courts might wade in.  —  If Donald Trump wants to be on the ballot next year in all 50 states …

Canadian churches burned over bodies that weren't buried in the yard  —  Oh, the headlines two years ago were horrific - HORRIFIC.  —  It was every racist, oppressive, creepy boarding school nightmare scenario come to life, and just one more baseball bat to the reputation of a colonizing, supremacist Roman Catholic Church.

It seems like everyone has Covid-19.  Here's why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests  —  Covid-19 certainly didn't take a vacation this summer.  Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it's hard to know exactly how widely it's spreading.

Kentucky's governor won't commit to appointing Republican if McConnell resigns  —  After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) experienced his second freezing episode in five weeks, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is declining to say whether he would follow a state law requiring …

Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights  —  The new filing comes after ProPublica's reporting on the Supreme Court justice's beneficial relationship with the billionaire GOP megadonor.  Thomas also reported three private jet trips provided by Crow.

Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest  —  Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care.  —  A four-line letter …

Finland's Marin Formally Steps Down as Leader of Social Democratic Party  — Former Premier Sanna Marin said in April she would step down  — Departure follows vote defeat over worsening public finances  —  Finland's former Prime Minister Sanna Marin formally stepped down as the leader …

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Says She's ‘All In’ Despite Confirmation Woes (Exclusive)  —  'I don't have an intention of going anywhere,' Su told The Messenger  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link …