Josh Mandel Gets Schlonged  —  Anatomy of a failing suck-up.  —  Ohio's Senate primary is a little over two weeks away and while the MAGA field has been split, Donald Trump has finally picked his horse, endorsing former author, former professional Never Trumper, and current Thiel protégé J.D. Vance.

Donald Trump REALLY Needed To Stop Listening To Mike Lee's Terrible Legal Advice  —  Mike Lee is the wrongest lawyer in Washington.  —  The timeline of Mike Lee's communications with the Trump White House ran a little like this: “(1) Lee offers a facially terrible idea, (2) White House agrees …

Russia's Black Sea flagship was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles, a U.S. official says.  —  WASHINGTON — Two Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit Russia's flagship Moskva in the Black Sea, a senior Defense official said on Friday, providing the first American confirmation that the sinking of the Russian cruiser …

Twitter Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan, Enabling All Shareholders to Realize Full Value of Company  —  Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan").

The President and Vice President release their 2021 tax returns  —  Today, the President and First Lady released their 2021 federal income tax return.  With this release, the President has shared a total of 24 years of tax returns with the American public, once again demonstrating his commitment …

Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students  —  Tallahassee, Fla., April 15, 2022 - Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran approved Florida's initial adoption list for mathematics instructional materials properly aligned to Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards.

Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free.  I've never been so sure.  —  Editor's note: On Monday, Russian human rights activist and Post contributing columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza gave an interview in Moscow to CNN in which he harshly criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling  —  The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away.  The fees that companies pay would rise sharply.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced …

Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.

How Russia Media Uses Fox News to Make Its Case  —  The conservative network has appeared hundreds of times in Russian media.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.  —  As Western leaders introduced sanctions against Russia …

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs linked to £800m worth of UK property  —  A dozen sanctioned Russians are linked to an estimated £800m worth of property in the UK, analysis by the BBC reveals.  —  Multi-million pound country manors in the south of England and luxury flats in London's …

Ukrainian governor says Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’  —  As Russia appears poised to capture Mariupol more than six weeks into the invasion, the governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said Friday that while Ukrainian troops remain in control of the strategic port city …

Ukraine's Zelenskyy asked Biden to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism  —  The designation triggers some of the most aggressive sanctions the U.S. could adopt.  Only Iran, North Korea, Syria and Cuba are now on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror.  —  Zelenskyy asks Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

Amid NYPD manhunt, subway shooting suspect Frank James ate lunch at Katz's Deli, walked NYC in plain view of surveillance cameras  —  As the NYPD and federal law enforcement scoured the city for the accused Brooklyn subway shooter on Wednesday, the burly suspect enjoyed some of Manhattan's culinary delights.

Suozzi calls Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law ‘reasonable’  —  Asked on a conservative radio talk show about the controversial law, Rep. Tom Suozzi leaned into right-wing talking points about not wanting teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity.

A High-Ranking Proud Boy Is Now Snitching for the Feds  —  A Proud Boy chapter leader has flipped for the U.S. government, and that's trouble for dozens of members facing charges over the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  TO  —  Federal prosecutors appear to have made their biggest breakthrough yet …

Patrick Lyoya escaped violence and persecution in Congo only to die in Michigan … When the Lyoya family arrived in the U.S. in 2014 after facing years of war and persecution in Africa, the refugees thought they had finally made it.  —  They had escaped earlier from conflict …

Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops  —  Chiefs, prosecutors and lawmakers are rethinking the value, and the harm, of minor traffic stops like the one that ended in a man's death in Grand Rapids.  —  Los Angeles is overhauling its traffic policing, aiming to stop pulling over cars …

Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Pope Francis: ‘We Are Racists, We Are Racists’  —  ROME, Italy — Pope Francis accused the West of racism Friday, insisting migrants are “subdivided” by skin color and country of origin.  —  “Refugees are subdivided,” the pontiff declared during a lengthy Good Friday interview on Italian television.