Politics

Smith accuses Trump of trying to intimidate witnesses, including his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Read More 

The Israel Defense Forces said they conducted an overnight raid in northern Gaza, “as part of preparations for the next stages of combat.” Read More 

Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal counts, including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, that could land him in prison for more than 100 years. Read More 

Members associated with No Labels, the centrist political organization plotting a third-party presidential bid, are singing the praises of newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson — casting him as, at least temperamentally, a moderate. “He’s a Reagan Republican, not a Trump Republican,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) in a Zoom call organized by No Labels…

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to cut off funding to Hamas, the group behind this month’s terrorist attacks in Israel. Read More 

President Joe Biden Wednesday stressed the conflict spanning Israel and Gaza must end with a vision of a “two-state solution.” Read More 

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The ACLU, a frequent critic of Trump, said that the gag order in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case runs afoul of the First Amendment. Read More 

Johnson won the nomination Tuesday with the support of 128 Republicans, far short of the 217 GOP votes he needs to win the speakership on the House floor. Read More 

Donald Trump will get the chance to stare down Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, in court, as Cohen testifies in Trump’s fraud trial. Read More