Trump's Allies Want a New Style of Lawyer if He Returns to Power  —  Politically appointed lawyers sometimes frustrated Donald J. Trump's ambitions.  His allies are planning to install more aggressive legal gatekeepers if he regains the White House.  —  Close allies of Donald J. Trump …

After Years of Vowing to Destroy Israel, Iran Faces a Dilemma  —  With Israel bent on crushing Iran's ally Hamas, Tehran must decide whether it and the proxy militias it arms and trains will live up to its fiery rhetoric.  —  For more than four decades, Iran's rulers have pledged to destroy Israel.

Does New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account?  —  Speaker Mike Johnson has never listed a bank account on his financial disclosure.  In fact, on his newest disclosure he doesn't list a single asset at all. … Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have a bank account.

As the World Smolders, the New Speaker Trolls Biden  —  It didn't take long for the new House speaker, Mike Johnson, to demonstrate to the world that he will not be a serious partner for American allies or for those who still believe that governing is not a petty little game.

G.O.P.'s Buck Won't Seek Re-Election, Citing His Party's Election Denialism  —  Representative Ken Buck, one of eight Republicans who moved to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, said his split with his party was too wide to remain in the House.  Others are likely to follow.

A Virginia GOP State Rep. Built Her Political Career On A Story That Doesn't Add Up  —  Tara Durant claims an “angry mob” of Black Lives Matter protesters “assaulted” her car in 2020.  Newly obtained police reports suggest something different.  —  LOADING

Trump's Florida case timeline may need to be pushed back, Cannon says  —  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's indictment for allegedly mishandling national security secrets suggested at a hearing Wednesday that she might push back the planned trial timeline …

2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race  —  mail_outline  —  Following a month marked by a war breaking out between Israel and Hamas, global tensions ratcheting up …

Netanyahu may not last, Biden and aides increasingly believe  —  The Israeli prime minister's political obituary has been written before.  But U.S. officials are already gauging potential successors.  —  Joe Biden and top aides have discussed the likelihood that Benjamin Netanyahu's political days …

Speaker Johnson tells Senate GOP he backs Ukraine aid, funding path through Jan. 15  —  “He indicated he's supportive, but the way it's put together in a supplemental needs a lot of work,” said Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) of Ukraine aid.

Largest Christian university in US fined record amount  —  The largest Christian university in the U.S. is facing a record-setting fine from the Department of Education for allegedly deceiving thousands of students about the cost of its doctoral programs.  —  The department announced …

“A kind of Stepford wife”: It's more than a prayer keeping Mike Johnson's wife suddenly out of view  —  The new speaker's Christian right radicalism really comes into view when looking at his marriage  —  When Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was elected Speaker of the House …

Transformed Trump family will take center stage in New York courtroom  —  Once Trump's right hand, daughter Ivanka has stepped back, while Trump sons Eric and Don Jr. defend his business and political legacy  —  Donald Trump had been a pariah on Wall Street for years when a banker …

EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ellis' lawyer talks guilty plea in Fulton Trump case  —  Frank Hogue says deal came together in just days  —  When Fulton County prosecutors huddled with lawyers for Jenna Ellis, they said the former Trump campaign lawyer could resolve her case by pleading guilty to being part …

Republicans Are Rationalizing Cruelty Toward Gaza  —  TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO, when terrorists massacred Americans in the name of Islam, a Republican president responded with care and clarity.  George W. Bush rejected al Qaeda's attempt to pit Muslims against the United States.

‘This is outrageous’: Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized  —  “I cannot help but think [that the vacancies have] added a level of complexity and danger to an already bad situation,” one DOD official said.  —  Pentagon officials have been frustrated …

Pushing to expel Santos  —  Five New York Republicans behind the push are urging the House to formally remove Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the chamber in a new letter, urging their colleagues to “expel the fraudster” ahead of an expected floor vote as soon as Wednesday.

Who is Patrick Dai, Cornell student accused of threatening Jewish peers?  —  The Cornell University student accused of making violent threats against his Jewish peers is a 21-year-old engineering student who suffers from such “severe depression” that his mother worried he was on the brink of suicide just moments before his arrest.

Liz Cheney on the New Speaker, Ukraine and Israel, and Much More  —  Dear Readers: Center for Politics Professor of Practice Liz Cheney sat down with Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato and other members of our team this week for an exclusive discussion on our “Politics is Everything” …