The New Speaker is Everything Voters Hate about the GOP  —  The election of a Far Right Speaker is a huge opportunity for Democrats to once again run against MAGA Extremism  —  After three weeks, multiple failed votes, and several well known Republicans face-planting on the House floor …

How Mike Johnson's main strength will become his biggest liability  —  Everyone agrees that the Louisianan's anonymity helped him get the speakership.  It won't help him with the long list of other congressional crises.  —  Mike Johnson's anonymity in Washington was a driving force …

The Terrifying Learning Curve Facing Mike Johnson  —  What a neophyte speaker needs to know right now.  —  “It was perhaps Mike Johnson's short tenure in the House that allowed him to win the gavel.  But now he faces a terrifyingly steep learning curve and almost no margin for error,” writes Brendan Buck.

Mike Johnson played a central role in trying to overturn the 2020 vote  —  The new House speaker worked behind the scenes to boost Donald Trump's efforts to stay in office through a long-shot court challenge  —  In the weeks after the 2020 election, an obscure Republican lawmaker …

Special counsel urges judge to reimpose Trump's federal gag order  —  Prosecutors say Trump's recent verbal attacks show he's a threat to D.C. proceedings — and the safety of witnesses.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump …

The One Simple Trick For Avoiding Prison Could Be Slipping Out Of Reach For Trump  —  As the coup-attempting former president's co-defendants continue taking plea deals, his bargaining position for a deal of his own gets weaker.  —  WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump's co-defendants and associates …

At Least 16 Killed in Maine Shootings With Suspect at Large  —  A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state's second-largest city in chaos.  The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents …

Justice Thomas Did Not Repay Substantial Portion of $267,230 Loan, Finance Committee Investigation Reveals; Failed to Report Forgiven Debt on Ethics Filings, Raising Questions About Tax Compliance  —  Documents Show Businessman Forgave the Loan, which Thomas used to Purchase a Luxury RV

Trump Hit With $10,000 Fine for Gag Order Violation After Judge Puts Ex-President on Witness Stand and Finds Him ‘Not Credible’  —  The former president claimed under oath that he had been referring to his former fixer Michael Cohen, who was on the witness stand throughout the day and the focal point …