Biden shifts into campaign mode with more attacks on Trump  —  President Joe Biden is ramping up attacks on former President Trump after some allies privately urged him to do so in recent days.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden is shifting more into campaign mode, with plans to increasingly attack …

Johnson announced his pitch to avoid a shutdown.  It's already hitting a wall.  —  It already seems unlikely the spending plan could pass the House, with the new speaker saying they would need Democrats to support it.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is leaning into the demands of his right flank …

The Authoritarianism Is The Point  —  Why is the Trump campaign so loudmouthed about its autocratic policy plans?  —  If elected next year, Donald Trump's plans for his second term are not a secret.  Indeed, for the past six months or so there has been story after story about what he intended to do come January 20, 2025.

The age pretext  —  I wanted to make a couple of follow-up points to Paul's excellent post below because bad faith arguments like Douthat's are going to become increasingly common, especially if some combination of Manchin and Romney decide to run a No Labels ratfucking campaign.

UCLA faculty call on school to condemn protests, speech ‘crossing the line’  —  A group of over 300 faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) signed a letter calling on the school to condemn protests “crossing the line from protected speech to unlawful incitement” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack  —  Roman Chervinsky, a colonel in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, was integral to the brazen sabotage operation, say people familiar with planning  —  A senior Ukrainian military officer with deep ties …

Scoop: Top Biden adviser to visit Israel, Qatar to discuss efforts to free hostages  —  Brett McGurk, President Biden's senior Middle East adviser, is expected to travel to Israel and several other countries in the region this coming week to discuss the war in Gaza and the efforts to secure …

The librarian who couldn't take it anymore  —  She loved books.  And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, that's why this Florida librarian had to quit.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.

This school board made news for banning books.  Voters flipped it to majority Democrat  —  Meghan Budden's family was considering moving if their Pennsylvania school district didn't change course.  She normally isn't politically active, she said, but felt compelled to volunteer when a slate …