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 …

DeSantis broaches repeal of Disney World's special self-governing status in Florida  —  DeSantis and Disney have recently sparred over a controversial parental rights bill he recently signed into law  —  Angle: Disney turns its back on millions of Americans

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 …

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 …

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 …

Senate closes in on $10B Covid aid deal despite Dem frustrations  —  Key senators are nearing a deal on a roughly $10 billion package of coronavirus relief, setting Congress on a path to deliver funding Democrats had hoped to pass weeks ago.  —  But some in the majority party are deeply unhappy …

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.

FACT SHEET: President Biden's Plan to Respond to Putin's Price Hike at the Pump  —  Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin's Price Hike.  Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices have increased by nearly a dollar per gallon.

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.

“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 …

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House passes insulin bill over insurers' opposition  —  The House voted Thursday in favor of a bill to cap out-of-pocket costs on insulin at $35 a month, a policy Democrats hope will give them a concrete win to campaign on when they face voters in November as the rest of their health care agenda remains stalled.

“Now we're going to f*ck them all.”  What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war  —  Эту стать ю на русск ом язык е можн …

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.

Marist National Poll: Biden Job Approval Rating, March 31, 2022  —  Biden Job Approval Rating Down to 39%, Democratic Base Fractured  —  President Joe Biden's post-State of the Union job approval rating bounce has come back down.  39% of Americans approve of the job President Biden is doing in office …

How Russia's War Revealed a Blindspot in U.S. Intelligence  —  They had one job.  But with intelligence, it's not as simple as getting it “right” or “wrong.” … For much of the past three quarters of a century, the U.S. intelligence community has had one job that was more important than all others …

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 …

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.

Workers at Starbucks in Cottonwood Heights announce plans to form labor union  —  COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — Workers at a Starbucks in Cottonwood Heights announced their plans Thursday to form a labor union.  If successful, they would become the first Starbucks store in Utah to unionize.

The Obama FOIA timebomb  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  For JOE BIDEN, there have been a lot of advantages to having once served as vice president: familiarity with the office …

Moderate Dems hand Biden his first nomination vote defeat  —  A trio of moderate Senate Democrats dealt a fatal blow to David Weil's bid to head the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division Wednesday night by unexpectedly voting against moving forward on his nomination and, in the process …

Sen. Rick Scott Says The ‘Woke Left’ Is The ‘Greatest Danger’ America Has Ever Faced  —  “We survived the War of 1812, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War.  But now today we face the greatest danger we've ever faced,” the GOP senator said.  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) …

Senate Democrats urge changes for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy  —  When the Education Department told Congress last year it was revising a restrictive bankruptcy policy for federal student loans, some lawmakers assumed the agency would end its aggressive challenges in pending cases.