Putin bromance has US intelligence officials fearing second Trump term  —  Ex-president's support for the Russian strongman has experts fretting over American interests and security sources overseas  —  Donald Trump's continuing lavish praise and support for Russian president Vladimir Putin …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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.

Biden-Trump rematch dread verges on denial for some voters  —  Public opinion research finds some Americans don't think Trump and Biden will be the parties' nominees  —  President Biden and former president Donald Trump have been running for 11 and 16 months, respectively.

Bernie Sanders unveils his latest insane idea  —  What if every weekend could be a long weekend?  That's the question some people are asking after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation this week to reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours — supposedly, with no loss in pay!

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 …

Protesters Take to Streets in Cuba as Lights Go Out Across Island  — Blackouts spark rare demonstrations in communist-run nation  — Government accuses US seizing on crisis to foment dissent  —  Protesters took to the streets of Cuba on Sunday in a rare outburst of social unrest …

Allegations UNRWA collaborated with Hamas are ‘flat-out lies’: Van Hollen  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) ripped into Israel's allegations that the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency, commonly referred to as UNRWA, is a proxy for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, arguing the accusations …

Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump  —  More than a decade ago, before running for president, Donald Trump expressed interest in developing the same site in Belgrade that his son-in-law now plans to invest $500 million in rebuilding.  —  The plan by Jared Kushner …

Biden to sign executive order to expand research on women's health  —  President Biden on Monday will sign an executive order aimed at expanding research and improving government initiatives on women's health, a move that will coincide with a White House Women's History Month reception.