US firm that paid indicted FBI informant tied to Trump associates, records reveal  —  Alexander Smirnov was paid $600,000 in 2020 - the same year he allegedly began lying to FBI about Bidens' role in Ukraine business  —  An American company that paid the now indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov …

Biden's Best Shot Against Trump Lies In ‘Blue Wall’ States  — Campaign has doubled its staffing in swing states this month  — Biden visits Michigan Thursday, Dingell says it's must-win  —  President Joe Biden's reelection prospects largely hinge on the so-called Blue Wall …

Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort  —  The Trump-branded Republican Party is less interested in promoting voting by mail than in legal challenges aimed at voting systems.  —  In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump's …

Donald Trump Is a National-Security Risk  —  The GOP candidate should not be given intelligence briefings.  —  Since 1952, the White House has allowed major-party candidates access to classified intelligence briefings so that they will be current on important issues if they win the election.

Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is putting together an investor group to buy TikTok  — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is putting together an investor group to try to buy TikTok.  — “I think the legislation should pass and I think it should be sold,” Mnuchin told CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Thursday.

Exclusive: Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China  —  Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government …

Schumer to call for ‘new election’ in Israel in scathing speech on Netanyahu  —  “Israel cannot hope to succeed as a pariah opposed by the rest of the world,” the Senate majority leader is expected to say.  —  Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) will call for the Israeli government …

Sen. Bob Menendez is considering running for re-election as an independent, sources say  —  The New Jersey Democrat has been indicted on 18 federal counts, including accepting bribes from a foreign government.  He and his wife have pleaded not guilty.  —  WASHINGTON — Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez …

Hair-Raising Details of New Jersey GOP Senate Candidate's DUI Emerge  —  Asked by a cop if he'd been in a crash, the New Jersey Republican said: “I don't think so,” according to a police report.  —  New details have emerged of an incident involving a New Jersey Republican candidate running …

Johnson signals shift on Ukraine to GOP senators  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republican senators Wednesday to expect the House to send them legislation to help Ukraine, but cautioned that what comes out of the House will look substantially different than the $95 billion foreign aid package the Senate passed last month.

Media compounds failure on Hur report  —  On February 8, Special Counsel Robert Hur released a report describing President Joe Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties.”  Although Hur concluded that criminal charges against Biden …

Elon Musk Keeps Spreading a Very Specific Kind of Racism  —  He is the “patient zero for this sort of stuff right now.”  —  Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk.  Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X …

RFK Jr.'s VP prospect Aaron Rodgers has shared false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories in private conversations  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers …

Sterilizer plants release a cancer-causing gas.  The Biden administration will make them cut those emissions by 90 percent  —  The Biden administration is cutting down on emissions of a cancer-causing chemical that's released by companies that sterilize medical devices and other products.

Democrats prepare to go to war against third party candidates  —  The Democratic National Committee is building its first-ever team to counter third-party candidates while outside groups stockpile money for a wider campaign.  —  The Democratic National Committee is building its first-ever team …

Stormy Daniels Is Going to Screw Trump's Campaign Schedule  —  Trump is about to have his entire schedule derailed by courtroom appearances and, even if his campaign thinks he can make it work, Trump is about to have real time problems.  —  Having secured his third straight Republican …

AI supercharges threat of disinformation in a big year for elections globally  —  LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake - but convincing - content aimed at fooling voters.

Gallego gets Latino Victory endorsement in Arizona Senate bid  —  Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego's Senate bid is being backed by the Latino Victory Fund.  —  Latino Victory's endorsement on Thursday morning comes as more national and Arizona Democrats have stepped firmly into Gallego's camp …

Kamala Harris to visit an abortion clinic, a first for a president or vice president  —  Harris plans to tour a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota on Thursday.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tour a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota that provides abortion services Thursday …

South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video  —  A Democratic legislator on Wednesday called for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for giving her …

Religious supremacy, not Supremacy Clause, is key to Fifth Circuit contraception ruling  —  Two of Donald Trump's most conservative, religiously motivated judicial appointees have now issued a two-tier attack on the federal government's longstanding policy that clinics receiving Title X funding need …