Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers — but he keeps hearing ‘No’  —  The former president's current legal team includes a Florida insurance lawyer who's never had a federal case, a past general counsel for a parking-garage company and a former host at far-right One America News

BIDEN SIGNS IRA: Democrats just passed a major bill.  Obama's reaction is PERFECT!  —  President Joe Biden today signed the Inflation Reduction Act — the Democrats' massive climate, health, and tax bill — into law, marking a major victory for the president and the Democratic Party in delivering …

Liz Cheney Is Defeated by Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman in Wyoming  —  JACKSON, Wyo. — Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was resoundingly defeated by Harriet Hageman in her Republican primary on Tuesday, handing Donald J. Trump his most prized trophy yet in his long campaign to purge the Republican Party of his critics.

FBI arrests former Rep. T.J. Cox on dozens of fraud charges  —  The FBI arrested former one-term Democratic Rep. T.J. Cox on dozens of charges related to financial fraud, according to public records with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.  —  The arrest took place around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday …

Trump legal adviser ordered to testify in Ga. election probe  —  A judge in Colorado on Tuesday ordered a legal adviser for former President Donald Trump's campaign to travel to Georgia to testify before a special grand jury that's looking into whether Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

Sarah Palin advances to November's general election for Alaska's House seat  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has clinched one of four spots in November's ranked-choice general election for the state's at-large congressional seat, NBC News projects, keeping alive her hopes for a political comeback.

Vance, DeSantis rally puts ‘highly unusual’ restrictions on press  —  Journalists must agree to give access to their footage to the event organizer, pro-Trump GOP youth group Turning Point USA, and explain how they intend to use it  —  Journalists hoping to cover a Republican rally featuring Florida …

Video Shows Dr. Oz Saying He Has Two Houses.  He Actually Has 10.  —  It's a simple question for most people: How many houses do you own?  But apparently, it's not so simple for Dr. Oz. … It's a question most Americans can answer pretty easily: “How many houses do you own?”

Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter  —  Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activists  —  A Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced …

Redistricting, abortion supercharge state Supreme Court races  —  The U.S. Supreme Court may get all the attention.  But some of the most consequential decisions for the next decade could come instead from their counterparts in the states, many of whom are facing voters in the fall.

Louisiana Woman Is Forced Carry Headless Fetus to Term or Travel to Florida for Legal Abortion  —  “It's hard knowing that I'm carrying it to bury it,” Nancy Davis, already a mother of one child, said.  —  Alerts  —  A pregnant woman in Louisiana says she's being forced to choose between carrying fetus …

Ukraine war: Thousands of Jews quit Russia amid fears of persecution  —  Russia is facing the mass migration abroad of large numbers of its Jewish population, with at least one in eight leaving the country since its war with Ukraine began.  —  The Jewish Agency helps Jews around the world move to Israel.

Boston Children's Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment campaign  —  Boston Children's Hospital has warned employees about mounting threats and is coordinating with law enforcement after far-right activists on social media began targeting the hospital with false claims about its treatment of young transgender people.

Black and Asian Hate in San Francisco  —  “Ching chong aye yah,” hurled one of the two Black kids to an elderly Asian woman on the 30-Stockon bus in San Francisco.  I had kept quiet for a few minutes but I couldn't keep quiet anymore.  —  “Hey, if these Chinese people called you a nigger you'd be mad,” I told the kid.

The Clown Prince of Pennsylvania Avenue  —  Jared Kushner did more damage to the presidency and the Trump agenda during his four year reign of error at  —  1600 Pennsylvania Avenue than anyone.  —  Take credit for what worked.  Shift the blame for what didn't.

Back to school ad shows Texas child wearing body armor for first day back  —  The Mothers Against Greg Abbott PAC premiered a new back to school-themed campaign ad on Monday, just as children across the Lone Star State started returning to the classroom.  In the 30-second clip …

Evers administration changes direction after appointing convicted felon to juvenile justice group.  Appointee faces a trial in new case.  —  The Evers administration has reversed course on the recent appointment of a convicted felon, who is awaiting trial on five additional felony and misdemeanor charges …

Not Just Kansas; Women Motivated to Vote in States with Repro Rights at Risk  —  As we detailed in our analysis last week, the electorate in Kansas changed dramatically in the days after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision leaked.  Kansans turned out in record numbers in the primary and delivered …

Cuomo Can Keep $5.1 Million in Covid Book Money, Judge Says  —  Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prevailed in his lawsuit against a state ethics panel, which had sought to force him to turn over the proceeds.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will not have to turn over the proceeds …

In Berlin, Abbas says Israel committed ‘holocausts’; Scholz grimaces but is silent  —  Chancellor later tells outraged German media such use of the term is ‘unbearable’; PA leader makes comments while declining to express regret for Munich massacre  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud …