Live Updates: One Juror Dismissed as Selection Continues in Trump Trial  —  The third day of Donald J. Trump's criminal trial began with the dismissal of one of the seven jurors who had already been seated.  The former president is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal.

Key Takeaways … Approximately half (53%) of young Americans indicate they will “definitely be voting” in the 2024 general election for president.  Young Americans' interest in voting in 2024 is now on par with Harvard Youth Poll data from 2020, which indicated that 54% would likely vote.

GOP makes weak pitch as Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment articles  —  Republicans are pretending that Democrats set a dangerous precedent by discarding Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment without a trial.  They have it backwards.  —  More than a month after House Republicans impeached …

Live Updates: Police Arresting Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia  —  Officers began arresting students on Thursday, a day after university officials testified about antisemitism before Congress.  —  Here's the latest on the protests.  —  The police moved Thursday afternoon to quell …

Conservatives corner Mike Johnson in House floor confrontation … - The House changed its rules this Congress to allow a single member to challenge the speaker's job with a motion to vacate.  — One option being urged by Johnson allies is to change House rules in coming days to force …

36-year-old joins wave of House Republican retirements … - Two House Republicans told Axios they expect more retirement announcements in the coming weeks. … - “It is time to pursue other opportunities and have the benefit of spending more time with my family,” he said.

SENILE: Joe Biden's Painfully Awkward Trip to a Gas Station Is a Major Red Flag  —  Joe Biden had quite the day on Wednesday, and that's saying something for the often-confused president.  Traveling to Pennsylvania to once again pander to the “working class” he has no actual connection to …

Trump is funneling campaign money into cash-strapped businesses.  Experts say it looks bad.  —  Donald Trump's main 2024 White House campaign fundraising operation sharply increased spending at the former president's properties in recent months, funneling money into his businesses …

The anti-abortion movement is showing its true colors  —  The facade of the anti-abortion movement is cracking, despite the movement's strenuous attempts to appear reasonable.  Evidence has been coming fast and furious this year, thanks to courts stacked with anti-abortion judges whose radical decisions …

Jan. 6 lawsuits against Trump may advance despite criminal case, judge rules  —  Instead, the judge ordered Trump to begin describing the basis for his claim that he is immune from the lawsuits.  —  Lawsuits by members of Congress and police officers against Donald Trump for his actions …

Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran  —  Israeli officials say they didn't see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.  —  Israel was mere moments away …

Ilhan Omar's Daughter Isra Hirsi Allegedly Suspended From College For Anti-Israel Activity  —  Isra Hirsi, Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter, claimed Thursday that she had been “suspended” from Barnard College due to her pro-Palestinian activity.

Complaint Asks the FBI to Probe Trump Claims on a $50 Million Loan  —  GIMME SHELTER  —  A government watchdog group is filing a complaint about a $50 million loan that Trump claimed for years on government disclosure forms but which may have never existed.

Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over $1.2B Israel contract  —  Google has fired 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the search giant's offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, to protest the company's business ties with the Israel government, The Post has learned.

Marjorie Taylor Greene would like to remind us that she is not serious  —  As recently as last month, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was still sensitive about the whole “Jewish space lasers” thing.  —  You may recall — who are we kidding, you do recall — that, soon after she was first elected …

Freedom Caucus on alert for possible moves against it by GOP leaders  —  The Floor Action Response Team, shorthanded as “FART,” aims to guard against an unannounced request to pass resolutions that would limit the group's leverage.

WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden  —  WaPo wrote a story on Bill Barr's statement on Fox News that he would support Trump over Biden because Biden would represent a “continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide.”