A Billionaires' World  —  The world's richest person didn't like Twitter.  So he's buying it.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Two years ago, the economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman published a statistic that you don't normally see.  It was the share of wealth owned by the richest 0.00001 percent of Americans.

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump's Stolen Election Myth  —  Co-published with FRONTLINE … By the time Leamsy Salazar sat down in front of a video recorder in a lawyer's office in Dallas, he had grown accustomed to divulging state secrets.

AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff  —  Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.

Germany to send tanks to Ukraine in U-turn  —  Watch: BBC News coverage of UN chief's Ukraine talks in Moscow  —  Updates from BBC correspondents: Yogita Limaye, Sarah Rainsford, Joe Inwood, Joel Gunter and Anna Foster in Kyiv, Andrew Harding in Donbas, Catherine Byaruhanga in Zaporizhzhia …

The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek  —  There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …

Sources: Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas  —  CHARLOTTE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, three sources tell Channel 9.  —  According to the TSA, a 9 millimeter handgun was discovered …

Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won't agree to any deal  —  Biden aides have tried gauging the senator's interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out  —  President Biden last spring proposed spending more than $4 trillion to transform the American economy.

Cancel Culture Comes for Beto O'Rourke  —  The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he wants to have a dialogue with Texans of all persuasions.  But in one rural community, Republicans worked to make sure he would have no place to talk or listen.  —  When Democratic candidates …

Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters  —  Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.

ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact  —  White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release.  —  The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …

Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19  —  The White House says she has exhibited no symptoms  —  White House COVID czar on masking kids: I follow the CDC  —  Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.  —  Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen …

Musk Will Use Twitter to Update Murdoch's Fox News Playbook  —  There's a reason banned users— from Roger Stone and Marjorie Taylor Greene to QAnon and Infowars conspiracy theorists to white supremacists-are all celebrating this acquisition. … If Elon Musk has his way …

Beyoncé, Yoga, Billie Eilish: Trump-Backed Candidate Thinks Everything Is Satanic  —  Michigan GOP Secretary of State nominee Kristina Karamo also thinks Cardi B is a “tool of Lucifer.”  —  CJ  —  Republicans' newest statewide nominee isn't just obsessed with the Big Lie and aligned with QAnon.

Garland says funds from assets US seizes from Russian oligarchs should go ‘directly to Ukraine’  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that he supports efforts to allow some of the proceeds from assets the Justice Department seizes from Russian oligarchs to go “directly to Ukraine.”

Harvard leaders and staff enslaved more than 70 people, report finds  —  The university said it had benefited from slave-generated wealth and practiced racial discrimination  —  Harvard University leaders, faculty and staff enslaved more than 70 individuals during the 17th and 18th centuries …

Rep. Biggs: Alleged Rep. McCarthy comments raise huge trust issue for me  —  Arizona congressman Andy Biggs says taped comments of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy about President Donald Trump are “a huge trust issue” for him.  One America's John Hines has more from Washington.

Facebook Doesn't Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes  —  “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data,” Facebook engineers say in leaked document.  —  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai  —  Facebook is facing what it describes internally as a …

Ex-senator and top GOP operatives launch ‘conservative’ credit card alternative  —  Top Republican operatives and a former GOP senator are behind a new Visa credit card catering to conservative consumers with plans to funnel a portion of its profits to right-of-center causes.

Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship  —  The New York Times announces a new fellowship for investigative journalism focused on the state and local level.  Read more in this note from chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger.  —  A. G. Sulzberger Chairman and Publisher

After hesitancy, Germany greenlights some heavy arms for Ukraine  —  BERLIN — First, Germany said it couldn't spare any of its Marder infantry vehicles for Ukraine.  —  Then it was accused of scrubbing such items from a German arms industry list of what was available for Kyiv.

Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes  —  Biden vows to fight rising crime by targeting illegal guns  —  President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison …

Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt  —  Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of “The Sims” video games that some speculate were mistaken by Kremlin officers for SIM cards.