Justice Thomas discloses two 2019 trips paid for by Harlan Crow  —  2023 financial disclosure reports for Supreme Court justices also show six-figure book payments for Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Jackson  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has disclosed for the first time trips to Bali …

‘We Ride at Dawn’: The Federalist Came For Dolly Parton, Now Her Fans Are Coming For Them  —  When is The Federalist going to learn that it's a mistake to go after intensely popular and beloved pop stars just for the sake of contrarianism?  —  Not any time soon, going by their new attack on country music icon Dolly Parton.

Hunter Biden trial live updates: Forensic chemist, DEA agent set to testify in gun case  —  Hunter Biden wiped away tears as his eldest daughter testified about being “proud” of him during his rehab stint. … Hunter Biden's defense to decide on last witness over the weekend

Convictions: The Many Crimes of Donald Trump: Bannon Banished  —  On July 1, three days before Independence Day, Stephen Kevin Bannon, the leprous-faced, multi-shirt-wearing, nihilistic windbag, must report to prison, to serve his four-month sentence for Contempt of Congress.

Breaking: Fifth Circuit blocks religious-liberty training order in Southwest case  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked a district court judge's order that lawyers for Southwest Airlines attend “religious-liberty training” from Alliance Defending Freedom as part of a contempt order …

Covenant Killer Audrey Hale Wrote 3 Pages in Journal About ‘My Imaginary Penis’  —  Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological female who identified as a transgender male at the time of her March 27, 2023 attack, wrote a three-page journal entry titled “My Imaginary Penis” …

Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending  —  In a second term, allies said the former president would look at unilateral funding cuts for the World Health Organization and green energy initiatives.  —  Donald Trump is vowing to wrest key spending powers from Congress …

Robust job growth in May once again exceeds expectations  —  By nearly every metric, the latest jobs report points to a very strong U.S. job market.  The political implications have the potential to be dramatic.  —  Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 190,000 …

Isolated and inexperienced: A portrait of the judge overseeing Trump's documents case from veterans of her courtroom  —  Judge Aileen Cannon had been on the federal bench for little more than a year when a senior judge offered to preside over one of her first criminal trials in her isolated south Florida courthouse.

Bailey Anne becomes first trans woman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA  —  MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Bailey Anne, the newly crowned Miss Maryland USA, joined DC News Now on Wednesday.  She is the first trans woman to hold the coveted title, along with being the first Asian-American and military officer's wife to represent the state.

It's 2024.  Elon Musk Rules X. And the Political World Is Still Addicted. … While former President Donald Trump was actively being convicted by a jury of his peers in New York City last week, Democratic strategist Tim Hogan did what just about everyone in politics, media …

Operatives with GOP ties are helping Cornel West get on the ballot in a key state  —  Documents obtained by NBC News show operatives connected to a Colorado-based GOP firm helped the far-left presidential candidate in North Carolina.  —  Cornel West's independent presidential campaign is broke.

Fox News Poll: Trump holds 4-point edge in Florida rematch as majority says conviction won't matter to vote  —  Nearly 7 in 10 support legalizing marijuana and establishing the right to abortion  —  Former President Donald Trump won Florida in 2016 and 2020 and a new Fox News survey shows he is favored to win it again.

RNC hires a prominent ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to help craft its 2024 platform  —  Ed Martin, who was hired by the RNC in May, pushed to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss and marched outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee has hired …

Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz  —  Jose Uribe said he had provided the car to Senator Robert Menendez's girlfriend in exchange for gaining his “power and influence.”  —  Until recently, Jose Uribe was an obscure New Jersey businessman who had been caught …

A group of far-right media figures is using social media to recruit for its newly formed militia  —  The group is recruiting on Instagram, despite Meta's previous crackdowns on militias  —  A group of far-right media figures has announced the formation of a militia group that is dedicated to …

Trump Says ‘Sometimes Revenge Can Be Justified’ During Interview With Dr. Phil: ‘I Have to be Honest’  —  Former President Donald Trump told Dr. Phil McGraw on Thursday that “sometimes revenge can be justified” after the television host suggested Trump wouldn't “have time to get even” …

Google's and Microsoft's AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election  —  With just six months to go before the US presidential election, Gemini and Copilot chatbots are incapable of saying that Joe Biden won in 2020, and won't return results on any election anywhere, ever.

Yes, Democrats Should Still Care How Real Journalists Cover The News  —  Just because most mainstream news consumers are already Biden voters, doesn't mean big problems with mainstream news coverage don't seep into the larger culture.  —  Six years ago, White House Press Secretary Sarah …

James Comer Attacked Joe Biden for Using Email Aliases.  He Used Two Himself  —  BUT HIS EMAILS!  —  The Kentucky Republican, now chair of the House Oversight Committee, used pseudonymous accounts to discuss a state Chinese hemp import plan that ended in disaster.

'Donald Trump doesn't like America': Ex-GOP pollster writes MAGA movement's obituary  —  Republicans booed and walked out on two former Capitol police officers at the Pennsylvania statehouse, and a former GOP pollster was disgusted by that display of antipathy to American democracy.