Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden  —  A new set of Times/Siena polls, including one with The Philadelphia Inquirer, reveal an erosion of support for the president among young and nonwhite voters upset about the economy and Gaza.

Live Updates: Cohen Describes ‘Catastrophic’ Impact Daniels Could Have Had on Trump Campaign  —  Michael D. Cohen, who made the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels at the center of the criminal case against Donald J. Trump, was motivated to act by the “Access Hollywood” tape that sent the campaign reeling, prosecutors say.

Justice Thomas has used this “hideous place” to amass the power he now exploits  —  Anyone who lives in Washington, D.C., and says they hate it here have almost always, with rare exceptions, never made the actual Washington their home.  They have limited themselves to the halls of power …

The real cancel culture  —  In 2020, Bari Weiss quit her job as an editor and writer at the New York Times editorial page in a huff.  In her public resignation letter, Weiss argued that she was forced out because the paper had become “illiberal” and her more conservative beliefs made her …

How on Earth is Donald Trump Getting Credit for Joe Biden's Economy?  —  Joe Biden's trip to Wisconsin last week would, in normal political times, have been a grand slam.  He went to the very spot in Racine County where, in 2018, Donald Trump showed up literally holding a golden shovel …

State Republican parties are going rogue  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Staring at the sky to watch the eclipse is out.  Staring at the sky to watch the aurora borealis is in.  (At least it can't damage your eyes.)  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.

Psaki's new book falsely recounts Biden's watch check in troop ceremony  —  Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki claims in her new book that President Biden never looked at his watch during the ceremony for soldiers killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 …

Louisiana moves to make abortion pills ‘controlled dangerous substances’  —  Someone possessing the pills without a valid prescription or outside of professional practice could be prosecuted and sentenced to prison.  —  Louisiana could become the first state in the country to categorize mifepristone …

My life as a Chinese spy: Secret police agent tells all  —  Loading...  abc.net.au/news/china-spy-secret- police-agent-tells-all-four-corners/ 103826708  —  For the first time ever, an undercover agent for China's secret police steps out of the shadows to tell all about where he's been and who he's been targeting.

Three people charged with offences under the National Security Act  —  Three people have been charged with offences under the National Security Act as part of an investigation led by officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command with support from colleagues in Counter Terrorism Policing in the North East and South East.

Tim O'Brien on 35 years of covering Trump  —  “His id and animal impulses weren't fully unleashed in the way they are now.”  —  ∙ Paid … Ten years before Donald Trump came down that golden escalator to change the course of American history, Tim O'Brien had already exposed him as a fraud.

Gallego Places $19 Million Ad Buy in Arizona, the Largest of Any Senate Candidate  —  Representative Ruben Gallego is raising and spending money at a torrid pace as he prepares to face Kari Lake in the November election.  —  Representative Ruben Gallego, running unopposed in the Democratic primary …