Mike Johnson's Wife Runs Counseling Service That Compares Being Gay To Bestiality, Incest  —  The newly elected Republican House speaker and his wife, Kelly, have long intertwined their political and business lives.  —  LOADING  —  The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson …

After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns  —  The shooting in Lewiston that left 18 dead prompted the town's conservative Democratic representative to embrace an assault weapons ban, but Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are still resisting.

Playbook PM: Will Dean Phillips stop Trump or help him?  —  THE TALENTED MR. SANTOS — Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (R-N.Y.) today pleaded not guilty to 10 new federal counts against him, maintaining his innocence in the face of prosecutors' superseding indictment.  His trial on charges of fraud …

The Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation  —  Axios: … Since no other civilized country on the planet has massacres like this, Johnson is implicitly arguing that the problem isn't the human heart, but the American heart.  —  Or, maybe the problem is the fact …

U.S. urges Israel against Gaza ground invasion, pushes surgical campaign  —  U.S. officials say a full-scale ground invasion risks a wider Middle East war and jeopardizes the lives of hundreds of hostages  —  The Biden administration is urging Israel to rethink its plans for a major ground offensive …

Gaza's Tunnels Loom Large for Israel's Ground Forces  —  Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers.  —  Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had struck a tunnel that allowed Hamas to “infiltrate Israel through the sea.”

Team Trump Revives Attack Ads Against DeSantis in Iowa  —  A super PAC supporting Trump is shifting its strategy again, with less than three months before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses.  —  The super PAC supporting Donald J. Trump will begin airing an attack against Ron DeSantis in Iowa …

Gun Maine suspect used to kill 18 people was bought legally just days before psychiatric evaluation, sources say  —  The gun investigators believe Robert Card used to kill 18 people and wound more than a dozen others was purchased legally just days before he was hospitalized and ordered …

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 …

Bill Barr knocks Trump for having verbal skills that ‘are limited’  —  Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr knocked former President Trump's verbal skills in Friday comments.  —  “His verbal skills are limited,” Barr said at an event at The University of Chicago's Institute of Politics.

Trump appointee faces 10-year prison recommendation for joining mob at Capitol  —  In a new filing released on Friday, federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for Federico “Freddie” Guillermo Klein, a former State Department official in the Trump administration who joined the mob at the Capitol on January 6.

Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement  —  The Adidas team was huddled with Kanye West, pitching ideas for the first shoe they would create together.  It was 2013, and the rapper and the sportswear brand had just agreed to become partners.

The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson … In his first day as the new Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R-LA) wasted no time in using sweeping religious rhetoric to magnify this political moment.  While addressing his colleagues he shared how, “I don't believe there are any coincidences.

Biden has succeeded all along.  The media can't ignore it.  —  This week, I'll look at evolving coverage of President Biden, pick the pol of the week and share something off the (political) beaten path.  —  What caught my eye  —  Until recently, the gulf between President Biden's performance …

Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Beirut, October 27, 2023  —  Event: The State Department recommends that U.S. citizens in Lebanon leave now, while commercial flights remain available, due to the unpredictable security situation.  Please see available flight options at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.

Former President Trump Expected to Testify in Civil Trial on Nov. 6, New York AG Says  —  Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump also are expected to be called as witnesses starting Wednesday  —  Donald Trump is expected to take the witness stand on Nov. 6 in his civil fraud trial …

Some of Trump's closest allies have yet to be offered plea deals in Georgia case  —  Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman among those who may have to go to trial, people close to the matter say  —  Donald Trump's top co-defendants charged with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results …