Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's “Stop the Steal” Texts  —  Several experts say that Thomas's husband, the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, must recuse himself from any case related to the 2020 election.  —  Several of the country's most respected legal scholars …

Wesley Hawkins, talk of the Jackson hearings, describes life after pornography sentence  —  Wesley Hawkins heard a few weeks ago that a Black woman had been nominated to the Supreme Court and wondered why her name, Ketanji Brown Jackson, sounded so familiar.  Then, he saw her picture and knew.

Biden and the E.U. announce a plan to help wean the bloc off Russian fuel.  —  President Biden is due to meet with U.S. troops along NATO's eastern flank as refugees continue to flee Ukraine, with more than two million having gone to Poland.  Fighting raged on as Russia continued to bombard cities and Ukraine staged counterattacks.

McCarthy nudges convicted Rep. Fortenberry to resign  —  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday suggested Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress, hours after the Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI over illegal campaign contributions.

Germany vows to end dependence on Russian gas by 2024 as US offers extra shipments  —  America plans to deliver at least 15bn cubic metres of LNG to Europe as west ramps up moves to reduce reliance on Moscow  —  Germany vowed to all but wean itself off Russian gas by mid-2024 as the US …

Judge throws out Maryland congressional map over ‘extreme’ gerrymandering  —  A Maryland judge has thrown out the state's congressional map, calling it an “extreme partisan gerrymander” in what is a victory for Republicans who said Democrats in the state General Assembly sought to silence their votes.

Russia signals scaled-back war aims, Ukrainians advance near Kyiv  —  Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.

JK Rowling cited by Vladimir Putin as he accuses the West of ‘trying to cancel’ Russia  —  “Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture - our people,” Mr Putin says, adding: “They are banning Russian writers and books.”  —  Vladimir Putin has cited JK Rowling as he accused the West of “trying to cancel” Russia.

She Was a Candidate to Lead Levi's.  Then She Started Tweeting.  —  Jennifer Sey left Levi's after her advocacy against school closures and mask mandates for children gained attention.  She says it's a matter of free speech.  The company disagrees.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica  —  An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.  —  The collapse, captured by satellite images …

Giuliani ally Lev Parnas pleads guilty to fraud fundraising for ‘Fraud Guarantee’  —  A Florida man who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani on former President Donald Trump's drive to get Ukraine to open an investigation that would be politically damaging to President Joe Biden pleaded guilty Friday …

Bannon's escape plan: how the Trump strategist is trying to dodge prison  —  Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted  —  s the House select committee investigating …

Russia says Ukraine offensive to focus on Donbas in new ‘phase’  —  Statement made by high-ranking Russian army official met with caution by Kyiv and its western allies  —  Russia said it was refocusing its month-long military offensive in Ukraine on the country's eastern Donbas region …

Texas attorney general says Austin school Pride Week celebration breaks state law  —  An annual Pride Week celebration in Austin schools is breaking state law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week — the state's latest move to confront LGBTQ rights.

Has Goldman Sachs's Dina Powell Finally Gone Too Far?  —  The Republican Party these days is full of plutocrats turned populists who think the only way to make it is to fake it as MAGA true believer.  But sometimes ... you might wish they had a little more dignity.

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.

Israel to Host 3 Arab Foreign Ministers in Historic Meeting  —  The gathering of top diplomats from Israel, the U.A.E., Bahrain and Morocco, as well as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, is a sign of how quickly Middle Eastern alliances are shifting.  — Give this article- - - Read in app