Tennessee GOP kicks Trump-backed Morgan Ortagus, Baxter Lee and Robby Starbuck out of primary  —  Adam Friedman Melissa BrownNashville Tennessean  —  The Tennessee Republican Party on Tuesday voted to remove three congressional hopefuls from the primary ballot in the new-look 5th Congressional District …

House Rating Changes: Eight Races Move in Republicans' Direction  —  President Biden's approval rating remains stuck at 42 percent, and if anything the political environment has deteriorated for Democrats since January as inflation concerns have soared and Build Back Better has stalled.

They Know How Journalism Works!  They're Just Against It!  —  On Tuesday, Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz published a story about a repulsive creep who uses her large online following to, essentially, subject random LGBTQ people (and especially trans people) to harassment, and worse.

Surrounded by Russians, commander describes life inside Mariupol plant  —  MUKACHEVO, Ukraine — The commander of Ukrainian forces' last stronghold in the southern port city of Mariupol, surrounded by Russians and subjected to a constant barrage of fire, said Tuesday that his soldiers will not surrender.

Kremlin Insiders Alarmed Over Growing Toll of Putin's War in Ukraine  —  Almost eight weeks after Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, with military losses mounting and Russia facing unprecedented international isolation, a small but growing number of senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning his decision to go to war.

Majority of Americans want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll  —  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a new poll finds.  A ruling by a federal judge has put the government's transportation mask mandate on hold.

Biden's Errors Worsen Inflation  —  He needs to ditch his woke advisers and make growth the overriding priority.  —  1x  —  Three factors combined during the past two years to create the perfect economic storm.  Covid-19 scrambled the U.S. economy's supply lines.

Julian Assange extradition order issued by London court, moving WikiLeaks founder closer to US transfer  —  London (CNN)WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has moved one step closer to being extradited to the United States, where he is set to be tried under the Espionage Act …

EXCLUSIVE Ex-CIA analyst says she ‘got bloodied’ in tangled U.S. war on Al Qaeda  —  In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect …

Travel Mask Rules Were Increasingly Absurd and Ignored.  Now They Are Gone.  —  Freedom arrives in the club lounge.  —  Dear readers,  —  I'll always remember where I was when the airline mask mandates were lifted: The Delta Sky Club on the B Concourse at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, on my way home from Coachella.

Saturday's Utah State Republican Convention would be a great place for Mike Lee to come clean, Editorial Board writes  —  Even if Lee abandoned the plot as unworkable, he owes voters a full accounting.  —  By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board  —  Confession, it is said, is good for the soul.

'It's Just Scaring People, and It's Not Saving Lives'  —  As the United States nears its numbing, millionth COVID death and shrugs its shoulders at a rise in cases, some Americans are feeling left behind.  Immunocompromised people have suffered disproportionately throughout the pandemic …

Scoop: Biden considers delaying Title 42 repeal  —  President Biden's inner circle has been discussing delaying the repeal of Title 42 border restrictions, now set to end May 23, according to a source with direct knowledge of the internal discussion. … That already endangers Democratic incumbents …

Trump's Most Loyal Lawmakers Are Actually Losing Money  —  The members of Congress trying to mirror Donald Trump's politics the most are spending an awful lot.  —  Last year, it was a fundraising feast for the MAGA Goon Squad.  But in 2022, without the donor stimulus of an attempted insurrection …

Elon Musk Races to Secure Financing for Twitter Bid  —  The world's richest man is trying to shore up debt financing, including potentially taking out a loan against his shares of Tesla, so he can buy Twitter for $43 billion.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The misinformation cope  —  Democrats are misunderstanding their losses with less-educated voters  —  A couple of weeks ago, Barack Obama spoke at a University of Chicago seminar on Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy.  And as you might expect from a speaker at a seminar on Disinformation …

Ginni Thomas also texted Meadows about another friend who shared election fraud conspiracy theories  —  (CNN)A day before the 2020 presidential election, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas mugged for the camera wearing a Trump baseball cap with her friend Connie Hair, chief of staff to GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas …

Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.

Yimby Movement Goes Mainstream in Response to High Housing Costs  —  ‘Yes in my backyard’ activists in states such as California try to persuade Democrats that more construction is the best solution for homelessness and lack of affordable housing  —  A special election Tuesday …

West sends Ukraine fighter jets, heavy weapons as fighting intensifies in Donbas  —  Ukraine's outgunned and outmanned military has held out against Russia for almost two months, and as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's east and south, Western governments are dispatching heavier weaponry …

Netflix Explores a Version With Ads as Subscriber Base Shrinks  —  Company ends first quarter with 200,000 fewer subscribers and says it expects to lose two million more in current quarter  —  Netflix Inc. said it is exploring offering a lower priced ad-supported version of the platform …

As DeSantis administration rejects textbooks, only one publisher allowed for K-5 math classes in Florida  —  Accelerate Learning's website includes a diversity statement: “Our nation's black communities have long faced the repeated, harmful effects of systemic racism within the justice and education systems.”

Fearing a Trump Repeat, Jan. 6 Panel Considers Changes to Insurrection Act  —  The 1807 law allows a president to deploy American troops inside the country to put down a rebellion.  Lawmakers fear it could be abused by a future president trying to stoke one.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Vance parlays Trump endorsement into new Thiel money  —  Ohio Republican J.D. Vance is cashing in on his endorsement from former President Donald Trump with a major new super PAC donation from billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel.  —  Thiel has donated $3.5 million to Protect Ohio Values …