Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court  —  Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.

After a valiant 53-day defense compared to the Alamo and Stalingrad, Mariupol appears about to fall  —  MARIUPOL'S LAST STAND: Low on food and ammo, Mariupol's last defenders are surrounded and confined to a small area of the city in and around the Azovstal iron and steelworks …

Mike Lee's Role in Trump's Attempted Coup  —  What would have happened if his plan worked?  —  Senator Mike Lee's defenders insist his repeated texts to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offering his guidance on the proper constitutional process to overturn the 2020 election results prove his honor.

There's a better way forward for New York State  —  These are perilous times and the ship of state must maneuver quickly, but smartly.  —  The problems are mounting and public skepticism about the future of New York is at frightening levels.  —  The legislative session is still ongoing in Albany and the priorities are clear.

What Makes Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie?  —  Some 35 percent of Americans—including 68 percent of Republicans—believe the Big Lie, pushed relentlessly by former President Donald Trump and amplified by conservative media, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Rick Scott became the Senate GOP's election general, then went to war  —  With an aggressive fundraising effort and a controversial policy plan, the Florida senator has been upsetting colleagues.  He's okay with that.  —  Florida Sen. Rick Scott has been publicly dressed …

Lonely Anatoly: The Russian ambassador is Washington's least popular man  —  No one wants to talk to Anatoly Antonov.  —  Russia's ambassador to the United States can't get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department.  He can't convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, much less take a photo.

Kamala Harris Talks to ‘The Ringer’ About Her Wordle Strategy  —  The Wordle craze has hit the vice president's office, but there's a problem: The veep can't send anyone her squares  —  When Vice President Kamala Harris admitted last week at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. …

Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in November  —  Ms. Warren is a U.S. senator from Massachusetts  —  Democrats are the party of working people.  Ahead of the 2020 election, we advanced ideas and plans that we believed would, in ways big and small, make our democracy and our economy work better for all Americans.

We're Publishing the Facebook Papers.  Here's What They Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.  —  Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come.  —  Alerts  —  In the hours following the Jan. 6 attack …

Woke Ariz. diversity activists falsely accuse black DJ of wearing blackface  —  Two local diversity advocates in Arizona are taking heat after calling a school district racist for hiring a DJ to perform in black face — but it turns out the DJ was black.  —  Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen …

McConnell-tied super PAC makes early $141M play for the Senate  —  A Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC is booking $141 million in fall advertisements to help turn the Senate red, a staggering sum that sets the stage for a vicious battle over the chamber's control.

US rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead  —  HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured.  It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend.

Biden to require US-made steel, iron for infrastructure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a key step to ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material.

The Messy Politics of Teaching Gender  —  How the left and the right can find sanity.  —  The controversy over Florida's so-called “Don't Say Gay” law, which severely curbs the ability of public schools to teach about sexual orientation or gender identity, has brought the spotlight on the extent …