Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says  —  The schedule means Trump will spend weeks in court instead of on the campaign trail.  —  Former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on March 25 as scheduled, a judge said in New York on Thursday as he denied Trump's attempts to throw out the charges.

Scoop: Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden … - Biden, his White House and his personal lawyer have been bashing Hur over his report, which cleared Biden of criminal wrongdoing but painted the president, 81, as having “diminished faculties” and a “poor memory.”

Spare Us Lara Trump  —  Well, that was fast!  Donald Trump is not yet the Republican nominee for president, but already we're witnessing a resurgence of the in-your-face nepotism that brought us last decade's cringe-worthy reality show: Javanka in the West Wing.

The final repudiation of ‘2000 Mules’  —  Since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, there has been no more influential presentation of his theory that the election was stolen than the film “2000 Mules,” created by activist — and Trump pardon recipient — Dinesh D'Souza.

Safety Net  —  Research indicates access to paid family leave is linked to a decrease in infant deaths and better economic, physical and mental health for new parents.  —  Currently, 13 states have some form of paid parental leave to care for newborns.  —  No states that banned abortion offer paid parental leave.

Kristen Stewart fires back at old Trump posts encouraging Robert Pattinson to ‘dump’ her  —  Kristen Stewart is blasting former President Trump as “such a little baby” for tweeting about her then-relationship years before he became commander in chief.  —  In 2012, Trump weighed …

McConnell defends push for Ukraine aid amid attacks from Trump wing of GOP: ‘Every argument against this is wrong’  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell strongly defended his handling of a foreign aid package and bipartisan border security deal under heavy criticism from his right flank …

Adam Schiff steps out on climate  —  He's the first of the leading candidates for California's open Senate seat to release a detailed platform.  —  Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday proposed ending federal subsidies for oil and gas production, offering federal wildfire insurance …

Tucson school district drops instructor after OnlyFans exposure  —  The woman who resigned as head of an NAACP chapter in 2015 after mispresenting herself as Black, Rachel Dolezal, was working for the Catalina Foothills Unified School District until its officials learned Tuesday of social media content under her current name.

2/15/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Just this week, Speaker Mike Johnson has: … This is the most chaotic, inefficient and ineffective majority we've seen in decades covering Congress.  It started this way under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has gotten worse under Johnson.

Democrats look to Nebraska to shore up Biden's blue wall  —  Population shifts since 2020 have decreased the power of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to guarantee Democratic victory  —  The Democratic Party's blue wall around the Great Lakes has sprung a leak since the 2020 Census.

White House to brief lawmakers as House chairman warns of ‘serious national security threat’  —  Lawmakers said the issue is serious but shouldn't cause immediate alarm.  —  National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2024.

Updated: Incident at National Archives Rotunda Closes Galleries to Public  —  Press Release  —  The National Archives Rotunda and galleries in Washington, DC, closed to the public today after two individuals dumped red powder on the encasement protecting the U.S. Constitution at approximately 2:30 pm.