Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry  —  The former president's lawyer may still face fallout for her involvement in an ex-employee's hush money deal over harassment claims at Trump's Bedminster club. … Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey …

Trump sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over Mace interview  —  Former President Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over the anchor's questioning of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about her endorsement of Trump.  —  The March 10 interview on “This Week” …

Jared Kushner says Gaza's ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there  —  Jared Kushner has praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza's “waterfront property” …

Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law  —  The Biden administration sued to block the law, saying it tramples on the federal government's exclusive authority to oversee immigration issues.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a contentious …

Mar-a-Lago Judge's Stark Ruling: Jury Sees Secret Files or Trump Wins  —  Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon handed the jury in his Mar-a-Lago case a shocking ultimatum on Monday.  —  The MAGA-friendly federal judge who keeps siding with Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago classified records case …

Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data  —  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.

GOP state House speakers face tide of challenges from the right  —  Powerful Republican legislators in three states are facing challenges aimed at removing them from power, as ideological and personal divides rend the GOP.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state House speakers in at least three states …

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men  —  A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year.  Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee …

Peter Navarro is 1st Trump White House official to serve prison time related to Jan. 6 attack  —  Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to be locked up for a crime related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Nebraska lawmaker faces calls to resign after invoking colleague's name in book's rape scene passage  —  Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran later defended reading the graphic text but apologized for adding his colleague's name to it.  —  Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran …

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents  —  An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.

Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists  —  JERUSALEM — On Jan. 7, the Israeli military conducted a targeted missile strike on a car carrying four Palestinian journalists outside Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

Montana Supreme Court allows abortion ballot proposal to proceed  —  The ruling says Attorney General Austin Knudsen erred in finding the proposal for the 2024 ballot ‘legally insufficient.’  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press.

Twenty Democratic attorneys general file motion in support of Biden methane rule  —  Twenty Democratic state attorneys general on Monday filed a motion in defense of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) oil and gas methane rule, following a lawsuit against the rule by Republican AGs.

Porter regrets saying California Senate primary race was ‘rigged’  —  Progressive Rep. Katie Porter says she regrets calling the recent California Senate primary “rigged” after losing the closely watched Democratic contest to Rep. Adam Schiff.  —  Porter sparked backlash for using the word …

The Bloodbath Candidate  —  In Context, Trump is Worse  —  At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio last Saturday, Trump promised a “bloodbath for the country” if he's not elected president.  —  Then followed a predictable bout of (self-)deception, the claim that Trump's bloodbath was out of context.

Why Schumer Spoke Out Against Netanyahu as Israel Wages War  —  In an interview in his native Brooklyn, America's highest-ranking Jewish elected official said he felt obligated to call for new leadership in Israel.  —  In the library of James Madison High School in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon …

Scott Presler, a conservative activist who has spread conspiracy theories, won't be getting an RNC job  —  Lara Trump, RNC's new co-chair, initially said she wanted to hire Scott Presler for its “legal ballot-harvesting” division.  —  The Republican National Committee said Tuesday …

‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge  —  Two climate activists who blocked peak-hour traffic on the West Gate Bridge, causing a woman to give birth on the side of the road, have had their jail terms almost tripled on appeal.