Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback  —  The House GOP's right flank is furious the new speaker worked with Democrats to avoid a shutdown, a move that essentially mirrored Kevin McCarthy's last act on the job.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is averting …

GOP Sen. Mullin Says His Offer to Brawl With Union Leader Was ‘Oklahoma Values’  —  WHOLESOME  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he was nobly representing “Oklahoma values” when he challenged a union boss to a fight Tuesday.  A meeting of the Senate HELP Committee went off the rails …

New Hampshire 2024: Haley Surges to Second Place While Trump Maintains Lead  —  Haley Outperforms Trump and DeSantis Against Biden Among New Hampshire Voters  —  A new Emerson College Polling/WHDH poll of New Hampshire voters finds former President Donald Trump with 49% of voters' support …

Biden compares Trump's ‘vermin’ remarks to Nazi rhetoric  —  Biden slammed former President Donald Trump's remarks last weekend that characterized his political opponents as “vermin” who pose threats within the country.  —  President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried former President Donald …

‘Without regard to numbers, wealth or rank’: Special counsel rails against Trump ‘scattershot’ First Amendment claims as demand for ‘special exception’  —  As an appellate fight swiftly approaches in Washington, D.C., weighing whether a narrow gag order imposed on Donald Trump …

How the next Republican president could stop most abortions without Congress  —  The next Republican president could effectively ban most abortions through a simple policy change at the Department of Justice, experts and advocates on both sides of the abortion debate say.

Speaker Mike Johnson calls separation of church and state a “misnomer” … Of course it comes from a phrase that was in a letter that [Thomas] Jefferson wrote, it's not in the Constitution," Johnson said.  — “What he was explaining is they did not want the government to encroach upon the church …

Senate Dems take major step towards ending Tuberville's military holds  —  It will now require at least nine Republicans to support it on the Senate floor.  Those prospects are iffy.

Trump allowed to stay on Michigan presidential ballot, judge rules … - Several states are seeing lawsuits arguing that the Republican primary front-runner's actions surrounding the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot should disqualify him from serving as president under the Civil War-era amendment's insurrection clause.

US public support for Israel drops; majority backs a ceasefire, Reuters/Ipsos shows  —  U.S. public support for Israel's war against Hamas militants in Gaza is eroding and most Americans think Israel should call a ceasefire to a conflict that has ballooned into a humanitarian crisis, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Stop Corporatizing My Students  —  I have taught creative writing in Mississippi's flagship university for over 20 years, and I've witnessed a powerful outcome: students who master written and spoken communication can change the world.  —  Which is why the educational trend focusing on student outcomes is so alarming.

Biden to nominate attorney who would be first Muslim American judge on a federal appeals court  —  Adeel A. Mangi would serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals if confirmed by the Senate.  —  President Joe Biden will announce his intention Wednesday to nominate an attorney whose Senate confirmation …

Scholz Pledges Swift Budget Overhaul After Court Slapdown  — Chancellor says ruling will impact federal, regional policy  — Judges took issue with €60 billion channeled to climate fund  —  Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his government will make immediate changes to its finance planning …

Moskowitz, Comer get into tense exchange at hearing: ‘You look like a smurf here’  —  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and chair of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-Ky.) got into a heated exchange on Tuesday.  —  During a hearing focused on oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration …

Relentless positivity replaced by ‘vermin’ and ‘scum’ in the modern GOP  —  Tim Scott never mastered the art of the beef, a senior Scott adviser told POLITICO.  —  Pour one out for sunny, Reaganesque Republicanism.  —  The latest blow came this week, when Tim Scott, the second of two candidates …

GOP at Fault If Government Shuts Down, Say Nearly Half of Americans  —  If the federal government fails to reach a spending agreement and shuts down, nearly half of Americans will point a finger at congressional Republicans.  Most Americans also express displeasure with members of Congress using …

Gaetz makes ethics complaint against McCarthy over Burchett elbowing accusation  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) filed a formal ethics complaint against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) accused the ex-House leader of elbowing him in a hallway Tuesday.