Federal appeals court rules Texas book bans likely violate Constitution ( thehill.com )
5,000 autoworkers walk out at Texas GM's largest plant, as UAW expands strike for second day in a row ( thehill.com )
Jordan failure renews calls to give powers to McHenry ( thehill.com )
Tlaib, Bush criticized by Democrats over statements calling for end to Israel support ( thehill.com )
Former Trump attorney Chesebro disavows Sidney Powell in push for speedy trial ( thehill.com )
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powell.
[News] A Georgia judge has rejected former President Trump’s efforts to quash an investigation into his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. ( thehill.com )
“The movants’ asserted ‘injuries’ that would open the doors of the courthouse to their claims are either insufficient or else speculative and unrealized,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in the nine-page ruling.
RFK Jr. pulls more votes from Trump than Biden in three-way race: Poll ( thehill.com )
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to pull more support from former President Trump than President Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a new…
Trump's threats are a danger to us all ( thehill.com )
Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid ( thehill.com )
Cornel West’s third-party presidential campaign is stirring up unpleasant flashbacks to 2016 for members of the Democratic Party
Wisconsin officials shut down effort to kick Trump off ballot ( thehill.com )
Wisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. Madison, Wis., brewery owner…
Trump in deposition says he averted ‘nuclear holocaust’ ( thehill.com )
For nearly seven hours, lawyers with the New York attorney general’s office grilled Trump over his company’s business practices and his children’s roles within the Trump Organization. When asked about how his position changed within the Trump Organization when elected president, Trump said he was “very busy” and...
[News] Bill Barr says he’s willing to testify against Trump at Jan. 6 trial ( thehill.com )
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he is willing to testify against former President Trump at his Jan. 6 trial....
Judge orders Trump response to DOJ request for protective order in 2020 election case ( thehill.com )
Boebert’s Democratic challenger raises three times more than her ( thehill.com )
Adam Frisch, the Democrat who came close to beating Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in last year’s midterms, raised three times more than the incumbent in second-quarter fundraising as he seeks a 2024 rematch.
[The Hill] Texas floating barriers will cause ‘imminent and irreparable harm,’ lawsuit claims ( thehill.com )
House panel advances debt commission without shields for Medicare, Social Security ( thehill.com )
The House Budget Committee did not take measures to protect systems like Medicare and Social Security on Thursday, despite advancing legislation to create a bipartisan fiscal commission designed to find a solution to the government’s budget....
Biden’s menthol ban pits civil rights groups against each other ( thehill.com )
Opposition from prominent Black and civil rights groups is threatening to permanently derail Biden administration efforts to ban menthol cigarettes. The ban has also pitted organizations that…
White House blasts Elon Musk’s ‘unacceptable’ antisemitic tweet ( thehill.com )
“Like President Biden said weeks ago memorializing the victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, the October 7 ‘devastating atrocity has brought to the surface painful memories left by millennia of Antisemitism;’ and under his presidency ‘we will continue to condemn Antisemitism at every turn’,” White House...
Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia ( thehill.com )
[News Analysis] Trump decision to skip debate fuels GOP anxiety ( thehill.com )
Former President Trump’s decision to skip the first Republican presidential primary debate is fueling Republican angst that his rivals will have little opportunity to catch up to him in the polls....
Trump Jr. to serve as media surrogate at first GOP debate ( thehill.com )
Donald Trump Jr. will travel to Wisconsin this week to serve as a surrogate for his father at the first Republican presidential primary debate. “We’re excited to see all of our friends …
[News] UAW boss says Trump works for ‘billionaire class’ ahead of visit ( thehill.com )
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain took a swipe at former President Trump, saying he serves a “billionaire class,” a day ahead of Trump’s visit to Detroit, where he wi…
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a conservative think tank’s president pushed Speaker Mike Johnson to approve more aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia ( thehill.com )
Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration, said in a letter with John Walters, the CEO and president of the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank, that protecting Ukraine is connected to issues at home, making the argument as some Republicans, including Johnson, have previously insisted the U.S. must secure the border...
Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war ( thehill.com )
Democrats go after GOP’s ‘anti-history record’ with billboard ads ( thehill.com )
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has launched four billboards in Iowa attacking Republican presidential candidates for their “anti-history record” as they spend the weekend campa…
