Trump attorney who became a crucial witness against him has departed legal team  —  Evan Corcoran, an attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.

Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track  —  Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five, winning over hard-right Republicans who believe Donald J. Trump will be president by the time it would expire.  —  The House took a critical …

J.D. Vance Says ‘It Would Be A Great Honor’ To Be Trump's VP Pick  —  “If he asks me, of course I would think seriously about it,” the Ohio senator told Fox News.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Thursday addressed rumors that he is on former President Donald Trump's vice …

U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread  —  Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran …

Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices  —  The conservative judicial activist called the move ‘politically motivated,’ and the committee chair said Leo had left them ‘no other choice’ but to move forward with the compulsory process

Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home.  — From July 2023 to February 2024 …

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Republicans say a late convention could keep Biden off some ballots.  It hasn't mattered before.  —  Technical conflicts between ballot deadlines and convention dates have been handled quietly in the past.  Some GOP officials are taking a different tack this year.

Republican state representative left a loaded handgun in Colorado Capitol bathroom  —  A Republican state representative left a loaded, semiautomatic handgun in a bathroom at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday night, an incident that comes as Democrats are trying to ban firearm possession in the building — and the GOP is fighting them.

Trump's Brain Is Not Okay  —  An expert's view of Trump's mental slide into dementia.  —  The Big Picture and Jay Kuo … When Duty to Warn began in 2017, our mission as mental health professionals was to warn the world that Trump was dangerously unfit and a malignant narcissist.

Lara Trump's RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election  —  Call shows the Republican party to be ‘more committed to the big lie than ever’, says Democratic lawyer  —  The Republican National Committee sent out a scripted robocall on behalf of its new co-chair Lara Trump …

Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion  —  President Biden's reelection campaign on Friday unveiled a video linking former President Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an attempt to highlight their views on reproductive rights issues.

Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall  —  A Colorado campaign that's trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November, CBS News has learned.

Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission  —  The universities are the latest highly selective schools to end their policies that made submitting SAT or ACT scores optional.  —  Harvard will reinstate standardized testing as a requirement of admission, the university announced Thursday …

Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol  —  With border security funding blocked in Congress, the case illustrates the challenges U.S. officials face in identifying migrants who may pose national security threats.  —  SAN ANTONIO — An Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly …

Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds  —  The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes.  —  There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest …

‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection  —  A minimum of 16 Trump administration veterans have sharply criticized the ex-president, with terms such as “threat to democracy,” “erratic,” “delusional” and “narcissistic.”

Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation  —  The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land.  —  On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for “racially charged” …

Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in 'level of corruption that we've just never seen' with foreign relations  —  Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we've just never seen” …

Trump Meeting With Johnson Is Meant to Quell House GOP Disarray  —  Speaker's job is on the line amid revolt by conservatives.  'We don't need any more reason to be polarized.'  —  WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson, with no shortage of problems at the Capitol, is taking a quick spring break to Florida.

An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overdue … Something remarkable happened among rural whites between the 2016 and 2020 elections: According to the Pew Research Center's validated voter study, as the rest of the country moved away from Donald Trump …