She Took the White House Photos.  Trump Moved to Take the Profit.  —  The former chief White House photographer made plans to publish a book of Trump photos.  The former president had other plans.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — As President Donald J. Trump's tenure came …

The House Map's Republican Bias Will Plummet In 2022 — Because Of Gerrymandering  —  Congressional redistricting — the process of redrawing the nation's 435 congressional districts to reflect the results of the 2020 census — is not quite finished, but it's getting darn close.

Five fetuses found at home of anti-abortion activist, DC Police say  —  Lauren Handy and eight others were indicted this week on felony charges stemming from the 2020 invasion of an abortion clinic.  —  WASHINGTON — Police discovered five fetuses at the home of an anti-abortion activist …

Covid Live Updates: Senators Near Deal to Cut Stalled Aid Package to $10 Billion  —  Lawmakers said they were likely to cut $5 billion from the measure by dropping money for global vaccination efforts, but it was unclear it could draw enough support to become law.

Americans aren't really buying into the ‘Putin price hike’  —  Early this month, growing calls for a ban on Russian oil served the Biden administration with both a dilemma and, arguably, an opportunity.  On the one hand, banning an oil source amid already-rising gas prices was far from ideal …

A Facebook bug led to increased views of harmful content over six months … A group of Facebook engineers identified a “massive ranking failure” that exposed as much as half of all News Feed views to “integrity risks” over the past six months, according to an internal report on the incident obtained by The Verge.

Why Does No One Ever Say “Republicans Have to Stop Acting Crazy or Voters Will Punish Them”?  —  One-way voter accountability.  —  Come hang out with me, Tim Miller, Amanda Carpenter, and Will Saletan to talk about ALL THE THINGS.  —  Tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here.  —  Only for members of Bulwark+.

French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings  —  The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia's war in Ukraine, reports say.  —  Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for …

Breaking: Judge tosses out NY's new redistricted maps, declaring them unconstitutional  —  A Steuben County judge has struck down the recently redrawn congressional and legislative maps for New York, ordering the state Legislature to “submit bipartisanly supported maps” by April 11th.

Pregnant people at much higher risk of breakthrough covid, study shows … Pregnant people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus are nearly twice as likely to get covid-19 as those who are not pregnant, according to a new study that offers the broadest evidence to date of the odds …

Mike Pence's rehab tour begins, and a big Trumpian truth is revealed  —  By all indications, many Republicans appear determined to begin purging their party of the stain created by Donald Trump's embrace of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.  You might call this the “de-Putin-ization” of the GOP, but in truth, it only goes so far.

“Now we're going to f*ck them all.”  What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war  —  Sanctions and propaganda have rallied even those who were against the invasion around Putin … “Since they adopted sanctions against us, we're going to f*ck them.

Fight with Clinton campaign and DNC looms in Sussmann case  —  A looming legal battle could reveal new details about the decision by Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign to commission a research project that produced a controversial dossier on Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia.

Amazon hired an influential Democratic pollster to fight Staten Island union drive  — Amazon hired Global Strategy Group, an influential Democratic polling firm, to fight unionizing efforts on New York's Staten Island, CNBC has learned.  — The firm created anti-union materials on behalf …

California city to give transgender and nonbinary residents up to $900 a month  —  A California city is hoping to launch a pilot program that will guarantee a monthly income of up to $900 to transgender and nonbinary residents.  —  The city council of Palm Springs, California …

There Is No Liberal World Order  —  In February 1994, in the grand ballroom of the town hall in Hamburg, Germany, the president of Estonia gave a remarkable speech.  Standing before an audience in evening dress, Lennart Meri praised the values of the democratic world that Estonia then aspired to join.

Daily Wire to make conservative kids' shows to rival ‘woke’ Disney  —  Ben Shapiro grew up loving Disney movies, he told his podcast listeners last week.  The conservative firebrand passed that love on to his kids by taking them to Disneyland as soon as they were old enough — 6 months of age in the Shapiro household.

Scoop: Another Dem senator has “concerns” about Garcetti  —  Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says he has “concerns” about the sexual harassment allegations surrounding Eric Garcetti, publicly raising the possibility he could oppose President Biden's nominee for ambassador to India.

“This Shouldn't Happen”: Inside the Virus-Hunting Nonprofit at the Center of the Lab-Leak Controversy  —  Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky …

Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine  —  President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.

Tommy Thompson meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as he considers a run for governor  —  MADISON - Tommy Thompson is meeting Thursday with former President Donald Trump as he ponders another run for governor.  —  The get-together comes three weeks after former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch …

Federal judge overturns parts of Florida election law, citing ‘horrendous history’ of racism  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday struck down key provisions of a 2021 Florida election law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and, in a remarkable move, ruled the state must …