Shake-Up by a Desperate DeSantis Opens Wider Path for Haley in New Hampshire  —  Ron DeSantis's super PAC began layoffs on the same day he signaled he would largely bypass New Hampshire's primary election and train his efforts on South Carolina.  —  Straining to recover after a bruising defeat in Iowa …

Johnson gets squeezed by Biden, Senate GOP on Ukraine, border  —  President Biden and congressional leaders in both parties are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to accept an expected deal on Ukraine funding and border security, warning national security is at risk without action by Congress.

Judge threatens to throw Trump out of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial  —  The writer has sued former president Donald Trump for allegedly defaming her after she publicly accused him of sexual assault  —  NEW YORK — A federal judge threatened to throw Donald Trump out of court Wednesday …

The Supreme Court Is About to Seize Way More Power From Democratic Presidents  —  This is part of Opening Arguments, Slate's coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Support our work when you join Slate Plus.

The ‘Sleeping Giant’ Case that Could Upend Jack Smith's Prosecution of Trump  —  The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that doesn't mention the former president, but that could invalidate half of the Jan. 6 charges against him.  —  There's been a lot of attention paid …

State Board of Education Passes Rule to Permanently Prohibit DEI in the Florida College System  —  ~ State Board also replaced “Principles of Sociology” with an American History course as an option on the list of social studies general education core courses ~

Jamie Dimon praises Trump, warns MAGA criticism could hurt Biden  — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon praised former President Donald Trump's positions on the economy, taxes and immigration.  — Dimon admonished Democrats to be “more respectful” toward Trump's supporters, or else risk hurting President Joe Biden's reelection bid.

‘Survivor’ Champ Kentucky Pol Whose Incest Bill Would Let Cousins Have Sex: ‘I Made a Mistake’ (Exclusive)  —  ‘I was thinking like a lawyer, not like a legislator,’ state Rep. Nick Wilson tells The Messenger  —  A Kentucky Republican introduced a bill on Tuesday that was intended to broaden …

New Baltimore Sun owner insults staff in meeting, says paper should mimic Fox45  —  In a tense, three-hour meeting with staff Tuesday afternoon, new Baltimore Sun owner David Smith told employees he has only read the paper four times in the past few months, insulted the quality of their journalism …

Ecuadorian prosecutor probing TV studio attack is killed  —  The Ecuadorian prosecutor who was investigating an attack at a television station in Guayaquil, the country's largest and one of its most dangerous cities, was shot to death Wednesday.  Prosecutor César Suárez …

Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown  —  The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week …

House GOP hit with another retirement announcement  —  Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to Congress after more than a decade in office, marking the latest in a series of GOP retirement announcements this month. … - “After 9/11, I felt a calling to serve my State or Nation in some capacity.

White House Phoned Asa Hutchinson to Apologize for DNC Slight  —  The call came after the DNC took a potshot at the former Arkansas governor, who was one of Donald Trump's biggest critics from the right.  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday dispatched his chief of staff to call the former Arkansas …

Harris says ‘no denying’ America's history of racism  —  Vice President Harris said clearly that the U.S. has racism in its history, bucking remarks to the contrary from GOP presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  “There is no denying that we have …

Democrat Keen wins state House 35 special election over GOP's Booth  —  In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday.