Trump Is Top Choice for Nearly 60% of GOP Voters, WSJ Poll Shows  —  Support for DeSantis collapses in postdebate survey  —  Donald Trump has expanded his dominating lead for the Republican presidential nomination, a new Wall Street Journal poll shows, as GOP primary voters overwhelmingly …

‘Crooked Coffee’: The alleged election office breach in the Trump indictment was part of a years-long pattern, some locals say  —  The breach of the Coffee County elections office can seem almost out of place in the 97-page Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump and associates.

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 …

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.

Three Things for Your Labor Day Picnic  —  Pickles frowns on eating chicken, in any form, as part of your holiday celebration.  But she did want me to share three important things with you heading into the long weekend.  You never know when the opportunity for civil discourse will present itself—even at the family cookout.

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.

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 …

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 …

Angela Paxton's Ties to a Shell Company … MODE:  —  In July 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Senator Angela Paxton, took a mysterious multi-country trip to European destinations in Italy, Greece, Malta, and Albania with a protective detail from the Texas Department of Public Safety tagging along.

Feds Accuse Former Marine of Spreading Bogus Purple Heart Tale  —  Paul John “P.J.” Herbert also bilked the government of $344,040 in disability benefits for injuries he never sustained, prosecutors said.  —  A Marine Corps veteran who falsely claimed to have been the sole survivor …

For All Rudy's Troubles, There's Much More Still There  —  THE BACKCHANNEL  —  Where to start?  Dan Friedman and David Corn have a piece up this morning at Mother Jones detailing a whistleblower complaint from an FBI agent, Johnathan Buma, who says he was stopped from investigating whether Giuliani was …