Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion  —  Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion.  —  The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court order allowing …

Special counsel reveals plans to use Trump's phone data at trial  —  Jack Smith indicated that he plans to call an expert witness who extracted and reviewed data copied from Trump's phone.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has extracted data from the cell phone Donald Trump used while in the White House …

How a US Partisan Clash Over Immigration Has Stalled Ukraine Aid  — Republicans sense political advantage over surging migration  — Despite Zelenskiy visit, aid bill not likely to pass this year  —  Republican lawmakers sense political advantage on immigration and are pressing Democrats …

Supreme Court Could Gift Trump a Trial-Free Super Tuesday  —  The Supreme Court now has full control of whether or not Donald Trump's 2020 coup trial in D.C. starts in early March—and interrupts the biggest state primary elections.  —  It's now entirely up to the Supreme Court whether …

Scoop: House Freedom Caucus drama erupts over its next leader  —  An influential member of the House Freedom Caucus won't run for a leadership spot, citing a recommendation by the group's board that Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) serve as its next chairman. … - “I ask that we consider how to best increase …

Giuliani's Defense Says $43 Million in Damages Would Be ‘Death Penalty’  —  The bizarre remark came in opening statements of a trial to determine how much he'll owe in damages to two Georgia poll workers.  —  On day one of Rudy Giuliani's trial to determine how much he'll owe a pair …

Google's App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games  —  A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store.  A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years.

President Claudine Gay Will Remain in Office, Harvard Corporation to Issue Statement in Support  —  Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain in office with the support of the Harvard Corporation — the University's highest governing body — following the conclusion of the board's meeting on Monday …

Exclusive: Former Mar-a-Lago employee-turned-witness repeatedly contacted by Trump and associates before documents charges  —  West Palm Beach, FL CNN —  Three months after the FBI seized classified records from Mar-a-Lago last August, a longtime employee of Donald Trump's private club quit his job.

A Democratic campaign deploys the first synthetic AI caller  —  A candidate in a competitive Pennsylvania congressional race is using “Ashley,” an AI campaign volunteer, stretching the bounds of how technology shapes retail politics.  —  Voters in south-central Pennsylvania began getting calls …

A deadly delivery highlights ‘falsified’ heat records at USPS  —  The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers.  One of them died on a blistering day in June.  —  Eugene Gates, a Dallas letter carrier for the Postal Service, died of heat exposure in June.

“Bombshell”: Does Harvard's President Also Have a Plagiarism Scandal?  Update: Billionaire donor demands Gay's firing  —  Isn't the anti-Semitism and hypocrisy scandal enough for Claudine Gay?  Harvard's board has gotten very quiet over the past week after its president's congressional testimony outraged practically everyone.

Project Veritas CEO Jumps Ship After Finding ‘Evidence of Past Illegality’  —  ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST  —  Hannah Giles, the CEO of conservative nonprofit Project Veritas, announced her resignation “effective immediately” on Monday, saying she'd unwittingly “stepped into an unsalvageable mess” upon taking the job earlier this year.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest move on abortion highlights Democrats' 2024 push  —  In an interview with NBC News before repealing a remaining state restriction on abortion, Whitmer said, “When you stay in the fight, you can win.”  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday repealed …

House Takes Up Long-Building Debate Over Rival Surveillance Bills  —  The fight over privacy and national security, which has scrambled partisan lines, will come to a head with an unusual double vote on the floor.  —  A long-simmering debate over a powerful surveillance tool is coming to a head in Congress …

Biden Warns Israel That Public Opinion Can Shift in Hamas War  — President calls on Israel to be ‘careful’ as death toll mounts  — Biden calls surge in antisemitism around globe ‘sickening’  —  President Joe Biden cautioned that public opinion in support of Israel in its war …