McCarthy reverses on Ukraine aid as GOP scrambles on funding bills  —  The backtrack comes as Republicans try to shore up votes to move forward after two setbacks.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is backtracking on his plan to remove Ukraine aid from a massive military spending bill …

Clarence Thomas' Latest Pay-to-Play Scandal Finally Connects All the Dots  —  ProPublica released a new report on Friday detailing Justice Clarence Thomas' close relationship with the Koch brothers with previously undisclosed and extraordinarily damning new details.

New Jersey rep. announces challenge to unseat Menendez following indictment  —  Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced Saturday that he will primary Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) after the senator was indicted on corruption charges Friday.  —  “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said 'I am …

Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks  —  An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online  —  Academics, universities …

Joe Biden Is About to Go Where No President Has Gone Before  —  A picket line.  —  On September 15, the United Auto Workers began a targeted strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis (the conglomerate that includes Chrysler) in an effort to secure higher wages, a four-day work week, and other protections in the union's next contract.

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 …

Across GOP, many see Trump as likely nominee — including some rival supporters  —  Even some of his critics are moving toward that conclusion for 2024, as the former president continues to dominate the Republican presidential race  —  Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is backing …

The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees  —  Right-wing Republicans who represent a minority in their party and in Congress have succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.

U.S. Provided Canada With Intelligence on Killing of Sikh Leader  —  American intelligence gave assistance, but communications intercepted by Canada were more definitive in linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.  —  American spy agencies provided information to Ottawa …

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 …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Flirts With the Libertarian Party  —  Mr. Kennedy sat down with the party's chair in July, a previously undisclosed meeting, as Democrats fret about a third party bid.  —  For months, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he plans to continue his long-shot challenge …

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills  —  Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains  —  Jessica Burgess, a Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy …

Richard Branson to climate change deniers: 'it's a fact of life'  —  While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shared details of his next endeavor: combating climate change.  —  The billionaire British businessman announced Monday …

Cassidy Hutchinson Reappears.  She Has More Trump Stories to Tell.  —  “I would like not to be a hermit,” the former White House aide says upon the publication of a memoir about her journey down a political rabbit hole.  —  Cassidy Hutchinson dropped out of sight last year after she testified …