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 …

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.

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.

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.

Biden bets big on early ads over door-to-door campaigning  —  President Biden's re-election team has spent more than $50 million on TV and digital ads in swing states this year — and next to nothing on local organizers to begin reaching voters in person.

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 …

Paul Pelosi's Alleged Attacker Bursts Into Tears on the Witness Stand  —  David DePape testified that he'd become caught up in a slew of conspiracies after listening to podcasters like Tim Pool and James Lindsay.  —  David DePape, the man accused of breaking into Rep. Nancy Pelosi's home …

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 …

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.

Fani Willis predicts Georgia election case could go into early 2025  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said during an interview on Tuesday that Georgia's 2020 election interference case may extend into early 2025. … - The trial start date has not yet been set in the case.

‘Stand your butt up’: Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged the president of the Teamsters union, Sean O'Brien, but Sanders shut them both down.  —  WASHINGTON — Tensions erupted …

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 …

The Supreme Court's path to issuing an ethics code and the fine print  —  Before welcoming four Supreme Court justices to its glittery national convention gala in Washington, D.C., last week, the conservative legal incubator the Federalist Society held a panel discussion about whether the justices should adopt a code of ethics.

New Hampshire 2024: Haley Surges to Second Place While Trump Maintains Lead  —  Home Polls 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 …

Biden Unlocks Fresh Funds to Iran Totaling Billions  —  The Biden administration on Tuesday reapproved a sanctions waiver that will allow Iran to access upward of $10 billion in frozen assets, the State Department confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.  —  The sanctions waiver …

New Perspectives on the Feel-Bad Economy  —  Almost two years have passed since I began trying to draw people's attention to the widening gap between economic perceptions and economic reality.  At the time the economic picture was mixed, with rapid job growth yet also rising inflation …