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.

Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid to Take Twitter Private  —  Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy Twitter Inc., saying the company has extraordinary potential and he is the person to unlock it.  —  The world's richest person will offer $54.20 per share in cash …

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

Biden Job Approval Down Most Among Younger Generations  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden's recent job approval ratings, which are averaging 14 points lower than those early in his presidency, have declined far more among younger than older generations of Americans.

Fox News says it didn't authorize Truth Social account  —  Just days after a verified account for Fox News appeared on former President Trump's social media app, Truth Social, a Fox News spokesperson says the network has nothing to do with the account.

AP sources: Trump aide Stephen Miller to speak to 1/6 panel  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, will appear Thursday before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Tennessee Lawmaker Praises Hitler's Work Ethic In Speech About Homeless People  —  State Sen. Frank Niceley (R) wishes Tennessee's unhoused population could be more like the genocidal German dictator.  —  A Tennessee Republican wants the state's unhoused population to draw inspiration from Adolf Hitler.

Putin nemesis Bill Browder reveals the ‘real money’ funding Kremlin's war  —  American-born British businessman and political activist (born 1964)  —  American political activist (1891-1973)  —  NEW YORK — A trillion dollars: That's how much money famed investor Bill Browder believes Vladimir Putin …

GOP state senator, seven other women say Charles Herbster groped them; he denies allegations  —  LINCOLN — Time after time, Charles Herbster worked the crowds as he attended events, either as a candidate for Nebraska governor, a significant Republican donor or a beauty pageant judge.

Two inmates at all-women's New Jersey jail are PREGNANT after both had sex with transgender prisoners: ACLU won battle to house 27 trans inmates there  — The pregnant women are housed at the embattled Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, in Clinton, which New Jersey Governor announced plans to close

Yes, the Media Bury the Race of Murderers—If They're Not White  —  Frank James, the man arrested for Tuesday's New York City subway shooting, is a black nationalist and outspoken racist who railed against whites, Jews, and Hispanics.  A careful reader of the New York Times could be forgiven for overlooking that.

DeSantis Has A Plan To Cram Much Of Florida Into New GOP Districts  —  Two days after Florida's Republican legislative leaders publicly announced that they would let Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) draw the state's new congressional map — an unprecedented move in its own right …

Grand Rapids police release video of officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya … A Black man facedown on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.

Kentucky legislature overrides governor's veto of 15-week abortion ban  —  The bill also bans medication abortion drugs from being sent through the mail.  —  The Kentucky state legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, along with several other abortion restrictions.

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Rises to Three-Month High  —  U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly rose to a three-month high in early April as optimism about job growth and wage expectations more than outweighed decades-high inflation.  —  The University of Michigan's sentiment index increased …

Trump: Still Not Losing His Grip on the GOP  —  He's more popular than he's ever been.  —  There's been a lot of talk about how former President Trump is losing his grip on the Republican party.  There are some signs to support this theory.  But the full picture suggests that even if his influence …

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai is the face of NBA's uneasy China relationship  —  JOE TSAI, THE billionaire owner of the Brooklyn Nets, made his fortune in China.  His company, Alibaba, began in a Hangzhou apartment and has since been described as “Amazon on steroids.”

RNC to Require GOP Presidential Candidates to Sign Debate Pledge  —  Party has long complained about the Commission on Presidential Debates handling of general election debates  —  The Republican National Committee voted Thursday to require GOP presidential candidates to attest in writing …