N.Y. Attorney General Can Question Trump and 2 Children, Judge Rules  —  Former President Donald J. Trump and two of his children had sought to block Letitia James, the attorney general, from interviewing them under oath.  —  The New York attorney general can question Donald J. Trump …

‘The brand is so toxic’: Dems fear extinction in rural US  —  SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) — Some Democrats here in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they're Democrats.  —  The party's brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers …

Oregon Supreme Court will rule on whether Nick Kristof can run for Oregon governor  —  The Oregon Supreme Court says Nick Kristof, the former New York Times columnist who quit his newspaper job to run for Oregon governor, cannot appear on the state's May primary ballot.The justices' decision …

Spotify's Joe Rogan Deal Is Said to Be Worth Over $200 Million  —  The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.  Accusations that he spreads misinformation have roiled the company.  —  It was the deal that helped …

San Francisco is usually seen as a lefty outlier.  The school board recalls may make it a bellwether  —  San Francisco is so famous for its liberalism that the city has become shorthand for eccentric political sensibilities far to the left of most Americans.

Michelle Childs Sentenced a Man to 12 Years for Selling Eight Ounces of Weed  —  ‘I had more time than people in there who killed somebody,’ says Willie Roy Goodwin, who received the harsh sentence from the Supreme Court hopeful.  —  Since Willie Roy Goodwin's 2009 sentencing …

Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?  —  The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society.

GOP plunges into season of ‘self-hate’ that will rewire the party  —  Republicans are embarking on a primary season that is poised to reshape the GOP for a generation, and that journey begins in Texas.  —  In less than two weeks, the first primary election of 2022 will take place …

The MyPillow Guy Is Seriously Planning to Drop Pillows From the Sky Over Canada  —  PREPARE THE TEENY TINY PARACHUTES!  —  After his initial Tuesday shipment of MyPillow products was denied entry into Canada, Mike Lindell now has a backup plan to get free pillows to Canadian truckers: drop them from the sky via a helicopter.

P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022  —  Brilliant writer, beautiful soul  —  This past Tuesday morning, the news broke hard and cruel that another of the good guys had left us.  Though “good” guy is a sinful understatement in the case of P.J. O'Rourke.  He was the best guy.

Trudeau reprimanded in Parliament for remarks made to Jewish Conservative Party MP  —  Any time a politician resorts to making Nazi references during an argument, you know he or she is losing that argument.  It's always an out-of-bounds reference.  Yet, politicians continue to make the mistake of doing it.

Washington Post poll: D.C. Mayor Bowser's approval rating drops amid rising concerns about crime  —  A majority of D.C. residents approve of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's job performance — although her popularity has dropped from previous years, with residents growing sharply more concerned …

Exclusive: Iran nuclear deal draft puts prisoners, enrichment, cash first, oil comes later - diplomats … A U.S.-Iranian deal taking shape to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers lays out phases of mutual steps to bring both sides back into full compliance …

How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world … A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world's most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software …

US Capitol attack panel discusses subpoena for Ivanka Trump  —  House select committee is considering best way to get evidence from ex-president's daughter about his efforts to cling to power  —  The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is considering issuing a subpoena …

White House economists push back against pressure to blame corporate power for inflation … When the prepared congressional testimony of a senior administration official was circulated inside the White House in recent weeks, it included a passage tying inflation to corporate consolidation and monopoly power.

Ukraine, Russian-backed rebels accuse each other of shelling in Donbas region, where war has already simmered for years  —  Kyiv — Ukraine's military and the Russian-backed separatists it has battled for eight years in the country's eastern Donbas region both accused the other side of opening fire …

Biden Keeps Blaming the Supply Chain for Inflation.  That's Dishonest.  —  Mr. Rattner served as counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.  —  In an interview with Lester Holt of NBC last week, President Biden hewed closely to his talking points on inflation …

Ibram X. Kendi Does Not Run the Democratic Party  —  Republicans would like to make the Democratic Party indistinguishable from the left's most divisive figures and policy demands.  —  During his first year in office, Joe Biden exploited emergency public-health rules to effectively suspend migrants' right …

The regrettable death of the Slatepitch  —  We've lost a lot as every publication has become the same  —  Katie Robertson of the New York Times recently wrote about my former employer Slate and its “struggles to find identity and profit” in the modern world.

Trump endorses Texas congressional candidate accused of abusive behavior toward her estranged husband's daughter  —  Former president Donald Trump on Thursday offered his “Complete and Total Endorsement” of Monica De La Cruz, a Republican congressional candidate in Texas whose campaign …

DHS proposes rule to ignore immigrants' use of SNAP, CHIP, Medicaid when considering green card applications  —  DHS Secretary Mayorkas said a Trump-era rule was 'not consistent with our nation's values'  —  Mayorkas can no longer lead DHS: Former acting DHS secretary