Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources  —  Meadows said Trump was “dishonest” on election night, according to sources.  —  Former President Donald Trump's final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows …

Voters soundly reject Gabrielle Hanson, other MAGA candidates in historic Franklin, Tennessee election  —  FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In perhaps the most bizarre race that this picturesque Middle Tennessee community has ever experienced, Franklin voters resoundingly rejected a candidate for mayor …

House GOP gives Mike Johnson Speaker nod after whirlwind Emmer dropout  —  House Republicans nominated Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) for Speaker Tuesday evening, making him the fourth GOP lawmaker to win the conference's nod — and its second nominee within a day after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer …

Biden is worried about wider war in the Middle East.  Here's how it could happen.  —  From Yemen's rebels launching missiles to alleged Israeli settler killings of Palestinians in the West Bank, the entire region faces chaos.  —  U.S. officials are worried that violence in Israel's neighbors will spiral into a larger regional war.

Threats to American Democracy Ahead of an Unprecedented Presidential Election  —  Introduction  —  In this divided era of American politics, the nation turns its eyes toward an unprecedented presidential election, with two of the oldest leading candidates in history …

Hillary Clinton Repeatedly Snaps At Heckler In Bonkers Exchange  —  A protester got in the face of the former secretary of state, and she just wanted him to shut up during a panel at Columbia University.  —  LOADING  —  Hillary Clinton attempted to quiet a theatrical heckler this week in a tense exchange that lasted several minutes.

Republicans pray for an early voting reversal in Virginia  —  The Republican Party under President Donald Trump has abandoned the practice.  Glenn Youngkin is betting Virginia Republicans can be convinced otherwise.  —  GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to get Republican voters …

The 8th Amendment is next  —  Right-wing judges want to put the “cruel” back in “cruel and unusual punishment.” … Over the last year, the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen has been profound.

Google Launches ‘Jewish Allyship’ Bathroom Campaign to Address Anti-Semitism in Workplace  —  ‘Jewglers’ feeling especially vulnerable, fliers say  —  Google headquarters launched a campaign promoting sensitivity to Jews in the workplace by posting educational fliers in its office bathroom stalls last week …

Florida orders universities to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian group  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's university system chancellor, responding to a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis, directed state universities Tuesday to disband campus groups with ties to the national Students for Justice in Palestine organization …

Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4  —  House Republicans turned on themselves as they immolated yet another of their leaders in the bonfires of the speaker fight.  Then they chose their next nominee.  —  It was clear from the start that House Republicans …

McCarthy floats partnership with Jim Jordan as assistant speaker  —  Amid the impasse, McCarthy is floating a plan that would reinstall him as speaker and make Jordan, a conservative Trump ally, the assistant speaker, according to three sources familiar with McCarthy's pitch.

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast  —  A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.  —  The video shows a projectile streaking through the darkened skies over Gaza and exploding in the air.  Seconds later, another explosion is seen on the ground.

MAGA Diehards Are Furious Jenna Ellis Pleaded Guilty After Raising $200K  —  Jenna Ellis raised more than $216,000 to fight her Georgia RICO indictment ... then accepted a plea deal  —  Jenna Ellis smiled in her mugshot.  The former Trump attorney who was indicted alongside him and 17 others …