Donald Trump Jr. asked courtroom artist to make him ‘look sexy’ like an illustration of Sam Bankman-Fried  — “Make me look sexy,” Donald Trump Jr. told a courtroom illustrator after he finished testifying Thursday.  — The ex-president's son pointed out an image of Sam Bankman-Fried as inspiration.

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 …

Trump's Truth Social page is a riot of witness intimidation  —  Even his lawyers can't really defend it. … On August 6, Alabama man Arthur Ray Hanson, II, left a voicemail threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with violence if she charged Donald Trump with interference in the 2020 election.

‘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 …

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 …

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.

How Microsoft is making a mess of the news after replacing staff with AI  —  False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire.  A conspiracy theory that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is being orchestrated by the Democratic Party ahead of the election.

Christie Makes New Hampshire Push to Revive Campaign: 'We're the Only Way to Stop Donald Trump'  —  The former New Jersey governor is hoping to pick up independents, who are eligible to vote in the Republican primary  —  Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie …

DeSantis Makes Cringey Attempt to Reclaim ‘Bootgate’ Narrative  —  For some reason, the 2024 hopeful offered to... wear a boot on his head at next week's GOP primary debate?  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday contributed to the seemingly never-ending discourse …

Students walk out of Hillary Clinton's Columbia class in protest after anti-Israel students exposed by ‘doxxing trucks’  —  Thirty students walked out of Hillary Clinton's class at Columbia University to “shame” the Ivy League school for how they perceive it allowed its students who signed …

Biden weighs border deal — altering asylum law for Ukraine aid  —  Republicans placed a political lighting rod of an issue squarely into the biggest legislative matter before Congress.  —  Top Biden officials are preparing Democratic lawmakers and immigration policy advocates for the likelihood …

Biden quietly tapped Obama to help shape his AI strategy  —  Former President Barack Obama advised the White House over the past five months on its plan to address artificial intelligence.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama quietly advised the White House over the past five months …

Court tosses EPA ban on pesticide linked to brain damage in kids  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday is tossing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ban on a pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children.  —  The decision from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to send …

MAGA and Christian nationalism: Bigger threat to America than Hamas could ever be  —  Even Mitch McConnell is trying to push back against Mike Johnson and the MAGA lunatics.  It isn't working  —  The world inches closer to a war that only psychopaths want to see.

US Ports From New Jersey to Alaska Win $653 Million in Funding  — Forty-one projects across 26 states, territories won funding  — Largest awards to aid projects in California, Washington  —  The White House announced more than $653 million in awards for port infrastructure projects across …

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 …

New Zealand National Party Needs Two Partners to Govern  — National loses two seats in official election results  — Maori Party gains two seats to six, tripling number of MPs  —  New Zealand's National Party will need the support of two smaller parties to form a new government after losing two seats in final election results.

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 …

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 …

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.).