Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds overwhelming lead; Ron DeSantis edges ahead of Nikki Haley  —  A new nationally renowned Iowa Poll shows that a shrinking field has only made Donald Trump's lead grow as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis fail to capitalize on powerful endorsements

Still Annoyed at Biden, New Hampshire Democrats Gear Up to Help Him  —  Despite being bumped down the presidential calendar, Democrats in the state are planning a write-in campaign for the president, who won't be on New Hampshire primary ballots.  —  New Hampshire Democrats were furious …

Trump Has Found a Dangerous Workaround to Gag Orders  —  Donald Trump will have a number of opportunities to violate gag orders in the coming months.  He may have just found a dangerous loophole.  —  Donald Trump is, once again, outmaneuvering the American court system.

Organized journalistic crime  —  On July 19, the Washington Post Editorial Board published an impassioned column calling for an aggressive national response to organized retail crime (ORC).  The Editorial Board described ORC as “the term security specialists use to distinguish planned …

Air Force watchdog finds alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira's unit “failed” to take action after witnessing questionable activity  —  The Air Force inspector general found that individuals in alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira's unit failed to take proper action after at least four separate security incidents.

The Texas abortion case blows up the abortion ban rationale  —  Abortion rights activists, medical professionals and ordinary women warned the Supreme Court in advance of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision: Legislatures cannot dictate medical decisions without creating horrendous injustices and medical travesties.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban  —  Over the objection of three conservatives, the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from counseling minors to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice favored by some conservatives.

CNN Polls: Trump leads Biden in Michigan and Georgia as broad majorities hold negative views of the current president  —  Former President Donald Trump has the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states - Michigan and Georgia - with broad majorities …

Majority of Americans Back Israel as Democrats Split Over War With Hamas, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Republicans and independents are more sympathetic to Israelis than Palestinians; Biden gets low marks for handling of conflict  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. public opinion remains favorable toward Israel …

‘It was chaos’: Witness recounts seeing vehicle drive through religious group in downtown Billings  —  BILLINGS — The Billings Police Department on Sunday released more information regarding the arrest of 55-year-old Genevienne Rancuret after she allegedly drove a vehicle through a religious group …

Special Counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide Trump immunity question  —  A federal judge had rejected former President Donald Trump's immunity claim over his prosecution in election interference case.  —  WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court …

NBC News demands Trump campaign take down fake clip of reporter  —  The Scoop  —  NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump's campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem like it comes from an NBC correspondent after the third presidential debate, two people familiar with the exchange told Semafor.

Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack  —  DHEIRA, Lebanon — Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon that injured at least nine civilians in what a rights group says should be investigated as a war crime …

Key McConnell ally makes endorsement in crucial swing state race that could flip Senate red  —  Arizona Senate race expected to be one of most closely watched of 2024 election cycle  —  EXCLUSIVE: A key ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has decided which candidate …