The Self-Immolation of the AZ GOP  —  Inflation is still running a little hot, according to the Department of Labor.  Overall inflation was at 3.5 percent year-over-year, with more stable “core” inflation at 3.8 percent.  While it's moving in the right direction, it's not returning …

Florida 2024 Poll: Plurality Plan to Vote “Yes” on Abortion Protection Ballot Measure  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey in Florida finds 42% of voters plan to vote yes on the November ballot measure that will provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability, 32% are unsure, and 25% will vote no.

O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76  —  He ran to football fame and made fortunes in movies.  His trial for the murder of his former wife and her friend became an inflection point on race in America.  —  O.J. Simpson, who ran to fame on the football field …

Biden Administration Is Closing the ‘Gun Show Loophole’  —  HOLSTERED  —  People selling firearms at gun shows and elsewhere will now be required to carry out background checks on their customers.  —  The Biden administration on Thursday announced that it is moving to close …

Matt Gaetz Is Winning  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Usually, you need about 10 minutes to walk from the Rayburn House Office Building to the House Chamber.  But if you're running from a reporter, it'll only take you five.

Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won't run again, shaking up race for control  —  The retirement of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley improves conservatives' chances of retaking the majority after losing it last year in the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history.

Georgia's Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake Trump Elector  —  Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified from pursuing the case against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, but another prosecutor said he would now take it over.

Men Rescued From Desert Island Thanks to Giant ‘HELP’ Sign  —  SOS  —  The trio had been stranded for over a week and surviving on coconut meat.  —  Three mariners were rescued from a remote atoll in the Pacific on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy plane spotted a sign reading “HELP” …

FBI chief to share concerns of organized attack in US after Russia massacre  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to warn Congress on Thursday that intelligence officials are increasingly concerned about the possibility of an ISIS-K attack on U.S. soil, similar to the massacre carried out last month at a Russia concert hall.

Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud  —  Truong My Lan is accused of looting one of Vietnam's largest banks over a period of 11 years  —  It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.

Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years  —  Mark Robinson claims Democrats have caused the “death” of “responsibility.”  —  North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, whom Republican presidential candidate …

Where 2024 voters moved since 2020 — and how they registered  —  Between any two presidential elections, there is an enormous amount of churn in the electorate, both nationally and at the state level.  A lot of this is obvious: People die, young people turn 18 and register to vote …

The Trump donor whom Biden can't fire is running the U.S. Postal Service directly into the ground—just what everyone warned about when he was confirmed during the pandemic  —  Technology has afforded us the ability to connect with nearly anyone, anytime—and free of charge.

Trump's Big Lie About Biden Implodes After MAGA Ally Admits Truth  —  Steve Bannon no doubt thought he was being deviously clever.  Speaking with The New York Times this week, he elaborated on a sophisticated plan that Donald Trump's allies have developed for boosting third-party candidates, so they siphon votes from President Biden.

Trump intensifies his grip on congressional GOP agenda  —  From government surveillance to abortion to Ukraine, the former president is enjoying unparalleled sway over Hill Republicans' policymaking.  —  Donald Trump is tightening his stranglehold on the congressional GOP's policy agenda …

Mike Johnson and Donald Trump will propose bill to prevent non-citizens from voting  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Mike Johnson will introduce a bill with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting.