Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration  —  Spearheading the effort is Russell Vought, president of The Center for Renewing America, part of a conservative consortium preparing for Trump's return to power.  —  Russell Vought is president of The Center …

She's not quitting.  Takeaways from Nikki Haley's push to stay in the GOP contest against Trump  —  KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley's team is bracing for a home state embarrassment in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Saturday.  Conventional wisdom suggests she'll be forced to drop out.

US to announce ‘major sanctions package’ on Russia following Navalny death  —  The sanctions will “hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr. Navalny,” the National Security Council spokesperson said.  —  The Biden administration will unveil a “major sanctions package” …

Trump fraud ruling adds to his string of legal losses in New York  —  Donald Trump's latest legal defeat in a New York court — a jaw-dropping $354 million judgment to claw back the proceeds of a decade of fraud, plus almost $100 million in interest — puts an exclamation point on an unprecedented losing streak in his home state.

'You're both traitors': Speaker Johnson's thumbs-up photo-op with Trump doesn't go well  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson made his pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago for a photo-op with former President Donald Trump — but when he took it X Monday, it didn't get the kind of reception he'd hoped.

Oops!  DeSantis says book challenges have gone too far  —  In an extraordinary press conference last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged that challenges to books in the state's school libraries are out of control.  Over the course of the event, DeSantis blamed teachers …

Kari Lake can't say who ‘stole’ her election, says criticism of McCain was meant as a joke  —  In a radio interview, Lake also said she wouldn't support a federal abortion ban and characterized Ukraine's war against Russia as a lost cause.  —  A defensive Kari Lake acknowledged …

Supreme Court turns away House GOP lawmakers' appeal over mask rule violations  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to revive a lawsuit from three House Republicans after their pay was docked for not complying with a pandemic-era mask requirement on the chamber floor.

Supreme Court declines to undo sanctions on pro-Trump 2020 campaign lawyers  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to undo sanctions against several lawyers allied with former President Trump for filing a meritless lawsuit challenging Michigan's 2020 presidential election results.

Frozen embryos are children, Ala. high court says in unprecedented ruling  —  The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them, a decision that reproductive rights advocates say could imperil in vitro fertilization (IVF) …

DNC intervenes in GOP effort to nullify Arizona election manual  —  Democrats are challenging a Republican effort to nullify the manual used to oversee Arizona election rules and results.  —  The Democratic National Committee is looking to jump into a pair of Arizona election lawsuits Tuesday morning …

Supreme Court won't review admissions at Va.'s Thomas Jefferson HS  —  The Supreme Court will not review a challenge to the admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia magnet school, the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which administrators said opened …

Eric Hovde launches Wisconsin Senate bid, handing GOP a boost  —  Republican Eric Hovde made his campaign to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) official on Tuesday, handing the GOP one of the final pieces to their 2024 map puzzle in a key battleground state.

Biden campaign touts $42M raised in January  —  The Democratic president and DNC ended January with $130 million cash on hand.  —  President Joe Biden's political operation said it raised $42 million in January, continuing to amass cash as he gears up for a likely rematch with former President Donald Trump.

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Sums Up Current Republican Platform With 2 Stinging Words  —  David Jolly also named and shamed the Republican lawmakers who “faceplant on the knee of Donald Trump.”  —  LOADING  —  Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Monday offered a critical take on the GOP's shift in stance on Russia.

US proposes a ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza in draft UN resolution  —  New York CNN —  The United States has proposed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Gaza calling for a temporary ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas and warning against an Israeli ground incursion into Rafah …