Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership  —  One right-wing member called on the speaker to resign, which Johnson rejected  —  Two far-right members are now threatening to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson just as the embattled Republican leader has introduced a complex plan intended …

Tom Cotton Doubles Down on Calls for Mob Violence Against Protesters  —  HE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL?  —  The Arkansas Republican seems confused about laws against assault and battery.  —  A day after encouraging members of the public to “take matters into their own hands” to deal with peaceful protesters …

Why Trump's Trial is a Big Political Problem  —  Pundits are underestimating the potential impact of a candidate getting  —  Not to sound overdramatic, but yesterday is a day that will go down in political history.  For the first time, a former President is the defendant in a criminal trial …

Pro-Trump network OAN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case  —  Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet's lies about the 2020 election.

NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism  —  NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had “lost America's trust” by approaching news stories with a rigidly progressive mindset.

Supreme Court seems divided over obstruction charge in Jan. 6 case that may impact Trump, rioters  —  The Supreme Court seemed deeply divided Tuesday over a challenge to a federal law that prosecutors used to charge more than 350 people who were part of the pro-Donald Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness  —  The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a mining company to build a 211-mile industrial road through fragile Alaskan wilderness, handing a victory to environmentalists in an election year when the president wants …

Legal Defense Fund For Trump Allies Has Spent $478,000 This Year But Next To Nothing On Attorneys' Fees  —  The Patriot Legal Defense Fund, which launched in July 2023 to defray the legal expenses of Trump's allies, submitted its quarterly filing to the IRS on Tuesday.

Live Updates: Six Jurors Chosen for Trump Criminal Trial  —  The six were selected after lawyers picked through past social media postings about Donald J. Trump and argued over whether they reflected bias.  —  Here's what to know as Trump's criminal trial continues.

Romney open to voting with Democrats to dismiss Mayorkas impeachment … But at the same time, I think the Senate should give a chance for debate, even if it's limited to two hours," Romney said.  — “So if there's a motion just to table without any discussion, that's something I would oppose.

Why Biden Should Not Debate Trump  —  The networks want their show, but to give the challenger equal status on a TV stage would be a dire normalization of his attempted coup.  —  A consortium of television networks yesterday released a joint statement inviting President Joe Biden …

‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America's drought  —  In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town - and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away.  Local residents fear the agreement has 'opened Pandora's box'

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban  —  A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.

Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk  —  An NBC News review identified 150 verified “Premium” accounts that have posted or amplified pro-Nazi content.  —  Elon Musk's X is a thriving hub for Nazi support and propaganda, with paid subscribers sharing speeches by Adolf Hitler or content praising his genocidal regime.