Playbook: Ronna strikes back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ROLL TIDE — More evidence came in overnight that reproductive rights remains a potent issue for Democrats, at least in low-turnout contests: The party flipped an Alabama state House seat …

Democrat wins Alabama special election in early test for IVF as a campaign issue  —  Marilyn Lands, who defeated Republican Teddy Powell, highlighted IVF and abortion rights in her campaign for a state House seat that had been held by the GOP.  —  Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands …

The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush  —  LOW MALARKEY  —  The ingredients for a Biden comeback are falling into place at a moment in the 2024 campaign when Trump is mired in legal and financial problems.  —  Just a few months ago, it was hard to see the ingredients …

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies  —  Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's government by the Florida governor.

Few excited, many angry and fearful about Biden/Trump reelection  —  About half of Republicans would be excited if Trump is reelected in November and 4 in 10 Democrats would be excited with another Biden administration.  Democrats are more likely to be fearful or angry about the prospect …

Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives' attack on abortion pills  —  The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps.  And if they can't win there, they'll redouble efforts to win the White House  —  It is a testament to how weak the plaintiffs' case is that the justices seemed so skeptical.

In MAGA world, there are no accidents  —  The Baltimore bridge disaster reminded us that these folks should be nowhere near power. … Donald Trump has been talking disconcertingly often on the campaign trail about a looming terror attack.  All indications are that Tuesday's bridge collapse …

Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills  —  Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.  Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform …

Lara Trump says 2020 election is ‘in the past’ even as Donald Trump keeps bringing it up  —  Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law addresses her new role as RNC co-chair, her experience and her priorities for 2024.  —  Newly minted Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump …

How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of federal records.

People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse  —  People in the U.S. are leaving and switching faith traditions in large numbers.  The idea of “religious churning” is very common in America, according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions  —  Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three White men who used pickup trucks to chase Ahmaud Arbery through the streets of a Georgia subdivision before one of them killed …