Trump is eyeing Paul Manafort for 2024 campaign role  —  The former campaign manager was pardoned by Trump for bank and tax fraud convictions and accusations he hid millions he made consulting for pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians  —  Former president Donald Trump is expected to enlist Paul Manafort …

Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say  —  In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a “practical impossibility.”  —  Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond …

Sonia Sotomayor Should Retire Now  —  On Election Day in 2006, Justice Antonin Scalia was 70 years old and had been serving on the Supreme Court for 20 years.  That year would have been an opportune time for him to retire—Republicans held the White House and the Senate …

Adult MAGA rage is making schools more dangerous for students  —  Despite the Ethan Crumbley and Nex Benedict cases, a GOP nominee to run schools wants a “firing squad” for liberals  —  Last week saw national headlines regarding two tragic stories that illustrate how MAGA radicalization of adults endangers kids in school.

MAGA Reps Suddenly Face an Existential Threat: Themselves  —  The 2024 primaries are just getting started, but there's good reason to believe this year could be a lot more brutal for Republicans than recent ones.  —  It would be hard to argue that Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) …

Pro-Trump disruptions in Arizona county elevate fears for the 2024 vote  —  A meeting in the state's largest county, Maricopa, ended chaotically last month, raising concern that the former president's supporters could try to undercut the election  —  PHOENIX — As the board of supervisors …

What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later  —  The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind.  And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.  —  Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down …

Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past.  They were wrong  —  When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped.

Fulton prosecutors limp out of ugly disqualification fight  —  Fani Willis eked out a win ... sort of. … On Friday morning, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office squeezed out a win of sorts in the Trump RICO case.  —  Judge Scott McAfee ruled that District Attorney Fani Willis's …

New Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injury in Havana Syndrome Cases  —  The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies.  —  New studies by the National Institutes …

Will Senate Democrats cave to an Islamophobic smear campaign?  —  On November 15, 2023, President Biden nominated Adeel Mangi to be a federal appeals court judge in the Third Circuit.  Mangi's credentials are unimpeachable.  He received his legal training at Oxford and Harvard and has spent …