Fear and loathing grips the House GOP  —  While Republicans appear to be turning next to Jim Jordan, some are already airing open doubts that he can pull off what the majority leader couldn't.  —  The House GOP has entered an angrier and more bewildered phase in its leadership crisis.

How 91 felony charges boosted Trump's standing in the GOP  —  Interviews in multiple states show that Trump's constant message of victimhood has seeped in with voters  —  David Alexander, an engineer who attended the Iowa Faith and Freedom dinner last month, called the absent Donald Trump …

Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms  —  Gaza's energy crisis risk hospitals turning into morgues  —  Israel Defense Forces release footage of assault on Gaza-adjacent outpost  —  Israel's military told some 1 million Palestinians …

Supreme Court Justices Avoid Falling Chunk Of Marble In Courtyard  —  Democratic institutions in D.C. are literally crumbling, apparently.  —  LOADING  —  The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground …

Gov. DeSantis signs executive order authorizing rescue of Floridians stranded in Israel: ‘Help is on the way’  —  Hundreds of U.S. families are believed to be stranded in Israel  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on Thursday authorizing planes from his state …

Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up  —  Smith's demand that Trump and his lawyers clarify his strategy is important because an affirmative defense would trigger two significant consequences  —  Jack Smith is asking former President Donald Trump to put his money where his mouth is.

‘America wants me’: How GOP Rep. Wagner recalls a private Scalise-Jordan conversation  —  The Ohio Republican's spokesperson disputes the Missourian's recollection.  But her frustration illustrates that Jordan has a speakership race problem.

October 12, 2023  —  We are in a bizarre moment.  —  If the U.S. government were operating within its normal parameters, my first story tonight would be about new federal charges that Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was acting as an agent of Egypt while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Biden team launches organizing pilot project in Wisconsin and Arizona  —  The reelection effort is focused on recruiting large numbers of volunteers to use their own relationships to spread the Biden message directly  —  President Biden's reelection effort will launch a pilot test …

Don't overlook Biden's empowering of antisemites  —  It is undeniably true that President Joe Biden emboldened terrorists to attack Israel with his support for funding for Gaza and Iran, but it is also the case that Biden has emboldened and legitimized antisemites who support those terrorists and their actions.