Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines  —  As allies of then-President Donald Trump made a final push to overturn the election in late-December 2020, one of the key operatives behind the effort briefed …

Italy's far right set to win election - exit poll  —  Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has won Italy's election, according to exit polls, and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister.  —  If they are confirmed, Ms Meloni will aim to form Italy's most right-wing government since World War Two.

Tucker Carlson wants to talk about my tattoos.  So let's talk about them.  —  I have nine dates tattooed on my right forearm.  Each one is a day on which someone died violently while I was mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania.  —  Earlier this month, Fox News host Tucker Carlson went on a nearly 20-minute-long rant about me.

Pollsters fear they're blowing it again in 2022  —  Pollsters know they have a problem.  But they aren't sure they've fixed it in time for the November election.  —  Since Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 victory, pre-election polls have consistently understated support for Republican candidates, compared to the votes ultimately cast.

The Megastate G.O.P. Rivalry Between Abbott and DeSantis  —  Publicly, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has not criticized the migrant flights from his state by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.  Privately, the Florida governor's stunt stung the Texas governor's team.

'Biggest, Best Gift I've Ever Received': Kari Lake Reacts To Liz Cheney's Vow To Campaign Against Her  —  Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Sunday blasted statements made by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who vowed to “do everything” possible to “make sure Kari Lake is not elected,” including campaigning for Democrats.

How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies  —  An offshoot of the extremist movement called Negative48 is thronging Trump political events, causing tensions with the former president's team.  —  WILMINGTON, N.C. — Julie McDaniel can't say for sure who started it.

Rep. Nancy Mace: 'There's a lot of pressure' on GOP for a vote to impeach Biden  —  Rep. Nancy Mace said Sunday that some Republicans are thinking about impeaching President Joe Biden if they take over the House chamber following the midterm elections.  —  “I believe there's a lot of pressure …

Trump Said Gaining Secret ‘Rich Friends’ Made Presidency Worth It: Book  —  “I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are,” Trump said of his post-White House life, according to an excerpt from Maggie Haberman's upcoming book.  —  Former President Donald Trump said the …

The Biden-Trump rematch, in many ways, has already begun  —  Biden and Trump appear to be nudging each other into a rare face-off between a sitting president and the predecessor he unseated  —  President Biden was at a Democratic reception in Maryland a few weeks ago when his rhetoric turned toward …

Recession fears cloud Biden's feel-good economic message  —  Joe Biden is ready to hype his economic success story.  But inflation and other market factors could spoil the tale.  —  The White House finally believes it has an economic story worth telling.  Now, it's trying to figure out how to get voters to listen.

Russia Seeks to Force Ukrainians to Fight Their Countrymen … The Kremlin's mobilization effort includes forcing Ukrainians to fight their own country.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — As military officers across Russia race to enlist hundreds of thousands of men to fight in Ukraine …

The Dangers of Election-Denying Secretary of State Campaigns  —  Around a dozen election-denying Republican candidates secured their party's nomination for secretary of state this fall.  This is the reality, two years on, that Donald Trump's election lies have created.

The House GOP's vague ‘Commitment’ reveals problems ahead  —  Conventional wisdom about midterm elections has it that they are a referendum on the incumbent president and the party in power.  But this year's decision for voters is shaping up to be more complicated than that.

GOP readies political heartburn for an FBI it won't defund  —  Asked about the House GOP's relationship with the FBI, Rep. Matt Gaetz — the pro-Trump Florida conservative poised to avoid charges in a federal sex trafficking probe — summed it up in only two words: “It's complicated.”

Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It's the 1970s  —  U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a rebound, with companies adding workers amid high consumer demand for products.  —  WASHINGTON — Ever since American manufacturing entered a long stretch of automation and outsourcing in the late 1970s …