As Supreme Court weighs Trump's eligibility, the ‘10th justice’ stays mum  —  The solicitor general would typically file arguments on an issue of this magnitude — but the upcoming Trump case is a political lightning rod.  —  As the Supreme Court prepares to hold arguments next month …

64K women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates  —  The research letter, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, estimated that nearly 520,000 rapes were associated with 64,565 pregnancies across 14 states.  —  More than 64,000 women and girls became pregnant …

Oklahoma enlists notorious right-wing zealot to guide school library policy  —  Ellen Ochoa Elementary School, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was among the dozens of schools that received bomb threats last year after being targeted by the far-right Libs of TikTok account.

Trump Privately Pressuring GOP Senators To ‘Kill’ Border Deal To Deny Biden A Win  —  The former president is telling Republicans he “doesn't want Biden to have a victory” in 2024, said a source familiar with the bipartisan negotiations.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump …

Who are No Labels' donors?  Democratic groups file complaints in an attempt to find out  —  For months, the centrist group No Labels has stockpiled cash and diligently worked to secure ballot access for a potential third-party presidential bid, striking fear among allies of President Joe Biden …

After seeming to bribe Senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP Chair resigns  —  The head of the Arizona Republican Party resigned Wednesday following the release of a surreptitiously recorded conversation of him seemingly trying to bribe Kari Lake to stay out of this year's U.S. Senate race.

Alina Habba Spotted At Trump Victory Party After Delaying Defamation Trial Over Illness  —  The former president's legal team requested a trial delay, saying Habba had been exposed to COVID and had a fever.  She attended the party one day later.  —  LOADING

Penn Jillette Wants to Talk It All Out  —  Penn Jillette has a large, framed French-language poster of Renaldo and Clara behind him.  Most people wouldn't know what that is, but as a Bob Dylan fan, I do — it's his largely forgotten, widely panned 1978 film that he wrote, directed and starred in.

Biden to announce $5 billion in new infrastructure projects  —  President Biden will announce $5 billion in funding for major transportation projects during a visit Thursday to Superior, Wisconsin — part of an effort to tout his administration's investments in long-overdue infrastructure projects.

Exclusive: House ethics probe of Gaetz seeks information from DOJ and woman who allegedly had sex with congressman as a minor  —  The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor …

The RNC Shuttered Most of the Hispanic Community Centers It Touted as Critical to Winning Over Latino Voters  —  JWPlayer  —  During the 2022 cycle, the Republican Party made a commitment to Latino voters that hadn't been seen before, touting nearly two dozen RNC Hispanic Community Centers …

Democrats win challenge to North Carolina voter election law  —  A federal judge blocked a specific provision of the law's same-day voter registration requirements.  —  Joe Biden quietly scored a legal victory in North Carolina this week, in what could prove to be a consequential development in a closely divided state.

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Reported Strikes at UNRWA Facility in Southern Gaza  —  We are gravely concerned by reports today of strikes hitting a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) facility — with subsequent reports of fires in the building—in a neighborhood …

Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals  —  An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals.  —  The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined …

Governor Abbott signals potential defiance of Supreme Court's border ruling  —  Governor Greg Abbott issued a “Statement on Texas' Constitutional Right to Self-Defense,” following calls by numerous Republican lawmakers to resist the high court's order, including three state representatives from Houston.

Auto Workers Union Endorses Biden Over ‘Scab’ Trump  —  The UAW is backing the president months after he made history by picketing alongside striking workers  —  THE UNITED AUTO Workers (UAW), one of the nation's largest and most influential unions in the country, has endorsed Joe Biden for president.

South Korean Lawmaker Attacked by Rock-Wielding Assailant  —  A South Korean ruling party lawmaker was struck in the head by a rock-wielding assailant on the streets of Seoul and rushed to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, her party said.

GOP Rep Only Regrets One Thing in ‘Marshall Law’ Text After Jan. 6  —  CNN's Kaitlan Collins said it was “striking” to hear that, three years later, South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman still stands by it.  —  Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) has just one regret regarding a text message he sent …

Hong Kong's top court overturns acquittal of human rights lawyer  —  Hong Kong's top court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of activist and human rights lawyer Chow Hang Tung of inciting others to join an unauthorised vigil to remember victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Washington State “Proud Boy” Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Actions During and After Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  Defendant Told Judge “You could give me 100 years and I would still do it all over again.”