Trump pumps himself up in session with House GOP … - Noted that nearly all of the Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching him have since either retired or lost re-election and touted polling showing him leading by a slim margin in Virginia;  — Warned House Republicans …

Supreme Court upholds broad access to key abortion pill mifepristone  —  Ever since the high court eliminated the right to abortion in 2022, medications to terminate pregnancy have grown in importance and been challenged in court.  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to limit access …

Supreme Court rejects attempt to trademark ‘Trump Too Small’  —  The Biden administration asked the justices to uphold the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision to deny the patent application from attorney Steve Elster  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a California lawyer's free-speech claim …

Republican National Committee prepares for a convention Trump may not attend  —  Republican officials are working to ensure that Trump will be able to address convention attendees from afar if he chooses to do so — or if he is forced to because of his legal troubles.

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says  —  Microsoft hired Andrew Harris for his extraordinary skill in keeping hackers out of the nation's most sensitive computer networks.  In 2016, Harris was hard at work on a mystifying incident …

In calling out Trump, Harris finds her mission  —  No one is better equipped to take down felon Donald Trump than the vice president.  —  Just a couple of weeks ago, Democrats were wringing their hands, worried that the Biden-Harris campaign would not do enough to highlight former president …

Playbook: What Trump wants from Capitol Hill  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE $46 BILLION MAN — “Elon Musk Says Vote on His Pay Winning by ‘Wide Margins,’” by WSJ's Christina Rogers and David Benoit

Record Share of U.S. Electorate Is Pro-Choice and Voting on It  —  Democrats continue to rally around abortion rights since Dobbs verdict  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-high 32% of U.S. voters say they would only vote for a candidate for major office who shares their views on abortion.

Let's Talk About Trump's Gibberish  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage.  —  Perhaps the greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled was convincing millions of people—and the American media—to treat his lapses into fantasies and gibberish as a normal, meaningful form of oratory.

The Christian right is coming for divorce next  —  Before the 1960s, it was really hard to get divorced in America.  —  Typically, the only way to do it was to convince a judge that your spouse had committed some form of wrongdoing, like adultery, abandonment, or “cruelty” (that is, abuse).

Schiff repeats ‘guilty’ 34 times at hearing on Trump prosecution  —  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sought to make a statement about former President Trump's criminal conviction Thursday, repeating the word “guilty” 34 times in a row, once for each of the former president's guilty counts in the Manhattan hush money case.

Electoral College Rating Changes: Half-Dozen Moves Toward Republicans in What Remains a Toss-up Race  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We are making six Electoral College rating changes this week, all in favor of Republicans.  — However, we don't really see a clear favorite …

Public Notice's Sinclair report makes national headlines  —  From Morning Joe to the HuffPost, it's been a big week for the newsletter.  —  As part of a collaboration with Judd Legum of Popular Information, earlier this week I published a report on Sinclair's right-wing media empire …

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold joint news conference in Italy  —  The leaders of the Group of Seven nations have agreed to give Ukraine a $50 billion loan to address the fallout from President Vladimir Putin's continued war on Ukraine, a senior administration official said Thursday.

Justice Department Chides Phoenix Police Over Civil Rights Violations  —  The department's report comes after a three-year investigation into complaints of brutality and discrimination by law enforcement that the city says has been burdensome.  —  The Justice Department announced on Thursday …

Supreme Court Ruling in Starbucks Case Curbs Labor Regulation  —  In a blow to the National Labor Relations Board, the justices cited inconsistent standards for courts to order employers to reinstate fired workers.  —  The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks on Thursday in a challenge …

Here's what the Christian right wants from a second Trump term  —  Religious conservatives see opportunities for fresh gains after a series of victories during Trump's first term.  Rights advocates see a dangerous blurring of church and state.  —  Donald Trump's presidency delivered …

Republicans introduce bill to ban federal DEI programs  —  The measure backed by several GOP lawmakers would also halt federal funding for agencies, schools and other organizations that have DEI policies.  —  Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would end all federal diversity …