Pro-DeSantis super PAC fires interim CEO after 9 days  —  Never Back Down fired Kristin Davison on Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision.  —  The chief super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Never Back Down, has fired its interim chief executive officer after less than two weeks.

Swing-state Muslim leaders launch campaign to ‘abandon’ Biden in 2024  —  The bubbling anger among Arab and Muslim Americans over the president's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict could threaten his chances of reelection.  —  Muslim leaders from several swing states on Saturday descended on Dearborn …

Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers  —  Some members of the committee said such a ban, proposed two months after a prominent conservative activist was caught meeting with a famous white supremacist, might be a “slippery slope” or too vague.

What home schooling hides: A boy tortured and starved by his stepmom  —  Roman Lopez was 11 when he went missing.  His years of torment were concealed by home schooling.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.  —  Nobody could find Roman Lopez.

Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues  —  Fiscal fights have been at the heart of Republican conflict this year, including the debate over the top-line spending level for 2024  —  Under a sweltering July heat outside the Capitol, members …

George Santos Movie In Works At HBO Films From ‘Veep’ EP Frank Rich  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV  — ‘Riches’ U.K. Series Canceled By Prime Video After One Season; “I Still Had Many More Stories To Tell,” Creator Says  — Julianna Margulies Apologizes For Comments Tying Black & LGBTQ Communities …

Drunk and Asleep on the Job: Air Traffic Controllers Pushed to the Brink  —  A nationwide shortage of controllers has resulted in an exhausted and demoralized work force that is increasingly prone to making dangerous mistakes.  —  One air traffic controller went into work drunk this summer and joked about “making big money buzzed.”

Several killed in bombing during Catholic mass in Philippines  —  At least three people were killed and seven wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in the insurgency-plagued southern Philippines on Sunday, officials said.  —  The blast took place during a regular service …

Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28)  —  I have the honour to read the Address that His Holiness Pope Francis prepared for this occasion:  —  Mr President,  —  Mr Secretary-General of the United Nations,

Paris Terror Attack: One Killed, Two Injured by ‘Allahu Akbar’ Knifeman  —  Paris police arrested a man on Saturday evening after he allegedly killed one man and injured another two while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’.  —  UPDATE 2350: The alleged attacker, referred to only Armand R …

Israel Risks ‘Strategic Defeat’ If It Doesn't Protect Civilians, Austin Says  — Defense secretary amplifies growing US concern as war resumes  — Protecting civilians is crucial in urban warfare, Austin says  —  US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Israel risked “strategic defeat” …