The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election  —  Ex-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first time  —  J. Michael Luttig, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, formerly served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years.

Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages  —  Leaked internal communications by Twitter employees reveal woke employees are overtaken by despair and anger about Elon Musk's month-long effort to acquire Twitter.  —  Musk announced he would purchase the company for $44 billion on Monday.

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says  —  The United States is finally “out of the pandemic phase,” the country's top infectious-disease expert said Tuesday, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but gone.

First on CNN: New York grand jury hearing evidence in DA's investigation into Trump Organization expires this week  —  (CNN)A special grand jury seated to hear evidence in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances is set to expire at the end …

Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying  —  Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, records show.

Just Call Trump a Loser  —  Let's assume Donald Trump runs again for president in 2024.  Yes, I know, caveats, caveats.  Republicans say it's too early to discuss '24.  A lot can change between now and then.  Maybe Trump won't actually run.  Maybe he's just teasing the possibility to milk the attention.

Donald Trump worried ‘dangerous’ fruits could be thrown at him by protesters, a new deposition reveals  — Donald Trump said “pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, stuff like that” could be thrown at him at protests.  — Trump's concerns were revealed Tuesday night, in his sworn deposition for an upcoming Bronx trial.

Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America …

Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained  —  The once little-known public health law has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate ahead of the midterms.  —  The Biden administration is proceeding with its plans to end Title 42, a policy implemented under …

Disney tells investors state can't dissolve special district without paying debt  —  As Florida legislators were rushing through passage of a bill to repeal the special district that governs Walt Disney World last week, they failed to notice an obscure provision in state law that says the state …

Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split  —  Not since Anthony Scaramucci was fired a mere 10 days into his White House gig has someone fallen out of Donald Trump's favor as quickly as David McIntosh.  —  At an April 9 rally in North Carolina …

CEO: Boeing Should Have Rejected Trump's Air Force One Deal  —  The company revealed that it has lost $660 million outfitting the next presidential jets—so far.  —  Boeing should have rejected then-President Donald Trump's proposed terms to build two new Air Force One aircraft, the company's CEO said Wednesday.

Trump Officials Awarded $700 Million Pandemic Loan Despite Objections  —  A congressional report raises new questions about a pandemic relief loan to a troubled trucking company with close ties to the Trump administration.  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday released …

Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom  —  Now in his 70s, the pop culture icon has found his true calling on “Barry,” as the king of character actors.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Abortion and the Supreme Court  —  This is the moment for the Justices to turn the issue over to the voters.  —  1x  —  The Supreme Court will soon decide an abortion case in which Mississippi has asked the Justices to overturn Roe v. Wade.  The oral argument suggested …

‘Someone is taking too many edibles’ — Despair mounts over Biden's domestic agenda  —  The White House began this week with a modest goal for resuscitating its domestic agenda: Get Joe Manchin to the negotiating table.  —  So far, the seats are empty.  —  With the clock ticking on their hopes …

First look: Lis Smith dishes on love of political combat in new book … - The title, “Any Given Tuesday,” puts an Election Day twist on the “Any Given Sunday” truism about the NFL.  —  The book is animated by Smith's love for the hand-to-hand combat of politics, and she …

New York's Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map  —  The New York Court of Appeals said Democrats violated the State Constitution and ignored the will of the voters.  The judges ordered a court-appointed expert to draw replacements.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Opinion The GOP is no longer a party.  It's a movement to impose White Christian nationalism.  —  People might be confused about how a Republican Party that once worried about government overreach now seeks to control medical care for transgender children and retaliate against a corporation …

Russia cuts off gas to Poland, Bulgaria, stoking tensions with E.U. over Ukraine  —  Russia's state-controlled gas company, Gazprom, said Wednesday it had shut off the supply of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, a move that marks a significant escalation in the economic tension between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine.

Marquette Poll shows Mandela Barnes, Alex Lasry in tight Democratic U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin  —  The Democratic race for U.S. Senate has tightened, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll.  —  But many voters haven't made their pick for the primary that will be held Aug. 9 …

Partisan Picture Of Senate Primary  —  Democrats divided on ideology but progressive candidate is most popular; Republicans united on issues, but have no clear favorite in the field … West Long Branch, NJ - There are very different dynamics at play among the Democratic and Republican bases …