We've Been Entertaining an Illusion About the Supreme Court.  It's Finally Been Shattered.  —  There will be no more self-soothing after this.  —  For three long years, Supreme Court watchers mollified themselves (and others) with vague promises that when the rubber hit the road …

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog - and goat - in new book  —  South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume - and admits 'a better politician ... wouldn't tell the story here'  —  In 1952, as a Republican candidate for vice-president …

Biden Taunts Trump, Calling Him a ‘Loser,’ Trying to Get Under His Skin  —  President Biden has been trying to hit his opponent where it hurts, critiquing everything from his hairstyle to his energy levels in court.  —  This week, one presidential candidate has called the other a loser …

Florida GOP Rep. Posey abruptly announces retirement  —  He first won his deep-red seat in 2008.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) abruptly announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection, after initially planning to run for another term.

Scoop: Biden changes walking routine to Marine One … - Weeks ago the president told aides that he'd prefer a less formal approach, a White House official told Axios. … White House staffers and reporters alike noticed the sudden change in Biden's walk routine beginning in mid-April …

Biden Administration Drops Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes  —  White House had been weighing health benefit of ban against angering Black voters  —  The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, after the White House weighed the potential public-health benefits …

No One Has a Right to Protest in My Home  —  The difference between a private yard and a public forum  —  as a constitutional scholar and the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, I strongly defend the right to speak one's mind in public forums.  But the rancorous debate over the Israel-Hamas war seems …

Thieves snatch Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage in S.F. He gives dinner speech without a suit  —  Hello to the city, goodbye to your luggage.  That was Senatorial candidate Adam Schiff's rude introduction to San Francisco's vexing reputation for car burglaries Thursday when thieves swiped the bags …

Trump's isolation deepens after his coup crew is hit with Arizona criminal indictments  —  The January 6 co-conspirators are likely too wrapped up in their criminal cases to help Trump with another coup  —  Because Donald Trump himself wasn't indicted, there was a surprisingly muted response …

The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros  —  There is very obviously an element of opposition to the ongoing protests on college campuses that is rooted in familiar partisan rhetoric.  The political right's hostility to college professors and insistences …

Donald Trump Refusing To Go After David Pecker Raises Questions  —  Speculation has risen as to why Donald Trump has not risked violating his gag order to attack former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker following his damning testimony in the hush money trial.

Maine Dems say they'll consider cutting off Trump's path, if Nebraska moves to hurt Biden  —  Converting the state's electoral votes to winner-take-all would likely erase any gains Trump would make in Nebraska.  —  If Nebraska Republicans changed their electoral college rules to help Donald Trump …

Top Democrats pressed for Rahm Emanuel to lead Biden campaign  —  The Scoop  —  At the low point of President Joe Biden's polling this winter, top New York Democratic donors pushed to bring the legendary Democratic politico Rahm Emanuel back from his posting in Japan to run the re-election campaign.