A blinking red light for Israel in American politics  —  The shift has come amid rising internal frustrations inside the administration about the war.  —  In notably blunt terms Thursday, top U.S. officials made a series of warnings to the Israeli government that they were nearly out of patience with its conduct of the war in Gaza.

No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort  —  The centrist group plans to announce it won't field a third-party ‘unity ticket’ after months of failing to find a candidate to lead its effort  —  WASHINGTON—No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid …

RFK Jr. disavows fundraising email boosting ‘J6 activists’  —  The statement was an “error,” Kennedy's campaign said.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign walked back a line in a fundraising email sent to supporters Thursday afternoon, which described people detained for storming the Capitol in 2021 as “J6 activists.”

Jeffrey Clark's bid to aid Trump election scheme violated attorney rules, DC Bar panel finds  —  Disciplinary investigators who brought the charges against Clark say they intend to advocate for his disbarment.  —  A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark …

Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York?  —  When former President Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in New York on Monday, it appeared that he had evaded a financial crisis.  He had paused enforcement of the more than $460 million judgment against him following a civil fraud trial, while his appeal is pending.

Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He's Going to Lose His Senate Seat  —  The Texas senator's questionable podcast deal with iHeartMedia is raising eyebrows amid his increasingly desperate fundraising efforts  —  THE WALLS ARE closing in around Ted Cruz, and the Republican senator is lashing out.

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Musk's X pivots again, restoring blue checks to popular accounts  —  The social network formerly known as Twitter is now gifting premium features to users with at least 2,500 verified followers  —  A year after his controversial decision to remove verification from popular Twitter accounts unless …

The disturbing irony behind a disgraceful new endorsement of Trump  —  The Police Officers Association of Michigan claims backing Trump will restore “honor” to the profession.  Tell that to the U.S. Capitol Police.  —  On Tuesday, the 12,000-member Police Officers Association of Michigan …

EBRD Calls For Subsidized Insurance to Quickly Rebuild Ukraine  —  Subsidized insurance would attract investors to help rebuild Ukraine's war-battered economy, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.  —  “Reconstruction could start very quickly,” …

Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution  —  A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the sensitive records after he left office.

Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX's Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace  —  President Biden wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers.  —  Every time a rocket soars into the sky carrying satellites …

Blinken says Ukraine will eventually ‘become a member of NATO’  —  Debate of Ukraine's membership to the 32-member alliance continues amid its war with Russia  —  Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support from its member countries remains “rock solid,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.

Reps. Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar subpoenaed in Arizona probe of Trump fake electors  —  The Arizona attorney general is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trump allies with crimes, but there is no indication Biggs or Gosar will face charges.  —  Arizona investigators probing Republicans' efforts …

China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation  —  Findings from Microsoft and others shed light on Beijing's expanding covert influence operations  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Online actors linked to the Chinese government are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence …

The Washington press corps doesn't have a freaking clue  —  I've been away for nearly two weeks, almost entirely unplugged, and let me tell you, a little distance makes the failure of the American political press even more horrifying and inexcusable.  —  The nation stands on the edge of a precipice …

Trump used to brag about his support for Israel.  Now his criticisms are growing sharper.  —  “I don't know why they released wartime shots like that.  I guess it makes them look tough.  But to me, it doesn't make them look tough,” Trump said.  —  For the second time in two weeks, Donald Trump on Thursday unloaded on Israel.