Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump  —  John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.

Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.  The far-right Republican from Florida …

What was Elon Musk's strategy for Twitter?  —  A year after the world's richest man acquired the social media platform, a game plan published by a fired Trump White House staffer provides a clue.  —  On the day that public records revealed that Elon Musk had become Twitter's biggest shareholder …

EMILYs List Statements on Laphonza Butler's Appointment to the U.S. Senate  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Gov. Gavin Newsom will name EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate from California, EMILYs List released the following statements:

Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat  —  A report obtained by POLITICO details specific plans to reform Ukrainian institutions and warns Western support may hinge on cutting corruption.  —  Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption …

Clarence Thomas recuses himself as Supreme Court rejects ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman's appeal  —  Thomas, who is under fire over claims of ethical lapses, was criticized for not recusing himself from a separate Jan. 6-related case because his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas …

Three in 10 Republicans don't think the Biden impeachment probe will be fair  —  Leaders of the House Republican conference would like Americans to be under the impression that the party's investigation into the possible impeachment of President Biden is a sober act, one undertaken solely …

My Fellow Republicans: It's Time to Grow Up  —  Extremists in my party have threatened to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on the votes of Democrats to keep the government open.  Some of them appear to be authoritarian separatists who reject pluralism …

Bowman camp slams ‘Nazi’ Republicans after fire alarm flap  —  Republicans have vowed to punish the progressive in the wake of the incident, with one member already introducing a motion to expel him from Congress.

Error in New York's Civil Fraud Case Against Trump Is Flagged by Industry Insiders, Who Say Valuation of Mar-a-Lago Cited by Judge Is Based on a Misunderstanding of Basic Real Estate Practice  —  Apparent mistake by Judge Engoron surfaces in his use of a Palm Beach County appraisal of Mar-a-Lago that …

Play it again, Sam  —  Inside Bankman-Fried's last year in the crypto game  —  Most of the people who went to work for Sam Bankman-Fried ended up in jobs for which they were not obviously qualified, and Natalie Tien was no exception.  She'd been raised in Taiwan by middle-class parents whose …

Pentagon official charged with participating in dog fighting ring  —  Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer, is accused of training fighting dogs for more than 20 years  —  A senior member of the Department of Defense communications staff has been arrested and charged …

Spartz says she'll consider resigning from Congress  —  Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced that she'll consider resigning from her position if Congress does not create a debt commission by the end of this year.  —  “I've done many very difficult things being one woman standing many times …