Scoop: The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, reversing a policy imposed in 2021 to pressure the Kingdom to wind down the Yemen war. W/Patricia Zengerle

Summarizing this crazy week in stocks. S&P 500 Last Friday's close: 5,346.56 This Friday's close: 5,344.16 => A decline of four hundredths of a percent. => The smallest weekly drop in over six years.

Signs are emerging that RFK Jr. and other 3rd parties on the ballot are hurting Trump, as Jared Gans reports--> thehill.com/homenews/campa…

Hopefully (seriously) Trump will benefit from what the media learned in 2016, when it got played by state-sponsored hackers into publishing a drip-drip of Clinton information on the hackers' schedule. Which is to say — journalists can/should report seriously on real documents

It'll probably never happen but I've spent the last week evaluating what a DC Olympics would look like and it's not that crazy of an idea for 2040, 44, or 48. 🧵1/18

This am in The Hill, we look at how Tim Walz built his political muscles in the House -- incl. by jumping over Rep. Takano to become ranking member on Veterans Affairs committee. Plus, talked to frmr Rep. Phil Roe, who was chair of VA cmte, about Walz. thehill.com/homenews/campa…

In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies. alligator.org/article/2024/0…

Trump media stock takes a hit after he starts posting on Twitter/X

The Recall Allen committee says it came up well short of its goal for petition signatures to trigger a special election. They’re asking for it to be on the ballot anyway (good luck with that). So after tens of thousands in spending, this efforts ends with a whimper.

#OHPol: The NRSC just cancelled its fall cable reservations in #OHSen, totaling $707K from 8.31-11.5. As of now, the NRSC has no future TV reservations in Ohio. Future OH Senate TV reservations: 🔵$86.2M 🔴$83.3M

With Bill Pascrell hospitalized again, Passaic Democrats are actively working to fill county committee vacancies in his district – which may be a signal that they’re preparing for the possibility that Pascrell drops his re-election bid. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/passa…

The Harris campaign is "ReTruthing" Trump on Truth Social right now:

It's official: FirstEnergy to pay $20M, avoid criminal charges in state pay-to-play investigation beaconjournal.com/story/news/202… via Akron Beacon Journal

Breaking: Vladimir Putin has pulled units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv says. Ukraine's ongoing surprise attack has triggered scrambling in Moscow. Putin has expressed anger after Kyiv snatched dozens of settlements and huge areas of territory in the Kursk and Belgorod

historically the united states has held a presidential election every four years or so. it's been nearly four years since the last one. that's why i believe we're due for another one by the end of the year

thank you joey votto for leaving this sport better than you found it. what an amazing career.

Here are some of our favorite Joey Votto moments! What are some of yours? ⬇️

HARRISBURG, Pa. (The Associated Press) _ Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he will be endorsing Donald Trump

With today's news, it's easier to focus on the perpetrator rather than the victim. Here's a column I wrote nearly two years ago about my friend Jeff German, and his legacy as a person and a journalist. May his memory be a blessing, and an inspiration. reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinio…

The following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the guilty verdict in the murder of legendary reporter Jeff German of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.