Roy Cooper Withdraws From Kamala Harris VP Sweepstakes  —  Mr. Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, had been seen as one of the half-dozen top candidates to join the Democratic presidential ticket.  It was not immediately clear why he withdrew.  —  Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina …

Exclusive: The inside story of John Roberts and Trump's immunity win at the Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court's toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts' tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes, last-minute switches and the chief's own push toward compromises …

It's not just ‘cat ladies’: JD Vance has a history of disparaging people without kids  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has a history of making disparaging remarks toward people without children, a CNN KFile review of his comments shows, including fundraising off his now-infamous …

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William L. Calley Jr., Convicted in My Lai Massacre, Is Dead at 80  —  Hundreds of Vietnamese civilians died at the hands of American soldiers, but Lieutenant Calley was the only one found guilty.  —  William L. Calley Jr., who as a young Army lieutenant during the Vietnam War …

Better late than never  —  Biden proposes reforms to a Court in desperate need of them. … Though a lot of people will probably scorn it as too little too late, President Joe Biden just called for substantial court reform.  However, much like the adage “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

House Republicans Finally Admit Defeat on Their Doomed Spending Bill Strategy  —  Some Republicans would rather “get nothing than something,” according to Rep. Dan Crenshaw.  — Copy  —  In a parallel universe, House Republicans are passing their spending bills this week …

NJ Rep. Pascrell breathing on his own as doctors discuss hospital discharge, staff says  —  The 87-year-old Democrat checked into St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson on July 14 with a fever.  —  Rep. Bill Pascrell remains hospitalized but is no longer receiving breathing assistance, according to his office.

Kamala Harris Bizarrely Dated Daytime TV King Montel Williams.  Then She Went After the Payday Lenders He Made a Fortune Promoting.  —  The bizarre saga of Kamala Harris's early-aughts romance with Montel Williams took a new twist on Monday when the faded personality, who was once …

Ten Thousand Commandments 2024  —  Sizing up the Federal Government's New Rules and Regulations  —  The hidden tax of regulation has proved appealing to lawmakers who feel the pressure of a national debt topping $34 trillion.  Off-budget regulations requiring private business outlays …

J.D. Vance May Be The Worst Politician I've Ever Seen  —  This is before even taking the couch into consideration.  —  I already have promised to stay as far away from the J.D. Vance couch story as I intend to stay away from the couch in question.  (Got a flight booked for Neptune already.)

Trump's reckless vaccine ultimatum  —  For all the talk of Project 2025 and the debate over whether it is or is not a roadmap for a second Trump term (it definitely is), you don't really need to delve through a 900-page document to find potentially catastrophic proposals that, in a sane world …