How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases  —  Many people have gloomily accepted the conventional wisdom that because there is no binding Supreme Court ethics code, there is no way to force Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves …

Alito Refuses to Recuse: ‘My Wife Is Fond of Flying Flags’  —  The Supreme Court justice threw his wife under the bus after far-right flags were seen flying outside of his homes  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has finally responded to concerns about his ability to remain impartial …

Inside Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Growing Alliance  —  Donald Trump is weighing an advisory role for the Tesla leader in the event the former president reclaims the White House

Lauren Boebert lags challenger Ike McCorkle by double digits, Democrat's internal poll shows  —  One-third of voters in Colorado's reddest congressional district say they're undecided  —  An internal poll conducted last week for one of the three Democrats hoping to deny U.S …

Florida sticks by social studies standard teaching ‘benefit’ of slavery  —  The updated standards include new required instruction surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks and the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as well as several other more subtle changes.

Once a Sheriff's Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia  —  In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election.  This year, an American given asylum in Moscow may be accomplishing much the same thing all by himself.

Spain approves Catalan amnesty bill set to define PM's term  —  Spain's Congress on Thursday overturned an upper house veto with its final approval of a disputed amnesty for Catalan separatists that is expected to set the stage for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's second term and allow the return of an exiled pro-independence leader.

Texas GOP Platform Endorses Death Penalty for Abortion Patients  —  We need to talk about Plank 35 in the Texas GOP platform.  Because while there's been lots of coverage about how extremist the state's Republican convention was, people seem to have missed the fact that delegates adopted …

Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial  —  Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.

ACLU of Louisiana Denounces Governor Jeff Landry's Signing of Bill Restricting Public Observation of Police  —  NEW ORLEANS—Alanah Odoms, Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana, has released the following statement in response to Governor Jeff Landry's signing of HB 173.

RFK Jr. files complaint with Federal Election Commission over CNN debate criteria  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday alleging President Joe Biden's campaign, former President Donald Trump's campaign and CNN violated federal campaign laws …

Home Insurance Is Clobbering Consumers.  Yet It's Barely Counted in Inflation.  —  Skyrocketing premiums are hitting homeowners hard, but they barely factor into common price measures.  —  Holly Meyer Lucas estimates that as many as 30 of the 100 houses her real estate team sold in and around Jupiter …

Biden: If Black Americans stormed the Capitol, Trump wouldn't be ‘talking about pardons’  —  The remarks came as the campaign launched a new Black voter outreach strategy in Philadelphia.  —  President Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump over his record on race on Wednesday …

Top Biden aides signal openness to letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons  —  No final decision has been made, but the consideration comes amid mounting pressure from allies and Democrats.  —  Two senior Biden administration officials Wednesday opened the door to allowing Ukraine …