Twitter Weighs Poison Pill to Prevent Musk From Increasing Stake Significantly  —  Tesla CEO's $43 billion offer contains as many questions as answers  —  Twitter is weighing a poison pill that would prevent Elon Musk from increasing his stake in the company significantly, a person familiar with the situation said.

Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions  —  WASHINGTON — When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they'd had with her many times over the last 15 years.

Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a ‘massive heart attack not from natural causes’ and TWENTY generals ‘have been arrested’ over bungled invasion  — Shoigu is thought to have suffered a heart attack possibly caused by foul play  — Russia's defence minister, 66, has been a close ally of Putin ever since 2012

Trump plans J.D. Vance endorsement in crowded Ohio senate race, sources say  —  Former President Trump is planning to endorse J.D. Vance in Ohio's crowded senate GOP primary, according to three sources with knowledge of his decision.  —  In recent days, Trump began calling donors and advisers …

RNC votes to withdraw from presidential debates commission  —  The Republican National Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, following through on threats to bar GOP presidential nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the nonprofit organization.

US Capitol rioter who said he believed he was following Trump's orders found guilty on all charges  —  (CNN)A January 6 rioter who claimed he was following “presidential orders” when he stormed the US Capitol and stole liquor and a coat rack was convicted Thursday on all charges by a jury in Washington, DC.

Ed Buck Is Sentenced to 30 Years for Fatally Drugging 2 Men  —  Mr. Buck, 67, was once a Democratic political donor and activist who led a double life in which he lured men to parties at his apartment and drugged them with methamphetamine.  Two of those parties turned fatal.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Does the mainstream media want Trump to run again and win?  —  The obvious answer to the question in the headline is no. Reporters and editors at establishment news organizations are mostly reality-based, generally anti-totalitarian, quite fond of the First Amendment, reasonably tolerant …

Russian warship Moskva on fire but afloat, Pentagon says  —  US defence officials say it is unclear what caused blast which Ukraine claims to be result of missile strikes  —  Russia's flagship cruiser Moskva is on fire but still afloat and moving across the Black Sea, the Pentagon has confirmed …

US says three Russians offered congressman a free trip as part of a propaganda and disinformation campaign  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging a member of Russia's legislature and two of his staffers with orchestrating a propaganda and disinformation campaign targeting US lawmakers.

GOP state senator, seven other women say Charles Herbster groped them; he denies allegations  —  Charles Herbster, a Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to a crowd Wednesday at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in North Platte.  Donald Trump Jr. was his guest at the event.

Ohio Supreme Court rejects 4th set of legislative maps  —  For the fourth time, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected state House and Senate maps drawn by Republicans, sending mapmakers back to the drawing board.  —  Time is of the essence because Ohio needs legislative maps by Wednesday to conduct …

Federal judge rejects Abrams bid to use fundraising law that helps Kemp  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams can't use a state law created to give Gov. Brian Kemp a major fundraising advantage in their possible rematch this year.

Texas Governor's Unprecedented Trade Disruption Strategy Yields First Fruit  —  Mexican State of Nuevo Leon will ‘prevent illegal immigration’ on its side of the border, but details are scant  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott's week-old “enhanced safety inspections” operation at border bridges …

Tennessee Republican praises Hitler for leading a ‘life that got him in the history books’  —  Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley used the false claim that ‘Hitler decided to live on the streets for a while’ as an illustration of someone who turned his life around after homelessness.

If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now … Counterfactuals always involve guessing.  But one counterfactual proposition that seems increasingly obvious is that if Donald Trump had secured a second term in office, Ukraine would be losing the war right now.