Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he's liable  — A judge ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defamatory statements he made about the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when she went public with claims he had raped her decades earlier.

I Can't Keep Trump Off the Ballot  —  Voters should decide elections: That's the simple lesson of Georgia in 2018 and 2020.  —  Atlanta  —  Some legal scholars are arguing that secretaries of state should remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment …

Senate Confirmation Still in Limbo for 301 Military Leaders  —  The Senate has returned to work, and there is still no resolution in sight of confirmation of general and flag officers by the body.  —  Alabama Sen. Thomas H. Tuberville has put holds on the nominations of 301 senior military leaders …

‘A Big Circle Jerk’: John Fetterman Dares Republicans To Impeach Joe Biden  —  “Go ahead.  Do it, I dare you,” said the Democratic senator.  “It's a loser.”  —  LOADING  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) had some blunt words for Republicans who are pushing to impeach President Joe Biden: It'll bite you in next year's elections.

The Giuliani aide who ‘vanished’  —  Documents reviewed by POLITICO — and also in the hands of federal prosecutors — offer new details about Rudy Giuliani's ill-fated efforts to reverse the 2020 election.  —  In December 2020, an adviser to Rudy Giuliani circulated a draft email addressed …

Newly obtained George Santos “vulnerability report” spotted red flags long before embattled Rep. was elected  —  When an outside firm hired by then-congressional hopeful George Santos in 2021 delivered a secret internal report detailing aspects of the candidate's checkered background, several of his aides found it too much to stomach.

Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says  —  Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Judge Orders Texas to Move Barrier From Middle of the Rio Grande  —  A federal judge ordered the state to move the barrier, placed to discourage illegal crossings from Mexico, to the banks of the river.  —  A federal judge ordered Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday to move a barrier of floating buoys …

Texas AG Ken Paxton's Affair Explains Illegal Acts, Former Aide Testifies  —  An impeachment trial for the suspended Republican began in the state Senate Tuesday.  —  LOADING  —  An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor's employee helped connect the dots …

Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure  —  Mexico's Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights …

America's Authoritarian Exceptionalism  —  Demagogues usually arise in times of chaos and privation.  In America, our demagogues have become powerful during a period of peace and prosperity.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Decadence  —  We're going to keep doing this and I'm sorry.

FDA could green light new Covid boosters as early as Friday  —  The shots could become available next week, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also signs off.  —  The Food and Drug Administration plans to green light updated versions of the Covid booster as early as Friday …

QAnon-embraced film pulled from screening on-base at SOUTHCOM  —  U.S. Southern Command planned, and then canceled, two showings of the Christian-faith-based thriller “Sound of Freedom” at its headquarters this summer.  The movie's been a runaway hit, grossing more than $200 million …

Project Veritas audit accuses ‘untouchable’ founder of improper spending  —  A law firm's report alleges James O'Keefe spent nonprofit funds on helicopter travel and DJ equipment and that his ‘volatile’ behavior disrupted the workplace  —  In August 2022, James O'Keefe needed to get to Maine for a sailing trip.

The car brands we researched are terrible at privacy and security  —  Why are cars we researched so bad at privacy?  And how did they fall so far below our standards?  Let us count the ways!  —  1. They collect too much personal data (all of them)  —  We reviewed 25 car brands in our research …