Post-ABC poll: Biden faces criticism on economy, immigration and age  —  A finding that shows Trump leading Biden by a wide margin does not match other recent polling, however, suggesting it is an outlier  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds President Biden struggling to gain approval …

Ohio Republican on shutdown scenario: 'I'll bet on Kevin McCarthy any day'  —  But Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters only sees chaos in the GOP.  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in a very difficult position as Republicans this week are preparing to start debate on four government funding bills …

As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns Increase  —  As criminal cases proceed against the former president, heated rhetoric and anger among his supporters have authorities worried about the risk of political dissent becoming deadly.  —  At the federal courthouse in Washington …

GOP Rep Who Pushes ‘Traditional Values’ Is Accused of Affair With Lobbyist  —  SPLITSVILLE  —  Melody Duncan, wife of Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), filed for a divorce on Friday, citing her husband's multiple alleged affairs and a particular mistress she identified as Liz Williams …

Anti-vaxxers are now a modern political force  —  The once-fringe movement is now seeing an influx in cash after the Covid pandemic.  —  This is the final story of a five-part series diving into the rise of the anti-vaccine political movement.  —  For years, groups at the vanguard …

You've Persuaded Us Already  —  When it comes to the idea that conservatism has embraced fascism and supremacy, nobody is more persuasive than conservatives themselves.  An essay on bullies and the margins of permission in the USA.  —  In Missouri, a state Senator who's running for governor …

Dana Perino of Fox News Is About to Face Her Biggest Test as a Journalist  —  The former press secretary in the Bush White House will moderate the next Republican debate.  She's managed to rise at Fox without being a Trump supplicant.  —  Dana Perino can punch and parry with the best of them.

After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up to teach it  —  MIAMI — They filed into the pews one after the other on a sweltering Wednesday night, clutching Bibles and notepads, ready to learn at church what they no longer trusted would be taught at school.

Local libraries can save democracy, one reader at a time  —  September is “Library Card Sign-Up Month.”  It is not widely known or celebrated, but it should be.  The tenor of our times requires those of us who understand the power of books to get involved.  The children of today need our help.