From 9/11 to Benjamin Netanyahu: The world is learning that toxic masculinity can't keep us safe  —  Feminists have long warned about men who hide incompetence with belligerence — Israel proves them right  —  In his Oval Office address following the Oct. 7 attacks, President Joe Biden …

Barbara Lee hits California Senate opponents Schiff, Porter on Santos expulsion vote  —  Rep. Barbara Lee is calling out two of her fellow Democratic California Senate hopefuls — Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter — over the House vote to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.).

I fought to get sober.  Political weaponization of my addiction hurts more than me.  —  My struggles and my mistakes have been fodder for a vile and sustained disinformation campaign against my father, President Joe Biden, and an all-out annihilation of my reputation.

Tuberville staffer asks anti-abortion groups to float primaries against Republicans who oppose military holds  —  The GOP senator's communications director said the email to those groups reflected his personal opinion, and was not endorsed by his boss.

It's Time To Unite Behind Donald Trump  —  An open border with terrorists, criminals, and drugs pouring into our country.  A botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that stranded thousands of Americans and our allies behind enemy lines, left billions of dollars' worth of U.S. military equipment …

F.B.I. Raids Home of Eric Adams's Fund-Raising Chief  —  The raid of the home of Brianna Suggs, a consultant with close ties to the mayor, came as Mr. Adams canceled a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.  —  Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday searched …

Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony  —  Mary Trump, the niece of former President Trump, said she thinks Ivanka Trump will throw her father “under the bus” when she testifies in the fraud trial underway in New York.

Pelsoi launches an all-out attack against No Labels  —  The former House speaker became the most high-profile Democrat to oppose the organization's bid.  —  Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on Thursday became one of the highest-profile elected Democrats to go public with her concerns …

The brutal GOP attacks on Tuberville — and what they could mean  —  An undersold cause of the gridlock in Congress is that it's often allowed to fester quietly.  Nowhere is that more true than in the Senate.  Not only can members effectively wage a filibuster without actually having to speak …

Nancy Mace's Staff Guide Shows Her True Priority: Nancy Mace  —  A lengthy internal handbook for aides to the Republican lawmaker—obtained by The Daily Beast—demonstrates Mace's thirst for the spotlight. … Well before her fateful vote to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership …

Minnesota Supreme Court grapples with Trump's eligibility to run in 2024  —  The court heard arguments on a constitutional provision that bars people from holding office if they engaged in insurrection.  —  Minnesota's top judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about the role of state courts …

Trump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as ‘hostages’  —  Former President Trump on Thursday referred to those jailed over their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol as “hostages” during a rally with supporters in Texas.  —  Trump walked on stage at a Houston rally to Lee Greenwood's …

‘You just gaslit her’: How Dean Phillips' first town hall went off the rails in N.H.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says he will host 119 town halls in his long-shot primary challenge against President Biden.  If the reception at his first is any indication of the next potential 118 …

U.S. Says Russia's Wagner Group Plans to Send Air Defenses to Hezbollah  —  Lebanese militant group could potentially create a second front against Israel, according to American intelligence  —  Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary organization, plans to provide an air-defense system to Hezbollah …

Fetterman makes his move against scandal-plagued Menendez  —  The Pennsylvania progressive is proposing to punish any senator under indictment for certain crimes — like those Menendez is accused of.

Student Protesters Walk Out of Hillary Clinton's Class at Columbia  —  The action was in protest of what they had perceived as the school's role in publicly shaming students who had signed a statement saying that “the Israeli extremist government” shared responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

Fetterman introduces resolution that would bar Menendez from classified briefings  —  Fetterman's proposed resolution comes a day after the New Jersey senator attended a classified briefing on Ukraine held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  —  Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. …

Second woman sues Steven Tyler, alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was a teen  —  The woman alleges that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sexually assaulted her twice in one day after they met when she was 17 in 1975.  —  A second woman has come forward with allegations …

American Views on the Ukraine War in 6 Charts  — Republican support for Ukraine war has withered since start of conflict  — 41% of Americans say U.S. is doing too much to support Ukraine  — Democrats remain steadfast in support of current approach to Ukraine

Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump as 2024 battle shifts to their state  —  Scott said in an interview with NBC News that Ron DeSantis, his successor as Florida's governor, never asked for his 2024 endorsement.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sen. Rick Scott says that despite his home-state governor running …