BREAKING: Trump will not seek to move Fulton case to federal court  —  X  —  In a surprise move, former President Donald Trump has decided not to seek to move his criminal trial from Fulton County to federal court, his lawyer said Thursday.  —  In a two-page notice filed in Fulton County …

Why a shutdown is looking inevitable  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  TICK TOCK: The government will shut down in three days if Congress can't pass a funding patch.  —  FURLOUGH, SWEET CHARIOT  —  If you're a federal worker who doesn't know what the future holds …

‘Botched this bad’: Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are growing more and more frustrated with the House Oversight Committee's impeachment hearing, with some beginning to admit it has been a failure.

The biggest loser of last night's debate was ...  ... not any of the seven candidates on the stage.  It wasn't even one of the candidates who weren't on the stage — Donald Trump, Asa Hutchinson, and an assortment of also rans.  The biggest loser of the debate was Fox Business Channel, with the RNC that arranged it a close runner-up.

Alarmed Republicans are preparing to draft Glenn Youngkin  —  Robert Costa is the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News.  —  Some of the biggest Republican donors in the country will converge next month at the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach for a two-day meeting to rally behind Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Ojai, CA Becomes First U.S. City To Recognize Legal Rights Of Elephants  —  Ordinance gives elephants the right to liberty in Ojai  —  The Ojai City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday to recognize the legal rights of elephants, becoming the first city in the United States to give legal rights to a non-human animal.

Teary-eyed influencer ‘Meatball’ who livestreamed Philadelphia looting mayhem is charged with 6 felonies  —  The Philadelphia social media influencer arrested while she livestreamed Tuesday night's looting mayhem fought back tears as she was charged with six felonies.

Thousands of cantaloupes sold in 19 states recalled due to potential salmonella contamination  —  Thousands of whole cantaloupes sold in 19 states and Washington, D.C., have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

Joe Biden Personally Requested Meeting with Hunter's Chinese Business Partner, Text Messages Suggest  —  President Joe Biden personally requested an audience with a Chinese oil executive whose company weeks earlier paid Hunter Biden millions of dollars in consulting fees …

Democrats eye passport backlog with new legislation  —  A duo of Democrat lawmakers have introduced legislation that would implement new measures to clear passport application backlogs and reduce processing delays.  —  The proposed legislation, called the PASSPORT Act …

Youngkin: Virginia districts 'really don't have a choice' in school transgender policy  —  Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday said local school districts “don't really have a choice” in adopting his administration's new model policies for the treatment of transgender students …

Peruvian National Arrested In Peru For Sending Over 150 Hoax Bomb Threats To Schools And Other Institutions In The United States And Soliciting Child Pornography  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos Allegedly …

New data on ultra-rich tax cheats wrecks the ‘working-class GOP’ ruse  —  Republicans have been amplifying the claim lately that their party has undergone a “populist” makeover, rendering it both anti-elite and pro-working class.  One way Republicans purport to illustrate …

Biden warns of threats to democracy, honors the legacy of Sen. John McCain in Arizona  — President Joe Biden spoke at Arizona State University, home of the McCain Institute, where he announced funding from the American Rescue Plan will be used to build a McCain Library in partnership with the institute.