McConnell endorses Trump after years of acrimony between the two men  —  The Senate minority leader is the highest-ranking Republican to back Trump, and the move could help the former president with major donors  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed Donald Trump …

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Republicans' Dilemma on Mayorkas Impeachment: When to Take the Loss  —  House Republicans rushed to impeach the homeland security secretary but are taking their time delivering the charges to the Senate, where a trial is likely to be over before it begins — or yield a quick acquittal.

Doritos severs ties with transgender influencer in Spain following online boycott threat  —  Right-wing accounts on X called for a #BoycottDoritos movement, citing influencer Samantha Hudson's alleged past comments on social media.  —  Doritos said Tuesday that it has ended a social media campaign …

Nikki Haley to Exit Republican Presidential Race  —  Former South Carolina governor expected to urge Trump to try to earn the support of those who backed her  —  Nikki Haley plans to suspend her Republican presidential primary bid in a speech Wednesday morning, people familiar with her plans told The Wall Street Journal.

National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul, amid a series of violent crimes on the subway, said she would deploy 1,000 members of the State Police and National Guard to the transit system.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday …

The Outrage Machine Strikes Again (14th Amendment, Section 3)  —  In Part III of the Misinformation-Outrage Cycle, I analyzed the DOJ investigation and history of the attacks on Merrick Garland.  If you missed it, please start there.  I concluded with this:  —  People without intellectual humility rarely admit they were wrong.

“Playbook of Fear” Fails to Sway Voters in Austin and Houston DA Races  —  A despondent teddy bear sits below a grainy picture of Travis County District Attorney José Garza, flanked with a warning that says “Garza is filling Austin's streets with pedophiles and killers.”

Crew members killed for first time in Houthi attack on commercial ship near Yemen, US officials say  —  A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in at least two fatalities among the crew members, two US officials told CNN, marking …

House Passes Bipartisan $460 Billion Spending Bill to Avert a Partial Shutdown  —  Staring down yet another spending deadline, Speaker Mike Johnson again relied on Democratic votes to push through a six-bill package to fund about half the government through the fall.

Scoop: House GOP tries to shut down State of the Union heckling … - Johnson told members, “we should be professional, we should maintain a high standard of decorum,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.).  — “He's reminding us to be respectful of the institution ... and to the president …

Americans benefitting from Biden's policies have no idea he's involved  —  Manufacturing construction is booming, and unionized construction jobs are likely to increase — but what does that mean for President Biden?  —  To get a sense of how the Biden administration's economic policies impact …

McConnell pans ‘totally inappropriate’ idea of term limits for Senate GOP leaders  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has dismissed as “totally inappropriate” an idea being floated by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and other GOP colleagues to place a term limit on his successor.

How a Chinese citizen allegedly absconded with a trove of Google's confidential AI files  —  The alleged theft involved the building blocks of Google's supercomputing data centers, which develop applications to generate responses to tasks or questions.  —  WASHINGTON - A Chinese citizen …

States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election  —  There are three main forces driving the conflict on the Colorado River.  The first is an outdated legal system that guarantees more water to seven Western states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico …