Mike Pence Simplifies the Gag Order Dispute  —  If my Irish Daylight Savings calculation and PACER operations are correct, Donald Trump submitted his reply to DOJ's opposition to a stay on the gag Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed at around 8:50PM ET last night. … The filing includes the kind of sophistry John Lauro excels at.

Israel's Netanyahu says wasn't shown intel of planned Hamas attack  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took a jab at his intelligence chiefs on the X platform, saying they never warned him Hamas was planning its wide-scale attack on Oct. 7, but later retracted his comments and issued an apology.

Clarence Thomas, his luxury R.V., and his magical mystery disappearing loan  —  A justice who cared about ethics would want to resolve the questions surrounding the loan immediately — particularly if there were an answer.  —  The latest news on Justice Clarence Thomas's disregard for ethics …

Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight  —  No Israelis were injured, but about 20 people have been injured and are currently receiving medical treatment, according to local health officials.  —  A swarm of local residents in Makhachkala in the Russian Republic …

After setback, antiabortion forces struggle before key Ohio vote  —  CINCINNATI — Students hoping to get others to vote “no” on an upcoming Ohio amendment to ensure abortion rights took the soft approach at a recent event at the University of Cincinnati.  —  The signs in their booth were alarmist …

Tuberville says he will keep blocking military promotions despite Israel's war  —  Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has held up military promotions for nine months, slammed a proposal being floated to change the chamber's rules to allow a vote on many of the nominations en masse and attacked …

“Lord of the Flies”: The House's chaotic next era, explained  —  New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.  —  On Wednesday, Congress finally reopened.  After more than three weeks without a speaker, the elevation …

Andy Kim is making a big bet on breaking New Jersey Democratic politics  —  The mild-mannered congressmember has early momentum that will test the party's established power structure.  —  Andy Kim is trying to do something rare in New Jersey politics: win by casting himself as a soft-spoken outsider.

Trump Forgets Which City He Is in During Iowa Campaign Speech  —  WHO?  WHAT?  WHERE?  —  The correct name was eventually whispered into the former president's ear on stage.  —  Though Donald Trump often makes fun of Joe Biden for his old age, Trump himself apparently forgot …

Erdogan threatens to declare war on Israel and send military to Gaza in chilling warning  —  The Turkish president suggested in a speech at a pro-Palestine rally this afternoon that Turkey can “come at any night unexpectedly”.  —  President Erdogan threatens to get involved in Israel war