Donald Trump removed from Maine primary ballot by secretary of state  —  Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

Exclusive: Recordings, emails show how Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 election  —  Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign's plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup …

'She's toast': Republicans of color disappointed by Haley's slavery misstep  —  Among other points of frustration is the sense that the GOP candidates still can't seem to talk about the horrors of slavery.  —  Republicans of color said on Thursday they were dismayed by Nikki Haley's initial refusal …

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” …

‘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.”

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

Wisconsin university chancellor says he was fired for producing and appearing in porn videos  —  Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that the school's governing board fired him because members were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.

Elon Musk's X loses court bid to block California content moderation law  —  US District Judge William Shubb rules that legislation's disclosure rules are not ‘unjustified or unduly burdensome’.  —  Elon Musk's X has lost a bid to block a California law that forces social media companies …

Biden's Other Formidable Opponent in 2024  —  On October 6, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report for September.  The numbers were extremely positive, with 336,000 jobs added, almost double the forecast.  Most media outlets were reporting the numbers as a sign …

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.

DeSantis says he will fire special counsel Jack Smith on ‘day one’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said in a Thursday interview that, if elected president, he would fire special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two indictments against former President Trump, on “day one” of his hypothetical term in office.

Senators demand Musk correct ‘apparent false and misleading representations’ of Tesla safety  —  Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) went after Elon Musk on Thursday, demanding the Tesla owner correct false statements about the safety of the company's vehicles.

The New Republican Governors Chief Explains the Loss in Kentucky and How to Tackle Trump Tweets  —  As the new chair of the Republican Governors Association, Gov. Bill Lee has some advice for his party.  —  For many Republicans, trying to strike a balance between the party's often-warring factions has been a career-killer.