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 …

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.

‘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 …

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) …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Federal grand jury reviewing evidence as part of probe into Mayor Adams' campaign: sources  —  A federal grand jury is reviewing evidence as part of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's investigation into Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign ties to Turkey, and at least one person linked to the mayor has received …

Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Standards to Buoy E.V.s  —  The new measure requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon for all the car models they sell by 2031.  —  The Biden administration on Friday tightened vehicle fuel mileage standards …

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.

Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged …

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” …