Trump's Recipe for a Shockingly Raw Power Grab  —  The former president and his allies are reportedly planning to lay siege to the rule of law.  —  Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Apr. 23, 2022 in Delaware, Ohio.  Joe Maiorana/AP  —  You can't say Donald Trump didn't warn us.

I Was Branded the ‘Central Park Karen’.  I Still Live in Hiding  —  “Slit your wrists,” strangers texted me.  —  “If anyone deserves prison rape, it's you,” people I had never met called me to say.  —  “The noble thing to do is to remove yourself from society...so please kill yourself.”

House Republicans Toil for a Spending Strategy With a Shutdown Close at Hand  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is facing many of the same challenges his predecessor did as he looks for a way to avoid a government shutdown that will be acceptable to his deeply divided conference.

Mike Johnson embodies evangelicals' embattlement strategy.  It may be backfiring.  —  (RNS) — Since Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, much has been written about his evangelical Christian faith and its influence on his right-wing political views.

White House says Israel should not reoccupy Gaza, after Netanyahu remarks  —  He told ABC's David Muir Israel would oversee Gaza for “an indefinite period.”  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with ABC News World News Tonight anchor David Muir, Nov. 6, 2023.

Behind closed doors, senators pitch options to solve Tuberville's blockade  —  “Hopefully we can work through this and get something done in a short period of time,” the Alabama senator said.  —  Tommy Tuberville is open to a face-saving solution to get out of his self-made blockade of military nominees …

‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains  —  Seeking re-election in 1984, Ronald Reagan presided over an economy similar in many ways to today's.  But he sold a message of progress and promise.  —  President Ronald Reagan rode a “Morning in America” message …

Scoop: Biden tells Bibi 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of some hostages  —  President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Monday to agree to a three-day pause in the fighting to allow progress in releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, two U.S. and Israeli officials said.

Republican Candidate Charged With Child Porn Offenses Hours Before Election  —  A Texas Republican city council candidate is facing felony child pornography charges after being arrested just hours before the elections.  —  Brad Benson, a candidate for Place #4 on the city council of Granbury …

US Army Brass: Send in the Clowns  —  Right about now, I am almost without words at the complete chaos the United States Army has devolved into.  Believe me, I'm going to find plenty of words, but it is just such a gob-smacking, indescribable, totally avoidable, epic cluster flock that I almost …

Senate confirms Biden's 150th judge  —  With the confirmation of two women on Tuesday, the president has secured 113 judges on district courts, 36 on appeals courts and one on the Supreme Court.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has hit a new milestone as the Democratic-led Senate confirmed his 150th federal judge.

Who are the five candidates that qualified for the third GOP debate  —  Five candidates will take the stage in the next GOP presidential primary debate, excluding former President Donald Trump who is voluntarily not attending but leading all candidates in the polls.

Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy  —  SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - A Sherman High School policy has taken a lead role away from a transgender theater student.  —  Senior, Max Hightower, has been a member of Bearcat Theater throughout high school.

Axelrod on Biden: I didn't tell him to drop out  —  Still, the comments from the longtime Democratic operative is the latest element of friction between the Obama-Biden camps.  —  CHICAGO — Less than a day after he suggested that Joe Biden should consider dropping out of the 2024 race …

House GOP moves to reduce Buttigieg's salary to $1  —  It has no shot at becoming law, but it's not the first time Republicans have tried to use obscure spending rules this way.

Audit Finds No Issues, Concerns with Finances at Center for Antiracist Research  —  Korn Ferry is hired to review management processes and recommended best practices  —  Six weeks after a shakeup at Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), BU officials say a number of steps …