Judge Chutkan temporarily freezes Trump gag order in 2020 election subversion case  —  US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on Donald Trump in the former president's federal 2020 election subversion criminal case.

House remains paralyzed with no end in sight for speakership battle after Jordan's exit  —  There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago.  —  The search is on for a new GOP speaker nominee …

Can Biden Change How Voters See Him?  The Israel War May Give Him a Chance.  —  Plagued by low approval ratings, the president has projected himself as a world leader.  Strategists warn, however, that his re-election may depend more on domestic issues like the economy.

Supreme Court says White House can continue requests to tech companies  —  The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed the Biden administration to continue its efforts to get social media companies to remove posts from their platforms that the government says are misleading.

Trump World Vows to Tank a Speaker Bid From House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Exclusive)  —  'An Emmer speakership is something that won't go over well in our circles,' one source close to Trump told The Messenger … House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is angling to be the next House speaker …

CDC says skin-disfiguring parasite may be endemic in Texas, present in other states  —  The CDC identified dozens of Leishmania cases — all without a history of travel outside the U.S. — over a 14-year period.  —  A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic …

Comer Releases Evidence of Direct Payment to Joe Biden  —  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee obtained bank records revealing a $200,000 direct payment from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden in the form of a personal check.

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The Real Reason Hamas Just Released Two American Hostages  —  According to Israeli officials, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas released two American hostages Friday afternoon for “humanitarian” purposes after kidnapping and holding them in the Gaza Strip for nearly two weeks.

Elderly and Imprisoned: 'I Don't Count It as Living, Only Existing.'  —  On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible.  Cleveland Lindley stood on a green patch in the prison yard, taking in the view.

Cairo peace summit grapples with Gaza war as risks to region rise  —  Arab leaders condemned Israel's two-week-old bombardment of Gaza on Saturday at a gathering of Western and other leaders and demanded renewed efforts to end a decades-long cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

'It's astonishing': GOP ditches Jordan as speaker pick  —  It was an unexpectedly fast end to the Ohio conservative's candidacy to lead the chaos-ridden House GOP.

Federal agents found more than two dozen minors working in Ohio poultry plant  —  The children, mainly from Guatemala, according to local immigration advocates, were working in meat processing and sanitation in a plant run by Gerber's Poultry.  —  Federal agents found more than two dozen …

Jury selection begins in Fulton Trump case amid talk of plea deal  —  Hundreds of would-be jurors gathered at the Fulton County courthouse Friday and began filling out questionnaires, the first step in the criminal trial of a Donald Trump ally accused to conspiring with the former president to overthrow the 2020 election.