Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.  —  An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town.

Senate votes to move ahead on historic Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson … Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah on Monday become the second and third Republicans to announce support for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court …

EXCLUSIVE Two key tech execs quit Truth Social after troubled app launch  —  The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump's Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise and a politically conservative worldview aligned with the former president …

The Bucha Atrocities and the Kremlin Apologists  —  Commentators suffering from Ukraine Derangement Syndrome are distorting and distracting from the horrible facts.  —  BUCHA, UKRAINE - APRIL 4: CIVILIANS' BODIES, WHICH WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE UKRAINIAN TOWN OF BUCHA, WERE GATHERED TO BE BURIED ON MONDAY …

Bidens to host White House wedding reception for granddaughter in November  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a wedding reception at the White House this November for their eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, the first lady's communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed to CNN.

‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it's fossil fuels or our future  —  Nations have moved too slowly to curb climate change, and now must take swift and aggressive steps if they hope to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, the world's top scientists warned on Monday.

Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million House  —  Allies and critics alike have questioned where the organization's money has gone.  —  On a sunny day late last spring, three leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Melina Abdullah …

Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union,” “Restrooms,” “Pay Raise,” and “Plantation”  —  Amazon will block and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept.

US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin  —  PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions enforcement initiative to …

Ron DeSantis's repulsive war on Disney will soon face a reckoning  —  The stench of presidential ambition around Ron DeSantis has grown so thick that it resembles Charlie Brown pal Pigpen's visible cloud of filth, and key to the Florida governor's hopes is finding a way to capture the political energies unleashed by Donald Trump.

This Is What Happens When There Are Too Many Meetings  —  Sign up for Derek's newsletter here.  —  After two years of working from home, I don't have one unified period of getting things done.  I have several mini periods.  Work isn't a contiguous landmass of focus; it's more like an archipelago …

What I Learned When Trump Tried to Correct the Record  —  As an academic historian, I never expected to find myself in a videoconference with Donald Trump.  But one afternoon last summer—a day after C-SPAN released a poll of historians who ranked him just above Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson …

Secret Service paying over $30K per month for Malibu mansion to protect Hunter Biden  —  The luxury rental property has “gorgeous ocean views,” according to its listing.  —  Hunter Biden is apparently spending his father's presidency living in luxury in Malibu — and so is his taxpayer-funded security detail.

Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up  —  Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. to become the platform's biggest shareholder, a week after hinting he might shake up the social media industry.  —  Twitter shares surged about 26% in premarket trading …

DeSantis staff delayed release of Gaetz associate Halsey Beshears' spending records  —  Legal experts dispute governor's claim he can delay records to ‘review’ them  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a move criticized by advocates of Florida's open government laws, Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff intervened …

Trump asks judge to recuse from racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton  —  Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge appointed by President Bill Clinton to step aside from a suit Trump filed last month claiming that Hillary Clinton and her political allies engaged …

Fox News Anchor Forced to Remind GOP Senator That Nord Stream 2 Isn't Operational  —  “Are you saying Nord Stream or Nord Stream 2?”  Smith asked.  “Because that was not money in Putin's pocket to begin with.”  —  Fox News anchor Sandra Smith had to step in and remind Sen. Marsha Blackburn …

Two-thirds of Russian troops near Kyiv are retreating, likely to be redeployed  —  Roughly two-thirds of the Russian troops that had been amassed around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv have since left, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Monday, adding that the troops will likely be redeployed to another part of the country.

CDC, under fire for covid response, announces plans to revamp agency … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky announced plans Monday to revamp the agency that has come under blistering criticism for its performance leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic …

EXCLUSIVE U.S. Vice President Harris' deputy chief of staff to depart  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is leaving the administration, the latest top aide from her office to announce a departure, according to an internal staff memo seen by Reuters.

DirecTV to Drop One America News on Tuesday Despite Pressure  —  DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network on Tuesday, ignoring pressure to reverse course from the conservative cable outlet and its supporters.  —  The satellite TV giant has been notifying customers that it will no longer carry OAN …

The Ivermectin Guys' Whole Thing Has Really Fallen Apart  —  Meanwhile, they're still pretending the drug is viable as a treatment for COVID.  —  Anna Merlan  —  In the summer of 2021, a group of the most vociferous people online put all their energies behind the unproven thesis that ivermectin …