Hunter Biden verdict throws ‘sand in the gears’ of GOP's attacks on legal system  —  Other Republicans were all over the map, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who called it “kinda dumb tbh.”  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign cast Hunter Biden's guilty verdict on felony gun charges Tuesday as a …

NC House sends changes to masking and campaign finance laws to Gov. Cooper  —  Restrictions on masks, in a bill revised by legislative Republicans last week to include an unrelated, controversial campaign finance provision, are headed to the desk of Gov. Roy Cooper after a final vote Tuesday.

Gaza Chief's Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas  —  Yahya Sinwar's correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel

Six suspected terrorists with ISIS ties arrested in sting operation in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia: sources  —  Six Russian nationals suspected to have terror ties to ISIS have been arrested in a coordinated sting operation spanning Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Alito's ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movement  —  Justice Samuel Alito's secretly recorded remarks come as many conservatives have openly embraced the view that American democracy must be grounded in a Christian worldview.  —  It's a phrase not commonly associated with legal doctrine …

Manhattan DA Bragg, who secured Trump conviction, to testify before GOP-led Judiciary Committee  —  Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will testify before the House Judiciary panel, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, on July 12.  —  WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …

Trump will meet with House and Senate Republicans this week near the Capitol  —  House Republicans will meet privately with Donald Trump on Thursday, as the former president who is now the party's presumptive nominee returns to Capitol Hill for the first time since his supporters attacked …

“False gospel”: The new GOP attack on Dolly Parton is a tactic borrowed from the Christian right  —  Fundamentalists disparage mainstream culture as “demonic” — Republicans just substitute the word “woke”  —  It was inevitable that Republicans would go after Dolly Parton.

Shawn Fain and UAW face new problems with president under investigation by federal watchdog  —  .  —  The United Auto Workers and the union's President Shawn Fain scored a major victory with strikes of the Big Three Detroit automakers, but the union has new problems, according to a federal watchdog investigation.

Dark money news outlets outpacing local daily newspapers … - As of last year, there were only 1,213 daily local newspapers in the U.S. That number may have gone down significantly in the time since, but the researchers who track that data have yet to release an updated figure for 2024.

New Audio: Alito Bashes ProPublica for Reporting on Supreme Court Ethics  —  In a new, secret recording, the Supreme Court justice suggests partisan funding is to blame for coverage of justices' undisclosed luxury gifts  —  IN A NEW recording, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito lashes …

Scoop: GOP's Garland contempt vote hanging by a thread … - Republicans want to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to give Congress the audiotapes of President Biden's interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur.  — But the vote is in danger of being pulled off the schedule …

Unfounded attacks on the Justice Department must end  —  Conspiracy theories, falsehoods and threats of violence against DOJ personnel are not normal.  —  Merrick Garland is attorney general of the United States.  —  Last week, a California man was convicted of threatening to bomb …

Nancy Mace Defeats G.O.P. Challenger, Dealing Blow to McCarthy's Revenge Tour  —  The South Carolina congresswoman turned back a primary challenger backed by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been trying to exact retribution against Republicans who voted to oust him.

Globally, Biden Receives Higher Ratings Than Trump  —  Still, most disapprove of how Biden has dealt with the Israel-Hamas war  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  — Views of the U.S.  — Confidence in Biden, Trump and other world leaders  — Differences by ideology, age and gender 1. Views of the U.S.

Resilience Part 2 (or Thoughts on Sam Alito's DGAF Justicehood)  —  I think a lot about resilience.  It's actually an underlying concern that forms a lot of my political opinions.  Not about policy, though perhaps that too in some way, but politics in the sense of elections and how coalitions …

9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional  —  California laws barring the sale of firearms and ammunition at fairgrounds and other state property are constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.  —  Judge Richard R. Clifton …

Sam Alito Clearly Thinks He's Untouchable  —  In an interview with Vanity Fair, Congressman Hank Johnson attacked the “arrogance” of the Supreme Court justice and his wife, both of whom were caught in a secret recording expressing deeply partisan views: “They are extremists.”

Judge strikes down Florida's anti-trans care ban, finding animus led to its passage  —  An appeal to the Eleventh Circuit, which allowed a similar ban in Alabama to go into effect during litigation, is expected.  —  Florida's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors and several …

The Biggest Lie Trump-Biden 2024 Rematch Voters Are Telling Themselves  —  Most would-be dictators run for office downplaying or sugarcoating their intentions, trying to lure voters with a vanilla appeal.  But once elected, the autocratic elements take over, either immediately or gradually …