The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon  —  Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States.  —  According to conventional political analysis …

Dems inch toward House majority with recent court wins  —  Court rulings on redistricting are raising Democratic hopes.  —  The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of court actions might cost Republicans the House majority.

McCarthy pressure hits a boiling point  —  House Republicans are barreling toward an existential clash over this month's government funding talks.  —  Kevin McCarthy is facing the greatest peril to his speakership since he clawed his way into the job eight months ago, with multiple factions …

Prosecutors drop foreign-agent case against Trump transition adviser  —  Bijan Rafiekian is a California businessman and former business partner of Trump ally Michael Flynn.  —  The Justice Department has quietly abandoned one of the last prosecutions stemming from investigations …

Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find  —  Most Americans disapprove of president's economic policy, posing a challenge to his re-election  —  Voters have a slightly rosier view of the economy now that inflation is easing.  Few are giving President Biden credit for the improvement.

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode  —  “It was incredible to me to listen to that,” former Virginia Republican Denver Riggleman said of his very week in the hardline House Freedom Caucus.  —  LOADING  —  Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) …

Newsom's Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says  —  Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after the California governor ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends  —  Amid questions about the health of Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, both countries said Monday, and he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns …

Majority of California voters don't support cash for slavery reparations: Poll  —  A California task force made a recommendation to pay cash reparations to descendants of slaves earlier this year, but a majority of voters in the state oppose the council's request.

Yellen ‘feeling very good’ about chances for economic soft landing  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “feeling very good” about the U.S. making a soft economic landing without a recession.  —  “I am feeling very good about that prediction,” Yellen told Bloomberg when asked whether …

988 mental health crisis line adds sign language services  —  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday that it would be adding American Sign Language Services (ASL) to the government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline as part of efforts to expand behavioral health care services for underserved groups.

Communists Burn Flags Outside Jason Aldean Concert, but the Response Shuts Them Down  —  We remember the attack on September 11 and all the people lost on that day.  The people who were alive remember where they were when they heard about it.  The first reports suggested the first plane might have been a small plane.