Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case  —  Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the former president …

9/12/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … McCarthy and the House Republican leadership scheduled a closed-door session for Thursday morning so that members could get an update on the investigations led by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chair Jamie Comer (R-Ky.).

Va. Dem.  House candidate performed sex online with husband for tips  —  Susanna Gibson is running in a competitive district with control of the House at stake.  —  RICHMOND — A Democrat running for a crucial seat in Virginia's House of Delegates performed sex acts with her husband …

The US moves to advance a prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds  —  The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money …

Biden claims he was at Ground Zero day after 9/11 — but his own book puts him in DC  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden said Monday that he was at the World Trade Center site in New York City one day after the 9/11 attacks — despite his own autobiography placing him in DC.

‘I just had another one’: How McConnell scrambled to protect his job after two freeze-ups  —  The GOP leader emerged from a tumultuous 10 days with his internal strength intact, according to interviews with more than a dozen senators.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's apparent health problems …

Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties  —  Dodge Hellonen, who was carrying a yellow “Don't Tread on Me” flag on Jan. 6, was the first of the three Marines to be punished for participating in the Capitol siege.

Wisconsin Republicans' nuclear option  —  In April, Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court with more than one million votes, defeating her conservative opponent by a wide margin.  Her victory tipped the balance of the court, and the new liberal majority will soon review a case …

Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise  —  Public health experts denounced the platform's moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information  —  LOS ANGELES — Instagram's text-based social platform Threads last week rolled …

Putin Praises ‘Outstanding’ Musk While Vowing More Moon Missions  — Russia's president calls SpaceX CEO a ‘talented businessman’  — Compliments follow Musk statement on rejecting Ukraine request  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as an outstanding person and talented businessman …

Dems' immigration letter - Live Updates  —  It's the latest effort on border issues from House Dems as they navigate their minority status.

Ross Douthat's Theories of Persuasion  —  At a time of distrust and polarization, the conservative Times columnist seeks to bridge the worlds of the Christian right and the secular left.  —  This summer, Ross Douthat, liberal America's favorite conservative commentator …

Trump advisers plot aggressive new tax cuts for second White House term  —  Although the 2017 GOP tax law proved unpopular, the former president is eyeing deeper cuts to the corporate rate  —  As Donald Trump widens his lead over other Republican candidates in the GOP primary …

Biden has set the stage for the next 9/11, should resign immediately  —  FRONT PAGE PODCAST  —  Does the country do enough to recognize and remember the events of 9/11?  —  Question of the Day No, we need to do more Yes, it's appropriate No, it's too much  —  STORY TOPICS  —  OPINION:

Nobel laureate Ressa acquitted in Philippine tax case  —  Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country.

‘Christian, The Hugging Lion’ latest children's book banned in Florida - despite no mention of sexuality: report  —  A children's book about a lion raised by two men has been banned in Florida because right-wing activists suspect the men might be gay - despite nothing in the book suggesting …

Samuel Alito Is Wrong and Arrogant—and Must Be Reined In  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has been in the spotlight lately, and not in a good way.  Embattled over revelations of major ethics violations and calls for Supreme Court ethics reform and now the subject of an ethics charge …