Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House  —  Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric.

Trump says he told son Eric not to testify at fraud trial  —  Former President Trump says he directed his second eldest son, Eric Trump, not to testify again in the New York fraud trial threatening the family's business empire.  —  “Eric has already testified, PERFECTLY …

My Next Chapter  —  I'm leaving the House but not the fight.  —  I'm an optimist.  How could I not be?  I'm the son of a firefighter.  For 17 years I've served in the same congressional seat—the same office in which I was once denied an internship.  Only in America.

GOP Decision to Blur Jan. 6 Faces Has Democrats ‘Deeply Troubled’  —  'They don't get a chance to alter that footage for the American people to be the best judge,' Rep. Annie Kuster told The Messenger  —  JWPlayer  —  House Democrats excoriated House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to blur …

Dem anger boils over at linking border with Ukraine  —  With a foreign aid package slated to go down on the Senate floor Wednesday, Democrats aren't hiding their frustration that border policies ever became linked to cash for Ukraine and Israel.  —  Democrats are increasingly acknowledging …

Norman Lear, boundary-breaking TV master and progressive activist behind ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101  —  Lear created or developed some of the most seminal comedies in television history, including “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time.”

The report AT&T didn't want to produce  —  Last Friday, AT&T quietly published an extraordinary document.  For the first time ever, the company released a “political congruency report.”  The report, which covers the year 2022, looks at the “[s]tate and federal elected officials to whom AT&T …

America's White Evangelical Problem  —  When the journalist Tim Alberta's father unexpectedly died, another ordeal awaited Tim.  His father had pastored the Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian church in Michigan, where the Alberta family now gathered to honor his life alongside the congregation the father had nurtured.

Senate confirms 425 military nominees after Sen. Tommy Tuberville drops his hold  —  Tuberville “has nothing to show for his 10 months of delay,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a scathing speech after the nominees were confirmed.  Tuberville has retained his holds on roughly 11 other promotions.

Al Gore Says Social Media Algorithms Are ‘Digital Equivalent of AR-15s’  —  The former vice president called for algorithms to be ‘banned’ while speaking during the COP28 climate summit  —  Social media algorithms are the equivalent of “digital” AR-15s, Al Gore declared at the COP28 climate summit, an annual talk held in Dubai.

White House interns demand a Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden  —  The letter, first shared with NBC News, is supported by more than 40 interns who work in the White House and other executive branch offices.  —  WASHINGTON — A group of White House interns joined the growing list …

Congressman Dan Goldman's landlord sued him for $180,000, claiming he didn't pay rent on a swanky Manhattan condo  — Former prosecutor Dan Goldman represents rich parts of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.  — But he and his wife are accused of not paying the $45,000 monthly rent on their 5-bedroom condo.

U.S. Charges Four Russians With War Crimes in Ukraine  —  Prosecutors say soldiers abducted and tortured an American citizen  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. prosecutors accused four Russians of abducting and torturing an American in Ukraine, the first war crimes the U.S. has formally charged in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

RFK Jr. Says He Was on Epstein Jet Twice, Knew Nothing of ‘Nefarious Issues’  —  Kennedy said his then-wife, Emily Black, had ‘some kind of relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell,’ at the time he traveled on the private jet  —  JWPlayer  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy …

Liz Cheney's Memoir Is an Instant Bestseller  —  TOP OF THE CHARTS  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney's (R-WY) memoir has shot to the top of the bestseller list, going temporarily out of stock on Amazon on Tuesday after clocking in at No.1 on its bestseller list.  Cheney's book, Oath and Honor …

Biden ban on menthol cigarettes to be delayed amid political concerns, officials say  —  The Biden administration will further delay a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes after fierce lobbying from critics who warn that a prohibition could anger some Black smokers who favor the products …

The debates mattered.  They just didn't knock out Trump.  —  Nikki Haley's rise and Vivek Ramaswamy's fall are the direct results of their debate performances.  —  Nikki Haley was at just 3 percent when she got on a debate stage in late August and started taking shots at her rivals.