Donald Trump may not pay bond — and instead let Letitia James seize Trump Tower: insiders  —  As Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a $454 million bond in the civil fraud case against him in New York, insiders said he may be weighing a little-discussed option: Do nothing.

BREAKING: Trump, others can appeal Fani Willis removal ruling, judge allows  —  Judge Scott McAfee says he'll continue work on other aspects of case  —  Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday granted permission for former President Donald Trump and seven others to appeal …

Lankford launches bid for No. 5 spot in Senate GOP leadership following failed border deal  —  Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) announced Wednesday that he will be running to become the Senate Republican Conference vice chairman.  —  The Oklahoma senator, who has served in the upper chamber since 2015 …

Biden Administration Announces Rules Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles  —  The regulations would require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant …

No Labels can't get a ‘yes’ on a candidate for 2024 — and there's a good reason why  —  It's tough to understand what's going on at No Labels, the centrist political group that is trying — and repeatedly failing — to find a candidate for its presidential ticket this year.

Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent  —  Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users.  —  Glassdoor, where employees go to leave anonymous reviews of employers, has recently begun adding real names to user profiles without users' consent …

Lev Parnas, ex-Giuliani associate, testifies allegations against Bidens are false and ‘spread by the Kremlin’  —  In his opening statement, Parnas maintained there is no evidence showing that Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were linked to corruption in Ukraine.

Kennedy family set to step up its efforts to help Biden's campaign  —  The Kennedys recent visit to the White House, and big family photo with the president, previewed the coming push.  —  WASHINGTON — For President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent candidacy looms as a potential political spoiler.

Post-UMD poll: GOP's Hogan leads both Democrats in Maryland Senate race  —  Rep. David Trone polls slightly ahead of Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in a Democratic primary contest with more voters undecided than settled on a candidate  —  With control of the U.S. Senate in play …

Elon Musk's X Is Suspending Accounts That Reveal a Neo-Nazi Cartoonist's Alleged Identity  —  Researchers and journalists have been blocked on X from sharing the alleged identity of the neo-Nazi cartoonist Stonetoss.  —  X has locked and suspended the accounts of journalists and researchers …

Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia  —  Lev Parnas, a convicted former aide to Rudy Giuliani, named members of Congress Wednesday who he alleged were “doing the bidding” of Russia by attempting to dig up “dirt” on President Biden during his 2020 campaign.

Florida Democrat wears Putin mask to impeachment hearing  —  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) donned a rubber mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee's hearing investigating Hunter Biden's business dealings Wednesday, mocking the GOP effort.

Texas' new immigration law is blocked again  —  Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand.  SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.