Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Majority of Voters Say Oz's NJ Residence Makes Them Less Likely to Vote for Him

The Half-Trillion-Dollar Student-Loan Executive Coup  —  Biden's student-loan write-off is an abuse of power that favors college grads at the expense of plumbers and FedEx drivers.  —  WSJ Opinion: The Tough Politics of Student Debt Forgiveness  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Trump Calls For Mitch McConnell To Be ‘Immediately’ Replaced As Senate GOP Leader  —  Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell since the GOP leader admitted Republicans are struggling in their attempt to win Senate control.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Senate Minority …

Justice Dept. to Submit Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant  —  In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government's justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

Congressman-Elect Deems Trump ‘Essentially Traitorous,’ Says 'If I Had Done What He Did, I Would've Been in Jail'  —  Congressman-Elect Pat Ryan appeared on Wednesday's Alex Wagner Tonight, one day after scoring a big win in a special election in New York's 19th district.

Eight Sources Say Feds Are Not Done With Matt Gaetz  —  It's been a quiet couple months in the probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz was involved in underage sex trafficking.  But few involved think it's over.  —  When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) beat his primary challenger Tuesday …

‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law  —  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life.

How Trump has spent his days since the feds searched his home  —  As he finds himself, once more, in legal jeopardy—standing at the epicenter of a media storm of his own making, his political future changing course in real time—Donald Trump has done what Donald Trump likes to do.

Stop improving things right now!  Everyone must suffer as I did!  —  DISGUSTING!  AWFUL!  I have just received word that life is getting marginally better for some people, and I am white-hot with fury!  This is the worst thing that could possibly happen!

Republicans' Other Dobbs Problem  —  Their coalition contains a lot of voters who aren't that religious and aren't especially keen on abortion bans.  And they may not vote this November.  —  Dear readers,  —  Democrats had a strong election night on Tuesday, continuing their streak …

Sen. Klobuchar plans to bring Pete Buttigieg to the State Fair butter carving booth Thursday  —  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A lot of people lined up outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair Thursday morning, and among them was Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  —  “I think people now see the lighthouse on the horizon.

Starbucks illegally withheld raises from union workers, labor board says  —  The coffee chain has been trying to tamp down a national organizing campaign  —  Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from thousands of unionized baristas, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint Wednesday.

Developers back out of Florida panther protection proposal  —  Documents show they were too cheap to do what's required to save them  —  August is usually the worst month to be in Florida.  We're wilting from the heat and humidity and watching the National Weather Service bulletins because it's peak hurricane season.

Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo  —  The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a teenaged gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

Trump World's Mar-a-Lago Offensive Backfires  —  It turns out the former president tried to block FBI access to retained classified documents, but Biden intervened.  —  In my columns Monday and Tuesday, I stressed that President Trump could talk himself into being charged by the Justice Department …

Meet the Former C.I.A. Officer Vying to Defeat Elise Stefanik  —  Matt Castelli spent nearly 15 years hunting down terrorists.  Now, he is taking on a top Republican he says no longer adequately represents her upstate New York district.  —  GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Matt Castelli has spent much of his career in the shadows.

U.S. toughened positions in Iran deal response, Israeli officials say  —  When Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata arrived in Washington this week, his government was highly concerned that the Biden administration was about to make new concessions to reach a nuclear deal with Iran.

IRS to Start Spending Its $80 Billion Budget by Hiring People to Answer the Phone  —  Beefed-up enforcement will take time; for now, the IRS will use the money to hire customer-service representatives  —  WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is planning to spend the first big chunk …

Dan Goldman breaks down his win in NY-10  —  In one of his first interviews since the Associated Press declared him the winner in Tuesday night's Democratic primary, former federal prosecutor and first-time candidate Dan Goldman told Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Wednesday his opponents in the race have yet to congratulate him.

‘Full-On Battle Mode’: Conservative Leaders Put Walmart On Notice For Promising To Pay For Abortions  —  ‘We are shelving our polite silence and in full-on battle mode.’  —  Conservative groups are condemning Walmart's funding of “woke policies,” warning that “no self-proclaimed conservative official …

How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards  —  Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America's only Christian conservative wireless provider.”  Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.

Biden administration moves to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challenges  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy for more than 600,000 so-called “Dreamers” into a federal regulation …

White House moves staffers to finalize makeover of press operation  —  The White House has finalized the senior ranks of its press and communications office, months after Jen Psaki's departure led to an internal shuffling.  —  The moves elevate several people with ties to SKDK …