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 …

Russian troops halted outside Kyiv as focus shifts to heavy fighting in Donbas.  —  Russia says its focus is eastern Ukraine, not major cities.  President Biden met U.S. troops in Poland.  —  Here are the latest developments.  —  As he seeks to embolden global resolve to punish Russia …

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.

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.

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.

Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online  — A venture capital fund backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be avoiding attention since the Chelsea owner is sanctioned by U.S. allies.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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

Conservative Disney employees: Our beliefs are under attack over Parental Rights in Education Bill  —  Conservative Disney employees have had enough abuse from their progressive colleagues.  They feel as though they are under attack for their beliefs as the controversy over H.B.1557 …

'Food Companies Didn't Get the Memo'—Steven Greenhouse on the Unionization Wave  —  A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, a members-only monthly newsletter from Civil Eats.  To read the full issue, with exclusive reporting, interviews, photographs, and more, become a member today.

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.

Exclusive: US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls' education  —  The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes.

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 …

The Myth That Most Americans Hate Their Job  —  Sign up for Derek's newsletter here.  —  Perhaps you've heard: Everybody hates their job now.  —  “No One Wants to Work,” The New York Times Magazine declared on its cover in February.  In the issue, the writer Noreen Malone explained that amid …

House Republicans, bullish on midterms, plot return to power  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The House majority seemingly within their grasp, Republican lawmakers huddling at a retreat in Florida this week turned to the architect of the “Republican Revolution” nearly three decades ago …