How Trump's Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden's Age  —  Donald Trump, 77, has relentlessly attacked President Biden, 80, as too old for office.  But the former president himself has had a series of gaffes that go beyond his usual freewheeling style.

Ex-North Dakota Lawmaker Accused Of Flying To Prague To Rape Minor  —  Ex-Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg is facing federal charges for intent to rape a minor and receiving images depicting child sexual abuse.  —  A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker is charged with traveling to Prague …

Vivek Ramaswamy's Unfavorable Rating Surges in Iowa as Voters Get to Know Him  —  A new poll from NBC News and the Des Moines Register, long considered the gold standard in the Hawkeye State, shows that the more voters get to know Vivek Ramaswamy, the less inclined they are to like him.

Ivanka Trump Helped Her Dad Lie About His Net Worth  —  When Ivanka Trump takes the stand in her father's fraud case, she should have plenty to talk about.  —  Ivanka Trump is expected to testify on Friday in a $250 million fraud case that the New York attorney general is waging against her father and his associates.

Antisemitic mob storms through Russian airport as flight from Tel Aviv lands  —  An angry crowd in Russia's mostly Muslim region of Dagestan stormed an airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday, forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights.

Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.

Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy  —  Retreating from the turmoil in Washington, D.C., Rep. Lauren Boebert arrived in bucolic southwest Colorado to turmoil of a different sort — the lingering impact of an embarrassing moment …

Antisemitic threats to our community  —  Dear members of the Cornell community,  —  Earlier today, a series of horrendous, antisemitic messages threatening violence to our Jewish community and specifically naming 104 West — the home of the Center for Jewish Living — was posted on a website unaffiliated with Cornell.

White House details draft plans for next student debt relief plan  —  The draft regulatory plans outline what are essentially four separate student debt relief programs for different categories of borrowers.  —  President Joe Biden is considering canceling student debt for borrowers whose balances …

Israel at war: IDF operates in Gaza, frees captive soldier  —  1,400 Israelis murdered since October 7, including 315 soldiers  • Four out of 239 known hostages released by Hamas, one rescued  —  Mossad chief Barnea flies to Qatar to secure hostage release

‘This war is prophetically significant’: why US evangelical Christians support Israel  —  One strand of evangelical theology holds that the return of Jews to the region starts the clock ticking on a seven-year armageddon, after which Jesus Christ will return

‘Be looking over your shoulder’: MAGA man arrested for threats against Fani Willis  —  A 59-year-old supporter of Donald Trump has been arrested for threats against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Tamar Hallerman posted on social media Monday.

Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into ‘choleric’, ‘phlegmatic,’ and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God  — Kelly Johnson, the wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, was a Christian therapist.

Lawyer for Former George Santos Treasurer Says He Was Also Duped  —  A lawyer representing one of George Santos' former treasurers says he was also lied to—and the false information he provided to the media wasn't his fault.  —  When George Santos' congressional campaign came under federal investigation …

‘Chilling’: Dem Lawmaker Says She Had Election-Denying Exchange With Mike Johnson  —  Rep. Madeleine Dean said Johnson managed to become House speaker because “very few people knew him or knew what he stands for.”  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) described new House Speaker Mike Johnson …

Las Vegas man charged after making antisemitic threats to Nevada senator  —  John Anthony Miller was arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court a day later in connection with the one count of threatening a federal official, the Justice Department said.  —  A Nevada man has been charged …

White House shoots down GOP funding bills  —  The Big Story  —  Biden fires veto warning to House GOP on funding  —  The White House is threatening to veto House Republican funding bills as the party moves quickly to pass partisan spending plans.

Kevin McCarthy gets MAGA primary challenger  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is getting a primary challenger in his reelection race for his House seat representing the state's 20th congressional district.  —  David Giglio, who previously lost a congressional bid for the state's 13th district …

House Israel aid bill includes $14.3 billion by slashing IRS funds  —  The Israel aid package, which includes proposed cuts to President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act, has not been well received by Democrats.  They “are already blasting newly minted Speaker Johnson for politicizing …

Netanyahu tells foreign press: Calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas.  —  “Israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities …