Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies  —  The infamy of Nixon's foreign-policy architect sits, eternally, beside that of history's worst mass murderers.  A deeper shame attaches to the country that celebrates him  —  Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday …

McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster  —  During the call, former president detailed the reasons he hadn't intervened during the effort to remove McCarthy as speaker  —  In the weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Defiant Santos announces effort to oust colleague ahead of his own likely expulsion  —  Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) may be getting pushed out of Congress, but he's making it clear that he won't be leaving quietly.  —  The embattled lawmaker announced Thursday morning that he will move …

Trump Caught Moving Money Around to Pay Massive Tax Bill  —  Trump wasn't supposed to be moving significant amounts of money around without notifying a court-appointed auditor.  He just got caught paying himself so he could pay his taxes. … A court-ordered financial auditor …

Americans Back Israel's Military Action in Gaza by 50% to 45%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Half of Americans approve of Israel's military action in the Hamas-led Gaza Strip, and 45% disapprove, according to a Gallup poll conducted several weeks after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel that led to a major military operation by Israel.

Court filing reveals Rep. Scott Perry's vast web of contacts in bid to reverse 2020 election  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday released previously secret text messages from Perry — only to remove them from the public docket later in the day.  —  At 11:08 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2020 …

Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources  —  Trump attorney Jennifer Little spoke with federal investigators, sources said.  —  This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022 …

Abortion word games  —  On Tuesday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) rejected the language of a proposed ballot amendment that would repeal the state's abortion ban.  The measure, if approved, would prohibit the state from restricting abortions “within 18 weeks of conception.”

Hollywood Goes Home: How Celebrity Endorsements Are Helping Dems Win Down Ballot  —  The Hometown Project is finding success in pairing celebrities with down-ballot candidates from the areas they call home  —  In towns across the nation, there is that person - the kid who made it big …

There are now more land mines in Ukraine than almost anywhere else on the planet  —  Ukraine is staring down a massive humanitarian challenge — now and into the future.  —  The sign is red, marked with a skull and crossbones and a warning: “Danger mines!”

Meta says it broke up Chinese influence operation looking to exploit U.S. political divisions  —  The company said it has taken down five different networks with ties to China, a sign that the country could be ramping up its propaganda efforts ahead of the U.S. election.

He doesn't report having checking or savings.  So where did Andy Ogles get $320,000 for his campaign?  —  Watchdog: ' It's not clear from his financial disclosure reports where he got the money' that he claims to have loaned campaign  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Where did Congressman Andy Ogles …

Speaker Johnson singed by a blast of conservative fury  —  The right's ire toward the Louisiana Republican isn't universal.  But it's growing: One member called him a “joke,” and another deemed his performance “plummeting.”  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is edging closer to the same sort of clash …

Anthony Fauci to Testify in House on Covid-19 Pandemic's Origins, U.S. Response  —  Former White House medical adviser is expected to be grilled in private and public sessions  —  WASHINGTON—After months of negotiations, former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci has agreed …

Fox Co-Hosts Call Out Jesse Watters After Remarks on Women, Cars  —  Watters also claimed that only “liberal, suburban house husbands” are in the market for electric vehicles.  —  Jesse Watters was called out Wednesday by his female colleagues during a discussion on electric vehicles …

Here's how much more you need to spend to maintain your living standard  —  The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data.

Leo Varadkar's Ireland is flirting with a new form of totalitarianism  —  Now the whole world can see that Ireland is poised to pass one of the most draconian pieces of legislation in modern times  —  Irish author Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize on Sunday.