Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show … Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts …

Exclusive: U.S. assesses up to 60% failure rate for some Russian missiles, officials say  —  The United States assesses that Russia is suffering failure rates as high as 60% for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of the intelligence told Reuters.

This Oakland native captured what might be the most iconic image from Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings  —  One of the most widely viewed images of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings was captured Wednesday by photojournalist and Oakland native Sarahbeth Maney …

Scoop: Manchin outlines BBB deal requirements  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told a group of climate activists and energy executives he's open to supporting revised Build Back Better legislation narrowly addressing three issues: climate change, prescription drug prices and deficit reduction.

Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.

FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe's Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels  —  Today, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a joint Task Force to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian fossil fuels …

Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian strike on theater  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities in the besieged ruins of Mariupol said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — a catastrophic loss of civilian life that …

Live Updates: Biden Is Traveling to Ukrainian-Polish Border to Meet With Soldiers and Refugees  —  President Biden is expected to meet with American troops along NATO's eastern flank while refugees continue to flee Ukraine, with more than two million having gone to Poland.

Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide  —  Defendants' Separate Campaigns Both Targeted Software and Hardware for Operational Technology Systems  —  The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today …

How the 2022 Primaries Are Testing Trump's Role as the G.O.P. ‘Kingpin’  —  Two of Donald Trump's most prominent Senate endorsements have already backfired.  Now the month of May looms large to measure his pull on the party.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Republicans More Likely Than Democrats To Say Partisan Control of Congress ‘Really Matters’  —  71% of Republican voters say their vote for Congress is ‘against Biden’  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how the public views control of Congress, issues …

POLITICO-Harvard poll: 40 percent of parents believe masks at school harmed their kids  —  A significant percentage of parents whose children wore masks in school during the last year believe it harmed their education, social interactions and mental health, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey.

U.S. House Candidate Ends Run After Uproar Over Behavior at Sleepover  —  Abby Broyles of Oklahoma said on Thursday that she had checked into rehab “to focus on myself and my happiness” weeks after apologizing for drinking and swearing at children.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

McCarthy calls endorsement of Cheney's primary foe a ‘special case’  —  See McCarthy's head-spinning flip on Liz Cheney  —  Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he won't be wading into any other primaries to oust incumbents in his own party …

Why Is the Manhattan DA Returning Evidence in Trump Case?  —  There have been several signs in recent days that the Manhattan District Attorney isn't going to charge Donald Trump.  —  Prosecutors have been sending back documents to people who turned over information about former President …

AOC is the new Trump  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes up space: on magazine covers, on cable news, and on social media, where her followers number in the millions across multiple platforms.  Her Twitter account alone, with 12 million followers, is not just an order of magnitude larger …

North Korea says new ICBM will curb ‘dangerous’ moves by U.S. military  —  North Korea's latest launch was a big, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media reported on Friday, in a test leader Kim Jong Un said was designed to demonstrate the might of its nuclear force and deter any U.S. military moves.

Tiny ‘Glock Switches’ Have Quietly Flooded the US With Deadly Machine Guns  —  An investigation by VICE News and The Trace uncovered an alarming surge in criminal cases involving “auto sears” or “switches,” which convert Glock pistols and other common weapons into fully automatic machine guns.

Leaders rebuff Zelenskyy's latest pitch to join EU  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday delivered an emotional — and highly personalized — pitch for his war-torn country to join the EU, but his pleas were largely rebuffed by the bloc's leaders, who offered sympathy but no new assurances.

U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to lowest level since 1969  —  The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a 52 1/2-year low last week, while unemployment rolls continued to shrink, pointing to rapidly diminishing labor market slack that will keep boosting wage inflation.