Shocker: Republicans Admit in Private That They Killed a Good Deal … In an extraordinary spectacle, virtually all Senate Republicans joined together Wednesday to block a bipartisan bill that would have given Republicans much of what they wanted on border security.  Why?  Because Donald Trump told them to.

What to know about the lawyers arguing the Trump ballot case at Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Thursday as former President Trump's lawyers appear before the justices in an attempt to knock down lawsuits challenging the Republican front-runner's ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment.

Fox News praises vigilante group for a takedown of migrant “shoplifter.”  Law enforcement say the man was neither a shoplifter nor a recent migrant.  —  Update: Fox guest Curtis Sliwa told the AP that he had believed the man was a migrant because he was “speaking Spanish”

Donald Trump's Man in Nevada  —  Michael McDonald, the chair of the Nevada G.O.P. and a fake elector, said he'd deliver the state's delegates to Mr. Trump.  The party's caucuses seem set to do so.  —  Before the chairman of Nevada's Republican Party introduced former President Donald J. Trump …

Joe Biden is currently losing the election  —  I try not to spend my days being a doomer or a catastrophist, but in both casual and formal conversations I've come to think that there is one very basic point about politics in 2024 that is being broadly underrated — Joe Biden is currently …

How Mark Meadows Became the Least Trusted Man in Washington  —  The untold story of the rise and fall of Trump's former chief of staff — and his role in the prosecutions that may determine the 2024 election.  —  On most Monday mornings, Mark Meadows commutes from his home in South Carolina to his workplace in Washington.

Bounced cheques and Trump's ‘unpaid fees’: Rudy Giuliani lays bare his finances in bankruptcy hearing  —  Over three hours in the fifth-floor room of a court building, Donald Trump's one-time attorney reeled off a list of assets that revealed the strained state of his finances, from a Bronx storage unit to a $1m tax bill.

Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case  —  The threats are cited in a court filing from the special prosecutor.  —  Former President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Oct. 2, 2023.

How the Rockefellers and Billionaire Donors Pressured Biden on LNG Exports  —  President's decision to halt new export terminals follows an intense campaign by environmental groups funded by wealthy contributors  —  Charities controlled by members of the Rockefeller family and billionaire donors …

Biden Confuses European Leaders, Swaps Kohl and Merkel  — Mistake comes days after confusing France's Macron, Mitterrand  — Biden, 81, battling concerns over his age in reelection bid  —  President Joe Biden once again mixed up European leaders, twice conflating former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl …

Trump's Immigration Plan Is Even More Aggressive Now  —  Confrontations over immigration and border security are moving to the center of the struggle between the two parties, both in Washington, D.C., and beyond.  And yet the most explosive immigration clash of all may still lie ahead.

Scientists just set a nuclear fusion record in a step toward unleashing the limitless, clean energy source  —  Scientists and engineers near the English city of Oxford have set a nuclear fusion energy record, they announced Thursday, bringing the clean, futuristic power source another step closer to reality.

FCC votes to outlaw scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices  —  The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is immediately outlawing scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called “deepfake” technology that experts …

America's Favorite Cookie Takes a Hard Left Turn  —  Nothing is immune to woke ideology, not even cookies.  —  Oreo's latest partnership signifies a disturbing trend in U.S. corporations advancing the LGBTQ+ agenda, as far-left ideologues impose it on children through programs …

Loyalty is a one-way street in Donald Trump's GOP.  Just ask Ronna McDaniel  —  The Republican National Committee chair is expected to step down this spring.  —  For seven tumultuous years, Ronna McDaniel accomplished a feat that eluded almost everyone else in Donald Trump's orbit: She held on.