A Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is the Only Way to Avoid a Wider War  —  If the war between Israel and Hamas rages on indefinitely, the conflict will spread.  It doesn't have to be that way. … It is inevitable that much of the discussion in Washington, D.C. regarding the drone attack …

Retired conservative federal judge urges Supreme Court to disqualify Trump from office  —  A former conservative federal appellate judge is urging the Supreme Court to keep Donald Trump off the ballot, arguing the ex-president's effort to cling to power after his 2020 election loss was …

1/30/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … The House Homeland Security Committee will mark up a resolution today to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first time in nearly 150 years that the chamber will try to remove a member of the president's Cabinet. … Meaning this all will have achieved nothing.

Biden takes a swing through unfriendly ‘Trump Country’  —  “It's the nation's ATM,” said one operative about Florida.  —  MIAMI — President Joe Biden is dropping into Florida not to fire up voters — but to raise cash.  —  In a month marked by major campaign speeches and events …

How This Nutty Ohio Primary Is Dividing the GOP  —  Everyone in this race has baggage—especially J.R. Majewski.  —  Like many dramas in today's Republican Party, the one in Ohio's 9th Congressional District started with someone saying something mean about Donald Trump.

Carroll says she would ‘absolutely’ sue Trump again if another case arises  —  Longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll on Monday said she is “more than willing” to sue former President Trump again if another case arose in the future.  —  A jury last week ordered Trump to pay …

Republicans now say it might be okay to ignore the Supreme Court  —  A consequential development of the Trump era is what increasingly looks like the Republicans' acrimonious divorce from the rule of law.  —  The party that once prided itself as the law-and-order side has leaped headlong …

Texas AG seeks transgender records in Georgia as part of his wider probe  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested medical records from a Georgia telehealth clinic that provides gender-affirming care, a newly discovered move that shows the Republican official is looking in multiple states …

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:

TheBlaze's Jason Whitlock Quietly Deletes Promo of Antisemitic Interview  —  But TheBlaze host said he didn't regret inviting the guest, who spewed vile conspiracy theories, on his show.  —  After coming under fire for hosting virulent antisemite E. Michael Jones, who claimed …

Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery  —  The Justice Department's No. 2 official will briefly take over as the attorney general undergoes a procedure on his spine this weekend.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland will be out of commission this weekend due to back surgery …

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands  —  A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source - a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison.

Democrats ramp up spending in a race that will determine control of the Pennsylvania state House  —  A special election for a state House seat in Bucks County — a purple area in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia — will take place Feb. 13.  —  Democrats have begun ramping up their spending weeks …

The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One  —  The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure.  —  Anti-abortion groups have not yet persuaded Donald Trump to commit to signing a national ban if he returns to the White House.

Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world  —  Apple may leave the UK if required to provide advance notice of product updates.  —  Apple is “deeply concerned” that proposed changes to a United Kingdom law could give the UK government unprecedented power to …

Trump puts on full-court press for big-time donors — and nabs more than a few  —  The former president has scored a commitment from Ron DeSantis' former top money man, among others.  —  Donald Trump is aggressively courting potential megadonors to his campaign, targeting those who've kept …

Party feud breaks out ahead of RNC meeting in Las Vegas  —  GOP county chairs and local activists warned the party isn't doing enough to compete in November.  —  LAS VEGAS — Days before the Republican National Committee was set to convene here, hundreds of Republican officials gathered …

This Mark Cuban Story is Too Good Not to Share  —  Credit to Twitchy which got to all of this about an hour ago (as I write this).  The basic story is as follows.  Billionaire Mark Cuban has spent weeks arguing online arguing on behalf of DEI with anyone who will listen.

Republicans are quietly deleting mentions of abortion from their websites.  We asked them why  —  Republicans who previously campaigned on a pro-life position are now ‘in a tough spot,’ experts say. , Kelly Rissman speaks to GOP strategists and campaign managers about what's going on behind the scenes

Taylor Swift could sway 2024 election outcome, new poll finds with a FIFTH of voters ‘likely’ to back candidate endorsed by singer  — Eighteen percent of voters say they're ‘more likely’ or ‘significantly more likely’ to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift