Dems in full-blown ‘freakout’ over Biden  —  One adviser to major Democratic donors keeps a running list of reasons Biden could lose.  —  A pervasive sense of fear has settled in at the highest levels of the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden's reelection prospects …

Live Updates: Defense Urges Jurors Not to Believe ‘Lies’ in Trump's Criminal Trial  —  Closing arguments have begun in the trial of Donald J. Trump, who faces 34 felony counts in connection with a hush-money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election.  The jury could have the case by Wednesday.

DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention  —  The move is designed to ensure the Democratic nominee will meet a certification deadline to appear on the ballot in Ohio.  —  The Democratic National Committee is preparing to nominate President Biden …

Judge Cannon rejects request for gag order against Donald Trump in classified docs case  —  Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday rejected special counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, saying that prosecutors' efforts to confer …

EXCLUSIVE: Florida educators trained to teach students Christian nationalism  —  Training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education direct middle and high school teachers to indoctrinate students in the tenets of Christian nationalism, a right-wing effort to merge Christian and American identities.

Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry  —  Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say  —  The former head of the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency …

Trump previews closing arguments in ‘sham trial’: ‘Very dangerous day for America’  —  Former President Trump has repeatedly slammed the trial as a ‘sham’ promoted by the Biden administration ahead of the November election  —  Join Fox News for access to this content

At Texas GOP convention, Republicans call for spiritual warfare  —  At the three-day convention, delegates moved the needle further to the right, preaching Christian nationalism and approving rules that would give them unprecedented control of elections.  —  SAN ANTONIO — From his booth …

Powerful Words from Texans Trapped in Solitary Confinement … MODE: … I have friends in hell.  They send me pain-soaked letters every month that feel like a punch to the gut when they land in the mailbox.  They are some of the rawest and truest letters because they come from a place so devoid of hope as to bare any veneer.

Theatre Apologizes for Actor Richard Dreyfuss Exercising His First Amendment Rights  —  A theatre in Massachusetts apologized for doing an event with actor Richard Dreyfuss on Saturday night.  The nattering nabobs on social media are trying to cancel Dreyfuss so The Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts issued an apology.

Republicans irked that Herschel Walker is sitting on millions in unspent campaign funds  —  They say his money could go a long way to help the GOP.  —  Few are clamoring for Herschel Walker's return to politics since he flamed out in his Georgia Senate bid nearly two years ago.