Haley blames a ‘Democratic plant’ for Civil War question that tripped her up  —  The former South Carolina governor also said that the war was, indeed, about slavery.  —  Hours after declining to do so, Nikki Haley said on Thursday morning that she believed slavery was, indeed, the cause of the Civil War.

Bucks County mom behind conservative school movement charged with assault, giving teens alcohol  —  Chris Ullery Bethany RodgersUSA TODAY NETWORK  —  A former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate and outspoken voice in the conservative “parental rights” school movement has been charged …

BREAKING: Federal judge upholds Georgia's Republican redistricting plan  —  Democrats unlikely to gain a U.S. House seat under new maps  —  A federal judge upheld Georgia's new political districts that preserve Republican power, ruling Thursday that state legislators “fully complied” …

Ex-GOP student leader's links to Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a neo-Nazi web site  —  The young man is seen running with the crowd of Trump supporters toward the U.S. Capitol early in the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021.  He wears a thigh-length dark blue coat, his face almost fully covered with a mask.

Seattle Supporters Watch Black Lives Matter Garden Leveled After It Was Overrun by Drug Users, Homeless  —  The garden was established by community organizers and demonstrators during the summer of 2020, to memorialize those individuals of color who have been killed with police bullets

The conservative pin-up calendar is harmless kitsch, not pornography  —  In the dumbest possible online nontroversy that has been branded #Calendargate, a handful of conservatives — and disproportionately, conservative women — are apoplectic over a calendar featuring photo shoots of various right-wing bloggers and “influencers.”

India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications  —  NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have tried to break into their iPhones, officials under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promptly took action — against Apple.

9-year-old asks Nikki Haley if she would pardon former President Trump, ‘I would’  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she would pardon former President Trump, if he were found guilty, saying that it wouldn't be “in the best interest of the country” for him to be imprisoned.

Colorado to include Trump on 2024 primary ballot as state GOP appeals to Supreme Court  —  The Colorado GOP appealed decision to remove Trump from ballot on Wednesday  —  The Colorado secretary of state will include former President Donald Trump on the 2024 Colorado primary ballot …

Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections.  —  The 82-year-old Sanders, in a post on the social media platform X …

Biden administration warns Texas it will sue if state implements strict immigration law  —  The Biden administration on Thursday warned Texas that it will sue the state if it implements a strict immigration law known as SB4 that would empower state and local law enforcement officials to arrest …

‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7  —  A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the attacks on Israel.  —  At first, she was known simply as “the woman in the black dress.”

Christie says Trump will ‘burn America to the ground’  —  Chris Christie is stepping up his rhetoric attacking GOP presidential frontrunner and rival former President Trump, releasing a new ad declaring Trump will “burn America to the ground.”  —  Christie, the former New Jersey governor …

Biden Knew Carter Was in Trouble in 1979.  Now He's in the Same Boat.  —  Both presidents faced inflation and foreign-policy challenges as they sought a second term  —  WASHINGTON—When an unpopular Democratic incumbent president was struggling to build support for a second term …