What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate  —  In an exclusive excerpt from my forthcoming biography of the senator, Romney: A Reckoning, he reveals what drove him to retire.  —  For most of his life, Mitt Romney has nursed a morbid fascination with his own death, suspecting that it might assert itself one day suddenly and violently.

Fact-checking McCarthy's claims while launching Biden impeachment inquiry  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made several unproven claims Tuesday while announcing the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.  —  The Republican-led investigation will focus on …

A House GOP attempt to advance abortion measure backfires in funding fight  —  House GOP leaders wanted more leverage in the spending wars.  So far, they have less.  —  House GOP leaders have abandoned efforts to pass an agriculture funding bill amid an intraparty row over abortion policy.

Ramaswamy Says He Would Fire Most of the Federal Work Force if Elected  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, whose campaign for the Republican nomination has gained attention in recent months, has vowed to dismantle much of the federal government and shutter key agencies.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy …

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment  —  Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader announced Wednesday that he's created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment as he mulls taking that unprecedented step against a liberal state Supreme Court justice.

Court blocks Jack Smith's access to many of Rep. Scott Perry's contacts about 2020 election  —  The appeals panel concluded that prosecutors' effort to access cellphone communications with colleagues officials violated the lawmaker's constitutional immunity.

The Right-Wing Conspiracy-Fest Is More Openly Bloodthirsty Than Before  —  The first thing I noticed at the latest stop on the ReAwaken America Tour in Las Vegas in mid-August was that the T-shirts are getting nastier.  “Size Matters” blared one man's shirt over enlarged images of bullets of various calibers.

Trump, Meadows offer quid pro quo on speedy trial to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants  — Donald Trump offered to “exchange” his right to a speedy trial in his Georgia election-conspiracy case for an Atlanta judge ruling that would have the former president tried separately from 18 other defendants.

Florida surgeon general rejects FDA guidance, urges people under 65 not to get Covid booster  —  Previous guidance by Joe Ladapo has been widely rejected by the medical community.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis' hand-picked surgeon general on Wednesday warned healthy adults under …

Judge restricts Trump's access to classified info in docs case and limits what he can say  —  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set specific parameters for how and when the former president can review the evidence in case against him in Florida.  —  The judge presiding over the federal …

Milley disputes claim he recommended Trump attack Iran  —  You can watch the full interview with Gen. Mark Milley on “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.  —  CNN —  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an interview Wednesday …

Is AOC Married?  Her Office Says No. Her Legal Filings in Congress Say Otherwise.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D., N.Y.) office says she isn't married.  But she has described her fiancé, Riley Roberts, as her “spouse” in forms filed with the House Ethics Committee in 2023 …

Jury's fresh-air break could upend Navarro conviction  —  The former Donald Trump adviser was on trial for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee.  —  An unusual outdoor excursion by the jury that convicted Peter Navarro — just 30 minutes before delivering its verdict last week …

DeSantis calls NAACP's warning about Florida to minorities and LGBT people a “stunt”  —  Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis said the NAACP is pulling a “stunt” by calling Florida hostile to Black Americans, other minorities and LGBTQ+ people.

Sean Penn's Crusade: Why He's Risking It All for Ukraine, Furious at Will Smith and Ready to Call Bulls— on Studios' AI Proposals  —  Summer light fades to gold in Malibu.  Surfers carve tasty waves just down the road.  A beautiful woman wanders toward the pool house.

Federal judge again declares DACA immigration program unlawful, but allows it to continue  —  Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday again declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program unlawful, though he refrained from ordering officials to terminate deportation protections …

Trump wants to close the Department of Education, joining calls by GOP rivals  —  Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to close the Department of Education and have state governments “run the education of our children,” pushing for a long-held Republican goal that has been endorsed by several other 2024 GOP candidates.

US judge freezes New Mexico governor's gun ban  —  A federal judge in New Mexico on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against state Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's ban on carrying guns in Albuquerque and its surrounding county, on grounds it violated the U.S. constitution.

She's 25, idealistic, and believes she has the formula to win North Carolina for Joe Biden  —  The state's Democratic Party chair is organizing youth and rural voters, and people have noticed: “They know she's fighting for them.”  —  Anderson Clayton, the youngest statewide party leader in the country …