Live updates Judge to hear argument over Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's office is in federal court in D.C. today asking for a gag order that would bar former president Donald Trump from maligning the judge, prosecutors, witnesses and potential jurors in his election obstruction case.

Jim Jordan to force floor vote for House speaker on Tuesday after consolidating Republican support - US politics live  —  Republican hardliner says situation in Israel had changed his earlier stance that he would only call a vote if he had enough votes to win  —  Jordan consolidates support ahead of Tuesday House speaker vote

More on Disastrous Biden Interview: Scott Pelley Has to Help Him Finish Sentence, Says President ‘Tired’  —  I wrote earlier about a couple of the teaser clips from the “60 Minutes” interview with Joe Biden.  —  Those were bad, but the complete interview was even worse.

Scott's super PAC cancels TV ad reservations as campaign sputters  —  The super PAC supporting Tim Scott's presidential campaign said Monday it will cancel “all of our Fall media inventory.”  —  The super PAC supporting Tim Scott's presidential bid is canceling most of its remaining TV spending …

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years  —  The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under a proposed court settlement announced Monday that also provides families …

Trump Federal Election Case: Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order on Trump  —  The order pits the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate against the responsibilities of a judge to protect witnesses and to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.

Attorney General Statement on the Killing of Six-Year-Old Child Wadea Al-Fayoume and Severe Wounding of His Mother Hanaan Shahin in Illinois  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the killing …

Biden campaign to launch account on Trump's Truth Social  —  'There's very little ‘truth’ happening on Truth Social, but at least now it'll be a little fun,' Biden campaign tells Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Biden campaign is launching an account on former President Trump's Truth Social, Fox News Digital has learned.

Scholastic's “bigot button”  —  Scholastic, the popular publisher of children's books, is a big business.  It is a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of $1.15 billion.  Its CEO, Peter Warwick, collected a total compensation of $3,300,361 in 2023, and at least four other executives were paid over $1.3 million.

U.S. to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil for freer presidential election  —  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Biden administration and the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have agreed to a deal in which the U.S. would ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry …

Scoop: Oprah pitched a White House run with Mitt Romney, book reveals … - Romney tells Coppins he dismissed the idea, believing that such a campaign would inadvertently help Trump.

Fourth Iranian Arrested Illegally Crossing US Border This Month  —  U.S. authorities on the southern border have apprehended an Iranian citizen crossing into Texas for the fourth time this month.  —  The Iranians are considered “special interest aliens” because the U.S. government designates Iran a supporter of terrorism.

The GOP refusal to condemn Menendez speaks volumes  —  Public Notice just celebrated its second birthday.  Click the button to take advantage of our special anniversary offer.  —  Click to redeem 2nd anniversary special  —  As a general rule of politics, it should be easy to condemn …

Jordan to face a challenger in floor vote Tuesday  —  ‘There will be an alternative for the rational part of the Republican conference,’ an opponent of the hard-right congressman says.

Supreme Court silence on allowing Texas execution is an institutional failure  —  Jedidiah Murphy is dead today, and the justices didn't even have to tell us why they let it happen.  Also: Louisiana's elections, and Montana's anti-drag law.  —  Late on Oct. 10, Texas killed Jedidiah Murphy.