Live updates Donald Trump testifying in New York civil fraud trial  —  Former president Donald Trump took the stand Monday to testify in the civil trial accusing him and his company of committing rampant fraud.  He quickly drew warnings from the trial judge for making political statements …

Trump Indictments Haven't Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might  —  Polls by The New York Times and Siena College show his strength in key swing states, in part because of concerns about President Biden's age.  But a conviction could be the difference in 2024.

U.S. diplomats slam Israel policy in leaked memo  —  The document offers a window into internal fury at the State Department over President Joe Biden's Middle East policies.  —  State Department staffers offered a blistering critique of the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war …

We have obtained EXCLUSIVE access to the Nashville Covenant shooter's manifesto  —  BREAKING: Nashville Trans Manifesto Leaked “I Hope I Have A High Death Count”; Shooter Specifically Targeted Students With “White Privileges” And Was “Ready to Die”  — Louder with Crowder …

Moms for Liberty members call the cops on Florida librarians  —  Two members of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing activist group, have reported several Florida school librarians to law enforcement.  They claimed they had evidence that librarians were distributing “pornography” …

“Apocalypticism”: Polling expert reveals the root of “panic among conservative White Christians”  —  “That core belief explains so much of the extremism and the proclivity toward violence on the political right”  —  This year's American Values Survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute …

Senate GOP campaign arm whacks Meijer for entering Michigan Senate race  —  Meijer “isn't viable” in the primary, the NRSC warned in a forceful statement.  —  Former Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer's announcement that he would make a run for the state's Senate seat was met with a less …

Trump administration considered ideological ‘screenings’ of noncitizens  —  Ice examined implications of expelling foreign nationals from the US for their political beliefs, unsealed documents show  —  During Donald Trump's presidency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) …

Netanyahu faces rising anger from within Israel after Hamas attack  —  Jerusalem — Angry protesters paid Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a home visit over the weekend, chanting, “jail now!”  They were echoing rising cries from across the country for the veteran Israeli leader to step down.

Indy police arrest ‘terrorist’ for purposely driving her car into what she thought was a Jewish school  —  INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD officers arrested a woman, who they labeled a “terrorist,” after she drove her car into a building that she thought was a Jewish school.

More proof that more guns will not save us  —  Last month in Lewiston, Maine — a state known for its gun culture, where 45 percent of households own at least one gun — a shooter entered multiple locations and killed 18 people and injured dozens of others.  If you listen to the common narrative …

Barbarians IN the Gates: When Anne Frank Isn't ‘Diverse’ Enough for Germany  —  This was an interesting story coming out of Germany this weekend.  Apparently a wee little town in the country - and it is small, according to everything I could find - wants to change the 53 year old name of its childcare center in the name of “diversity.”

Donald Trump's Gift to Adam Schiff  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  Representative Adam Schiff was mingling his way through a friendly crowd …