Back to 1968?  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is shooting her shot, forging ahead with her doomed crusade to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.  “I think the American people need to see a recorded vote,” she said moments ago from the steps of the Capitol.  “Does members of Congress support the Uniparty?”

Democrats enter panic mode as Gaza protests erupt … - “The longer they continue, and the worse that they get, the worse it's going to be for the election overall,” one House Democrat told Axios.  — The demonstrations, the lawmaker warned, are “bringing out [the public's] most conservative side.”

Trump backs surveillance and prosecution of women to enforce abortion bans  —  As part of an extensive interview with Time Magazine, former President Donald Trump expanded on what abortion access would look like in the United States in a potential second term.

Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia  —  Officers have taken protesters into custody after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.  The scene unfolded shortly …

Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students  —  The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration's student loan relief efforts.  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled more than $6 billion in student debt …

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy  —  United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

Historian says Trump lawyer “deliberatively misleading” SCOTUS: Ben Franklin “would be horrified”  —  Franklin's actual speech cited at immunity hearing “says exactly the opposite of what John Sauer was implying”  —  When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling …

Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.’  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF has assembled a dozen dossiers on possible running mates, but they largely remain unopened by the presidential candidate, who's conducting his own vetting process by asking friends, consultants, and insiders whom they think he should pick and why.

The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice  —  The first time I photographed Gerald Ford, he was a day away from being nominated as vice president, after Spiro Agnew had resigned in disgrace.  The portrait I made ran on the cover of Time, a first for both of us.  Ford was my assignment, then he became my friend.

Multi-state E.coli outbreak connected to walnuts: CDC  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday of an E. coli outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk that has so far infected 12 people across the states of California and Washington.

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Judges Reject Map That Would Have Given Louisiana New Majority-Black House District  —  The decision is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, leaving Louisiana in congressional district limbo for now.  —  LOADING  —  A new congressional district map giving Louisiana …

Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case  —  The firm, LaRocca Hornik, has represented Donald Trump's political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, including a pregnancy discrimination case in New York.

Trump Unleashes Bizarre ‘Word Salad’ Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview  —  The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump has people wondering just what he was trying to say during a rambling monologue on Fox News …

New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California  —  The super PAC, Battleground California, said it would drive turnout among voters of color to try to flip seats that are seen as crucial to winning control of the House this fall.  —  Democrats nearly pulled off the impossible in the 2022 midterms.

Israel-Hamas deal is only hope for Biden's Middle East strategy … “There just has to be a deal,” he said when asked about a plan B if negotiations aren't successful.  — “If we can get a ceasefire, we can get something more enduring and then maybe end the conflict and then maybe move forward …

NEW: DHS Docs Show Top Cities Biden Admin Flew Migrants Under Controversial Program, 80% to Single State  —  Internal data obtained by Fox News via a House Homeland Security Committee subpoena to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows that thousands …

Trump's trying to dismantle the Blue Wall again.  That would be disaster for Biden.  —  Biden's loss of support with younger voters and voters of color has helped make the Sun Belt swing states less competitive — and the “Blue Wall” Rust Belt states key to his reelection.

White House considers admitting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees  —  The Biden administration is considering admitting certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees, a report by CBS News found.  —  Senior officials in several U.S. agencies have discussed the idea of resettling Palestinians …