Live updates Jim Jordan fails to become House speaker on third ballot  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed Friday on a third ballot to be elected House speaker after backing off a plan to empower a temporary speaker.  Jordan, a conservative firebrand and ally of former president Donald Trump …

Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump attorney who helped craft fake elector plot pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case  —  Kenneth Chesebro, a Donald Trump-aligned attorney who helped craft the 2020 fake elector plot, is pleading guilty in the Georgia election subversion case.

It Turns Out Joe Biden Is Actually In Charge of the Biden Administration … The central Republican attack line on Joe Biden has always been that he is not in charge of his own administration.  “They're surrounded by vicious, smart people, radical left people, but they're very smart, and they're very vicious,” said Donald Trump.

Elon Musk's X removes the New York Times' verification badge  —  The unexplained decision removes the only symbol distinguishing the news organization from impostors and comes amid a flood of false information related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed.

Behind the Curtain: Rattled U.S. government fears wars could spread … Never before have we talked to so many top government officials who, in private, are so worried about so many overseas conflicts at once. … But to sound a siren of clinical, clear-eyed realism: U.S. officials …

Maryland circuit court judge killed in driveway of home, police say  —  Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found with apparent gunshot wounds and died at a hospital, authorities said.  —  A Maryland judge was found apparently shot in the driveway of his home Thursday evening and later died, officials say.

White House to Congress: We want $106 billion for the wars and the border  —  The request was directed to Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry who is currently leading a House that remains frozen without a speaker.  —  The Biden administration asked Congress on Friday to approve …

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans ‘Woke’ Words In Culture War Cluelessness  —  The Arkansas governor, who once served as Trump's press secretary, was criticized by the ACLU and LGBTQ+ advocates for the move.  —  LOADING  —  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Thursday signed an executive order banning …

Israeli official slams Greta Thunberg after she backs Palestinians in Gaza  —  ‘Whoever identifies with Greta in any way in the future, in my view, is a terror supporter,’ says Israeli army spokesperson.  —  The Israeli military lashed out at Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday …

Judge Won't Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages  —  A Texas court ruling means the Infowars broadcaster must pay most of the $1.4 billion he owes Sandy Hook families, regardless of whether his business survives.  —  The judge in Alex Jones's bankruptcy case ruled …

Jon Stewart's Show on Apple Is Ending  —  Mr. Stewart and Apple are parting ways because of creative differences over “The Problem,” people with knowledge of the decision said.  —  Jon Stewart's show on Apple's streaming service is abruptly coming to an end, according to several people …

President Biden Gaslights Americans in Oval Office Address on Ukraine, Israel  —  Why did President Joe Biden travel to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu?  So he could deliver an Oval Office address on Thursday night to beg Americans and a leaderless House of Representatives for more money for Ukraine.

Exclusive: US Army charges Private Travis King with desertion over dash into North Korea  —  The U.S. Army has charged Private Travis King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography, according to documents obtained by Reuters.