First Texas bus drops off migrants blocks from US Capitol in Washington, DC  —  The buses are part of Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to counter the Biden administration's approach to illegal immigration  —  Texas agencies preparing for wave of illegal immigrant crossings in late May

Book details tension with McConnell over Trump's bid to reverse Biden's electoral win  —  In the weeks after he lost the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump had a plan to stay in office - and he wanted Mitch McConnell to know about it.  —  If Trump could successfully pressure Republican …

Mark Meadows removed from NC voter roll amid election fraud investigation  —  ASHEVILLE - Mark Meadows has been removed from North Carolina's voter rolls, a move made as the State Bureau of Investigation continues a probe into allegations the former White House Chief of Staff committed election fraud.

How far will Biden go in helping Ukraine?  —  PROThe U.S. and other nations have vastly superior intelligence agencies than Ukraine, so some of the world's best intelligence about Russia's movements during the war is getting to Ukrainian fighters quickly.  —  CONThe U.S. has to be careful …

Two men from The Villages admit to casting multiple ballots in 2020 election  —  Two residents from The Villages confessed to voter fraud charges after filing two ballots in the 2020 Presidential election, court records show.  —  Charles F. Barnes and Jay Ketcik pleaded guilty to casting …

Live Updates: Brooklyn Subway Gunman Is Still at Large  —  The mayor said a 62-year-old man who had previously been identified as a “person of interest” after the mass shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn was now a suspect.  At least 23 people were injured.  —  Here's what you need to know:

Democrats Are Doing Basically Nothing to Counter the GOP's ‘Pedophile’ Attacks  —  Democrats are rolling their eyes at GOP attacks that they're, as Marjorie Taylor Greene put it, the “party of pedophiles.”  Should they be?  —  CJ  —  Republicans are increasingly accusing Democrats …

Durham probe: Judge denies Sussmann motion to dismiss case; trial to begin next month  —  The trial for former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman is set to begin on May 16  —  Special counsel John Durham releases evidence against Clinton lawyer: ‘The same lie in writing’

Are Democrats Headed for a Shellacking in the Midterm Election?  —  What the generic ballot model predicts  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Presidential party midterm losses are a regular feature of American politics.  — President Biden's numbers are weak as well.

U.S. Expands Flow of Intelligence to Ukraine as White House Sends More Arms  —  Extra U.S. aid comes as Ukrainian forces try to hold off a major Russian offensive in the eastern part of Ukraine  —  The Biden administration is moving to significantly expand the intelligence it is providing …

Herschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Don't Exist  —  George Senate candidate Herschel Walker's history of exaggerating his business success is even worse than anyone thought.  —  Former NFL star Herschel Walker has made millions in business ventures since he retired in 1997 …

Substack's Growth Spurt Brings Growing Pains  —  The publishing platform's founders want Substack to be an “alternate universe on the internet.”  But it faces copycat rivals, an exodus by writers and a need to move beyond newsletters.  —  There are things that the newsletter writer Kirsten Han misses about Substack.

America's Highest Earners And Their Taxes Revealed  —  Secret IRS files reveal the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes.  Tech titans, hedge fund managers and heirs dominate the list, while the likes of Taylor Swift and LeBron James didn't even make the top 400.

AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Democrats ‘stunned’ as Youngkin vetoes 25 bipartisan bills — including 3 from Hampton Roads lawmakers  —  Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed 25 bills this week — all from Democrats — that received bipartisan support in the General Assembly, a move some lawmakers viewed as an act of retaliation.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Joining Military Is ‘Throwing Your Life Away’  —  Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said joining the military is like “throwing your life away” due to President Joe Biden's foreign policies.  —  Speaking to former Fox News host Lou Dobbs' podcast on April 9 …

Did the John Birch Society Win in the End?  —  Modern conservatism was built by purging the right's reckless conspiracy theorists—but now they've taken over.  —  A foundation of the folklore of the American right is the story of how National Review's William F. Buckley, in the early- to mid-1960s …

How to Disarm the Crazies  —  It starts with nonpartisan primaries.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  There is probably no easy cure for the Marjorie Taylor Greene phenomenon.  That a woman with zero political experience, who inherited a business from her dad and spent her days fantasizing for fringe websites like …

Rep. Henry Cuellar not a target of DOJ investigation that saw his home and office raided, attorney says  —  Cuellar faces a runoff election in Texas' 28th Congressional District next month

Jersey freezes $7bn worth of assets linked to Roman Abramovich  —  Channel Island's order is another major blow to sanctions-hit Russian oligarch  —  A court in the Channel Island of Jersey has imposed an order freezing more than $7bn in assets linked to Roman Abramovich in a significant blow to the Russian oligarch's fortune.

U.S. and Ukrainian Groups Pierce Putin's Propaganda Bubble  —  U.S.-backed news outlets and Ukrainian activists use Cold War techniques and high-tech tactics to get news about the war to Russians.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — Using a mix of high-tech and Cold War tactics …

What Really Happened in Ukraine in 2014—and Since Then  —  A close look at the lies and distortions from Russia apologists and propagandists about the roots of the Ukraine war.  —  Pundits skeptical of or even hostile to Ukraine's cause in its defensive war against Russia have different reasons …