Trump Ordered Not to Comment on Judge's Staff in Fraud Case  —  The former president attacked Justice Arthur F. Engoron's clerk in a social media post that soon disappeared.  He was called to account behind closed doors.  —  A New York judge placed a limited gag order on Donald J. Trump …

Republicans must expel Matt Gaetz  —  Newt Gingrich, a Republican from Georgia, was speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is an anti-Republican who has become actively destructive to the conservative movement.  —  Drama has filled the halls of Congress for 234 years.

Fulton prosecutors float plea deals to Trump defendants  —  First guilty plea in RICO case came Friday  —  Fulton County prosecutors are floating plea deals to a number of defendants in the election interference case involving former President Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the proposals.

The Supreme Court's uncharacteristic moment of sanity  —  Justices considering a case against the CFPB seem unlikely to trigger a second Great Depression.  —  Imagine that the Supreme Court of the United States spent an entire morning debating whether penguins are the primary cause …

How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives  —  ASHTABULA, Ohio — Mike Czup unspooled the hose to wash his hearse.  It was time to pick up the body of yet another neighbor who had died in the prime of life.  —  Since he started working at 15 in the funeral business, Czup has seen plenty of tragedies.

‘A travesty’: Clarence Thomas refuses to recuse in case that could benefit billionaire benefactor  —  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday recused himself from a decision—but the rare move from the embattled right-winger came as he weighed in on another case involving …

Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications  —  The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations.  —  The manufacturers of 10 expensive medications …

Neither Party Well-Liked, but GOP Holds Advantage on Issues  — Republican and Democratic Parties viewed unfavorably on balance  — Between the two, Republican Party trusted more on economy and security  — GOP also ahead on which party can handle “most important problem”

RNC warns Christie and Ramaswamy not to hold joint Fox News segment  —  The two candidates will now sit down for separate interviews.  —  The Republican National Committee told former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Monday night that if they went through …

No Labels makes its choice  —  No Labels claims to be a non-partisan centrist organization.  It describes itself as a movement for the “politically homeless.”  But in practice, it has supported Republicans and very conservative Democrats.  This year, No Labels has spent millions …