Melania Trump reveals son Barron, 18, has pulled out of being a delegate nominating his father for president because he has ‘prior commitments’  — ‘He regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,’ the Office of Melania Trump said to DailyMail.com

Giuliani Is Suspended by WABC, and His Radio Show Is Canceled  —  The radio station disciplined Rudolph W. Giuliani after he violated company policy by trying to discuss the legitimacy of the 2020 election on the air.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was suspended by WABC radio on Friday …

Trump's Sleazy $1 Billion Shakedown of Oil Execs Gives Dems an Opening … Ever since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator in 2015, a central tenet of his bond with his supporters has been a simple promise to them: I have seen elite corruption and self-dealing from the inside, and I will put that know-how to work for you.

Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’  —  The Supreme Court justice said that “reckless” people in Washington, D.C., will “bomb your reputation.”  —  FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees …

Scoop: Trump quietly moves Haley off his blacklist … - Trump is scrambling to make up a fundraising disadvantage against President Biden and pay legal fees. … - A reconciliation with Haley, his former UN ambassador, also could help Trump cut attract some of the college-educated Republicans …

Biden's isolation grows as Gaza report both criticizes and clears Israel  —  Like much of the president's, at times, halting approach toward the war, the report released to Congress on Friday drew criticism from across the political spectrum.

Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance  —  It's unclear if Donald Trump has actually been sleeping, and he vehemently denies it.  But Democrats and late-night hosts have seized on the reports anyway.  —  “Don Snoreleone.”  “Donnie Nappleseed.”  “Sleepy Don.”

Will You Accept the Election Results?  Republicans Dodge the Question.  —  Leading Republicans have refused to say flatly that they will accept the outcome of the presidential election if Donald Trump loses.  —  Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans …

Blinken sends Congress report on Israeli military's operations in Gaza  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to Congress on Friday a highly anticipated report on the Israeli military's operations in Gaza, accusing its forces of potentially violating international humanitarian law …

Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says  —  UNDERCOVER  —  A former Trump 2016 aide claims to have “information and reason to believe” that the campaign settled with other women for discrimination or harassment. … A sex discrimination lawsuit against Donald Trump's campaign …

A guilty verdict?  Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst  —  WASHINGTON - When former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims that the judicial system wants to put him in jail, he's not just protesting the ongoing hush money trial.  —  Trump is also bracing voters for the possibility of a guilty verdict.

Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan  —  Virginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise on the next two-year state spending plan that would include 3% raises for state employees and teachers while not raising taxes and risking a potential veto by Youngkin.

Kristi Noem's dog killing is pure Southern gothic  —  A literary critic's take on the South Dakota governor's memoir, “No Going Back.”  —  Toward the end of Fred Gipson's 1956 classic, “Old Yeller,” Travis says, “It was going to kill something inside me to do it, but I knew then that I had to shoot my big yeller dog.”

GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters  —  Senior GOP representatives have been arguing for weeks with Secret Service officials, but the agency has not budged.  —  Top Republican Party officials are escalating their fight with the Secret Service over the party's convention …

Trump Hush-Money Payment Revealed in Bank Records  —  Evidence at the center of Trump's criminal trial was just released by the FBI in response to an ongoing FOIA lawsuit. … How I got these documents is kind of a long story.  Five years ago, I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the FBI.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Bannon's Contempt Conviction  —  Stephen Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, had been found guilty of defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.  He now faces a four-month prison sentence.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday upheld …

Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names  —  The school board voted on Friday to reverse a decision made four years ago, when the killing of George Floyd prompted nationwide demands for a racial reckoning, to rename the schools.  —  After a meeting that lasted for hours …

People leaving Rafah describe yet another fearful flight from Israeli assaults.  —  U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood … The U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution in support of Palestinian statehood.  —  The United Nations General Assembly …