Retired Republican judge: “Absolutely damning” evidence in new bid to bar Trump from Illinois ballot  —  The “preponderance of evidence” shows that Trump engaged in insurrection, election officer says  —  A hearing officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections in a recommendation released …

GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam  —  Republican Senator James Lankford, who is leading negotiations over a border security bill, is discovering to his great shock that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are not operating entirely in good faith.

Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan  —  The Republican presidential contender was responding to a strike that killed three U.S. troops.  —  Nikki Haley called Monday for the U.S. to “take out” any Iranian leaders who support the group that conducted …

Trumps Throw Tantrum Over Court Monitor's Financial Bombshell  —  A lawyer for the Trumps slammed Judge Barbara S. Jones in a court filing Monday morning, vehemently denying Trump lied about a missing $48 million loan.  —  Now that the retired federal judge babysitting the Trump Organization …

Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records  —  Charles Littlejohn had pleaded guilty to leaking thousands of tax records, including for Trump and billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.  —  WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service contractor …

‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs  —  Luxury vehicles, production cuts and soaring insurance prices have sent the cost of US car ownership out of control  —  At the start of the pandemic, Ceola Luna, a 45-year-old Lyft driver in Los Angeles …

One Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme  —  For Immediate Release  —  One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot.  —  According to court documents …

GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills  —  Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) said on Sunday she could not recall how she voted on two key pieces of legislation that she has since touted as victories that she brought home for her district.

'I'm wearing the armor of God': New Arizona GOP chair vows more anti-voting lawsuits  —  The newly-elected Arizona Republican Party chair, Gina Swoboda, proudly told longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon on his “war room” show that the former president personally urged her to run for the position …

The second insurrection  —  “The Federal Government has broad constitutional powers in determining what aliens shall be admitted to the United States, the period they may remain, regulation of their conduct before naturalization, and the terms and conditions of their naturalization …

Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges  —  In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell …

Vivek Ramaswamy Joins the Taylor Swift ‘Psy-Op’ Bandwagon (Update)  —  Vivek Ramaswamy was never my cup of tea and this is why.  Because, on the one hand he could occasionally do a solid job putting the progressive media back on its heels on the other hand he was also willing to indulge stupid conspiracy theories like this:

The Supreme Court can't punt on Trump's disqualification without threatening the Constitution  —  When the Supreme Court reviews Colorado's decision to exclude President Trump from the state's ballot, it will be delving into wholly uncharted territory.  —  The Supreme Court has never interpreted …

To fight climate change, micromobility is a better option than overpriced transit projects  —  Thoughtful transit advocates have cautioned about the escalating costs of creating new urban and commuter rail systems in the United States.  But the work of the Transit Costs Project and others raises …

Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations  — Lise Meitner identified the process of fission when her male colleagues couldn't figure it out.  — Her closest colleague, Otto Hahn, downplayed the significant role she played in the discovery.

Justice Department Subpoenas House of Representatives For Documents  —  House of Representatives notified of grand jury subpoena  —  A notification was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, revealing that the office of the Sergeant at Arms received a grand jury subpoena …