How Trump Fumbled his Attack on Biden's Age  —  Donald Trump and the Republicans smelled blood.  President Biden had recently been on the defensive about his age.  A series of polls released over the weekend heightened Democratic concerns.  The Republicans knew the press would treat …

Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story?  —  During her widely panned Republican response to the State of the Union Address on Thursday night, Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama told a graphic sex-trafficking story about a woman who was sexually abused …

Inside A Secret Society Of Prominent Right-Wing Christian Men Prepping For A ‘National Divorce’  —  A trove of documents obtained by TPM reveal the society's inner workings.  —  A secret, men-only right-wing society with members in influential positions around the country is on a crusade …

DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke  —  Conservative lawmakers rejected a host of new culture wars proposals in the legislature  —  The bill banning rainbow flags from public buildings in Florida sounded like a sure bet.  —  State Rep. David Borrero (R) …

US ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest  —  Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the “Survival & Prepper Show” in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and every type of knife imaginable.

Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find  —  The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of The Union.  Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia.

“Tradwives” offer an alluring vision of right-wing Christianity — online warriors are fighting back  —  The #FundieSnark movement battles to “deconstruct” those picture-perfect images of Christian social media  —  As social media stunts go, it's hard to top this one: Give birth to your eighth child at age 33.

Mexican cartel members laugh after National Guard helicopter crashes, kills 3  —  The cartel members can be heard laughing immediately after the fatal helicopter crash  —  Cartel members were seen laughing after a National Guard helicopter carrying three soldiers and a Border Patrol agent crashed near the southern border in Texas.

A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US  —  The ATF says a proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic and metal is fueling a spike in semi-automatic handguns converted to fully automatic fire.  They've been found in states across the country and used in mass shootings.