The Key to Mike Johnson's Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Office  —  The newly elected House Speaker has ties to the far-right New Apostolic Reformation — which is hell-bent on turning America into a religious state  —  THE AMERICAN PUBLIC has had much to learn about Mike Johnson over the past two weeks.

F.B.I. Seizes Eric Adams's Phones as Campaign Investigation Intensifies  —  Days after a raid at Mr. Adams's chief fund-raiser's home, federal agents took the mayor's phones and iPad, two people with knowledge of the matter said.  —  F.B.I. agents seized Mayor Eric Adams's electronic devices early …

Ohio Republicans Say It's Their ‘God Given Right’ to Restrict Abortion Access  —  Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state's constitution  —  Ohio Republicans are claiming a constitutional amendment …

Judge in classified documents case rejects Trump's request to delay May trial date  —  The federal judge had announced in July that the trial would begin on May 20 in Fort Pierce, Florida.  —  A federal judge on Friday declined former President Donald Trump's request to postpone the May start date …

Moody's cuts U.S. outlook to negative, citing deficits and political polarization  — Moody's Investors Service lowered its ratings outlook on the United States' government to negative from stable, pointing to rising risks to the nation's fiscal strength.  — The ratings agency has affirmed …

Statement From Gerald Rosberg, Chair of the Special Committee on Campus Safety  —  Columbia University is suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups through the end of the fall term.  This decision was made after the two …

Inside Mike Johnson's Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution  —  The new House speaker has longstanding ties to the evangelical inspired Convention of States cause.  —  As the interregnum without a speaker of the House came to an end last month, people from across …

Tennessee man admits to conspiring with Jan. 6 defendant to kill FBI agents  —  Austin Carter said that he plotted with Edward Kelley, who is awaiting trial on Jan. 6 charges, to kill as many as 37 people.  Kelley has pleaded not guilty to murder conspiracy charges.

White House tried, and failed, to persuade Manchin to make another Senate run  —  And now, the question is, will he run against Biden?  —  As Sen. Joe Manchin struggled for several months over the next step he would take politically, President Joe Biden's top advisers privately tried …

Where's Melania?  —  The former first lady isn't too hard to find.  So why does it feel like she's hiding?  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — On an October morning, before the club had opened for its winter season, all was quiet at Mar-a-Lago.  The five clay tennis courts were unblemished.

Ocasio-Cortez, Greene among lawmakers urging Biden to drop Assange extradition, prosecution  —  A group of lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on President Biden to drop the extradition and prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The West Must Defeat Russia  —  Putin hasn't given up his plans.  He thinks Ukraine's allies will lose interest.  —  They planned to take Kyiv in three days, the rest of Ukraine in six weeks.  —  More than 21 months later, Russian forces have withdrawn from half the territory they occupied in February of last year.

How the GOP muzzled the quiet coalition that fought foreign propaganda  —  The FBI put a pause on briefings with tech companies due to an ongoing lawsuit, adding to a broader breakdown in a system meant to guard against influence operations and to ensure election integrity.

Suspicious letters sent to election offices being investigated by federal law enforcement  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious letters sent to public officials, a Justice Department spokesperson said Thursday.  —  “We are aware of the reports and the FBI …

A lot of Americans embrace Trump's authoritarianism  —  With every hour that passes, Donald Trump's grip on the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination grows tighter.  Every day in which his opponents aren't gaining ground on his position is a day in which he gets nearer to appearing …

The House is most definitely not in order  —  Before Mike Johnson became speaker, the House of Representatives had voted to censure one of its own members only seven times in 100 years.  Since Johnson became speaker, members of the House have tried to censure each other eight times in two weeks.

‘I Got A Visit’: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Says He Was Asked To Run For President  —  The actor, who said in 2017 that he was “seriously considering” a presidential run, claims he was approached by “the parties” last year.  —  LOADING  —  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he was approached not long ago about leading the United States.

Ramaswamy now selling merch after Haley's ‘scum’ comments  —  GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has decided to capitalize on former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley's “scum” comments by selling merchandise on his website.  —  Ramaswamy, 38, called out Haley's daughter during …

France's Macron urges Israel to ‘stop this bombing’ in Gaza  —  French President Emanuel Macron strongly rebuked Israel's bombing campaign and ground offensive in Gaza on Friday, saying there is “no justification” for the effort in a BBC interview.  —  Macron said “we do urge them to stop this bombing” …