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.

Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll  —  A Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows 43% of likely Republican caucusgoers pick Trump as their first choice for president, with DeSantis and Haley tied for second at 16%

McConnell goes all out as Ukraine fight fractures GOP  —  His intense lobbying effort puts the Senate GOP leader at odds with his new House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson.  —  Mitch McConnell is abandoning his typically cautious style when it comes to aiding Ukraine …

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 …

The Christofascism of Mike Johnson  —  The new House speaker is an opposition researcher's goldmine. … It took Mike Johnson just a couple days last week to rise from a relatively obscure Louisiana congressman to House speaker.  Suffice it to say his background and policy positions …

‘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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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.

Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial set for April 15  —  The charges stem from accusations that in 2011 Paxton tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock.  The attorney general has pleaded not guilty.