Judge orders Ivanka Trump to testify in $250 million fraud case  —  Judge Arthur Engoron agreed with the AG's office that her testimony is necessary, even though she's no longer a defendant in the case.  —  The judge overseeing the $250 million civil trial against Donald Trump and his company ordered …

Nine Takeaways From Mike Johnson's First Interview as Speaker  —  The Louisiana Republican spoke about how his worldview is dictated by the Bible, and discussed issues including abortion, gay marriage and aid for Ukraine.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday evening that his personal worldview …

A year later, Musk's X is tilting right.  And sinking.  —  The billionaire bought Twitter to revive its business and make it less “woke.”  He has succeeded at only one of those goals.  —  One year after billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, aiming to rid it of a …

Dean Phillips Is Primarying Joe Biden  —  The Minnesota congressman's presidential bid could energize the Democratic Party—or gift the presidency to Donald Trump.  —  To spend time around Dean Phillips, as I have since his first campaign for Congress in 2018, is to encounter someone so earnest as to be utterly suspicious.

Arizona prosecutors ask about 2020 pressure campaign by Trump allies  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona attorney general's investigation into the coordinated attempt to overturn the 2020 election results by creating and sending documents to the federal government falsely declaring Donald Trump …

Israeli poll finds 49% support for holding off on Gaza invasion  —  Almost half of Israelis want to hold off on any invasion of Gaza, according to a poll published on Friday, in what may indicate a dip in support for the planned next stage of the counter-offensive against Hamas militants holding some 200 hostages.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Eastern Syria  —  Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.

US congressman Santos pleads not guilty to new felony charges  —  U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty on Friday to a 23-count indictment accusing him of an array of corruption, including 10 felony counts that federal prosecutors added this month.

Trump's Vanishing Act: Why Trump Rallies Are Going Extinct  —  Trump has been holding about two rallies per month.  That's way down from his previous campaigns, like in 2016 when he held 323 rallies, or 70 rallies during COVID. … Vanishing Act  —  DERRY, New Hampshire …

DeSantis points to ‘liberal, soft on crime policies’ in wake of Maine mass shooting  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pointed to “liberal, soft on crime” policies in the wake of a mass shooting in Maine that left 18 people dead earlier this week.  —  “[Y]ou look, a lot of the guys who commit violent crime …

Joe Scarborough Delivers Blistering Takedown Of Mike Johnson's Gun Logic  —  “We have more mass shootings in America every year than we have days in the year,” the MSNBC host said.  —  LOADING  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) “preposterous” …

Hearings begin as Trump critics attempt to kick him off ballots  —  Lawsuits in Colorado and Minnesota center on the 14th Amendment, which bars those who engage in an insurrection from running for office  —  In two courtrooms 900 miles apart, judges next week will begin to weigh an unprecedented …

Jenna Ellis's long, strange trip to disgrace  —  In court, she's contrite.  On social media?  Not so much. … On November 19, 2020, Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis stood on the stage at the RNC flanked by Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell and vowed that “an elite strikeforce team” …

Make Mike Johnson Famous  —  If Republicans vote for a medieval insurrectionist, and nobody knows, does it count?  —  I had hoped, without really expecting, that the 20-plus member GOP rebellion against Jim Jordan's efforts to shove himself down their throats would bloom into a greater struggle …

‘He Seems to Be Saying His Commitment Is to Minority Rule’  —  A Q&A with historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez on the Christian nationalist ideas that shaped House Speaker Mike Johnson.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, a Shreveport, Louisiana, native, entered politics after spending …

Tlaib is the very threat to democracy Democrats warned about  —  For about six years, Democratic politicians and pundits have promoted the phrase “threat to our democracy.”  It was entirely based on constructing a political narrative through fearmongering propaganda meant to brainwash …

NRCC chair dishes on Johnson  —  THE TOP … He's bringing his longtime chief of staff Hayden Haynes to work in the speaker's office.  And the new speaker is busy searching for a top foreign policy aide, a member services director and a policy director.  —  Yet maybe no organ …