Liz Cheney Nukes the Supreme Court Over Trump Delay—and Hands Dems a Weapon … In the wake of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Donald Trump's demand for absolute immunity from prosecution—potentially delaying his insurrection-related trial until after the election—Democrats …

Journalist Catherine Herridge held in contempt for not revealing source  —  The veteran correspondent for CBS and Fox News was ordered to pay $800 a day in a case that had triggered alarm for press advocates  —  In a case that has worried press advocates, veteran journalist Catherine Herridge …

The private chats and chance encounters that shape Joe Biden's thinking  —  After conversations with his grandchildren, fellow churchgoers and Delaware neighbors, the president brings their worries to the Oval Office  —  In the early months of his presidency, as the pandemic dragged …

GOP's post-Roe peril spreads like wildfire  —  Republicans are trapped in a political minefield over reproductive rights, paralyzed in fear that their vulnerabilities on abortion and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) could hand Democrats the 2024 election.

Arizona's new voting laws that require proof of citizenship are not discriminatory, a US judge rules  —  PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is upholding provisions of new Arizona laws that would require counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven't provided proof of U.S. citizenship …

Fox News' “migrant crime” hysteria is a sign of GOP weakness  —  When you've got nothing else, run on hate. … The Republican Party wanted to run a 2024 election campaign on inflation and the economy.  That made some sense in June 2022, when inflation was at a 40-year high of 9.1 percent.

CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month  —  The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.  —  The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month …

Hunter Biden gives House Republicans the rebuttal they didn't want  —  Hunter Biden's appearance in front of investigators and members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees unfolded a bit like a Bruce Lee movie.  —  Republican legislators and interviewers challenging the president's son …

Trump Has One Week To Pay $83.3 Million To E. Jean Carroll—And She's Expressing ‘Very Serious Concerns’  —  Former President Donald Trump's scramble to cover millions in legal fines could start to come to a head next week, as the ex-president has only until next weekend to pay the $83.3 million verdict …

Scientist claims ‘smoking gun’ evidence COVID-19 intentionally created by researchers in Chinese lab  —  Covid-19 may have been created in a Chinese lab, a British professor told the UN Wednesday, with another expert claiming that evidence of the likelihood has reached “the level of a smoking gun.”

Arizona Senate Passes Bill Preventing Presidents From Ballot Removal Under 14th Amendment  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As states eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on if former President Donald Trump should be allowed on the ballot for supporting an insurrection, Arizona Republicans took …

Israel has not yet provided evidence to back Hamas 7 October attack claims against UNRWA, UN says  —  Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger crisis in Gaza  —  A month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff …

Mitch McConnell: Some Thoughts on Mastery, Destruction and Minority Rule  —  Mitch McConnell is one of those perhaps historic figures for whom the greatness of his skill and impact are matched only in inverse by the malignity of his impact on our politics.  To put it more brashly, McConnell was great at doing political evil.

Editor of top independent Russian newspaper fined for allegedly discrediting military  —  The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained in Moscow on Thursday and later fined after being accused of discrediting Russia's armed forces, the newspaper said.

Britt to deliver GOP response to Biden State of the Union address  —  Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address next week.  —  “I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans on March 7.