Trump's Bizarre Moments With Dr. Phil and Hannity Should Alarm Us All  —  During just this week, two of Donald Trump's friendliest interviewers handed him big prime-time opportunities to unequivocally renounce any intention to retaliate against Democrats for his criminal conviction by a jury of his peers in Manhattan.

Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-constitutional’ vision for second term  —  Russ Vought, the former president's budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers.  —  A battle-tested D.C. bureaucrat and self-described Christian nationalist is drawing …

‘That 10 percent is important’: Trump forgoes moderates to juice the base after his conviction  —  The former president is intensifying his post-conviction rhetoric, even as a majority of Americans say he got a fair trial.  —  In the days since his criminal conviction in New York …

Controversial Lawmaker Nancy Mace Fights for Her Political Life  —  ‘I owe Washington nothing,’ says South Carolina congresswoman as Kevin McCarthy's allies seek payback for his ouster  —  WASHINGTON—Rep. Nancy Mace says she is fighting a lonely battle.  She faces a tough Republican primary challenge …

Playbook: 3 non-Trump trials Dems want to talk about  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE OTHER TRIALS — While the federal cases against DONALD TRUMP in Florida (violating the Espionage Act, making false statements and obstruction of justice) …

If Trump Wins  —  Mr. Trump's top immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, said that a second Trump administration would seek a tenfold increase in the volume of deportations — to more than a million per year.  —  2. Increase the number of agents for ICE raids

Biden's Cabinet moonlights for campaign cash … - The moonlighting secretaries — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are particularly active — give donors what many desperately crave: An inside view of how Biden's team plans to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

Revealed: Trump ally Kari Lake gave speech in front of Confederate flag  —  Video shows Arizona Senate candidate repeating election-fraud claims at event with Confederate flag behind her  —  The Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake addressed supporters with a Confederate flag displayed behind …

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 …

How to cover an abnormal presidential race  —  Could the media coverage adhere closer to reality?  Hard questions must be asked. … This week, I look at the challenge of covering a presidential campaign, in which a major political party plans to nominate a felon.

Homeowners Want Housing Prices to Go Up  —  This is ultimately the biggest hurdle for affordable-housing policy.  —  In a study, home prices appeared to be the biggest factor in vote-switching in the counties where partisan preferences changed from one election to the next.

Apollo 8 astronaut Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ photo, reported dead in plane crash  —  Retired astronaut William Anders, one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, who captured the “Earthrise” photo during NASA's Apollo 8 mission, died on Friday when the small plane he was piloting crashed …