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.

Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks  —  The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers  —  Elon Musk on Tuesday used his powerful Twitter account to bolster right-wing users who sharply criticized two company executives …

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.

Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection  —  His current wife is now the third domestic partner to accuse him of abusive or threatening behavior  —  Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Top Tory caught watching porn in Commons - sitting next to female minister  —  Three sources said that around a dozen women MPs at the meeting shared accounts of alleged sexism and harassment by their colleagues  —  A top Tory was watching porn on his mobile phone in the House of Commons …

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.

Trump's Spokeswoman Calls For Arrests Over 2020 Election at QAnon Rally  —  “They're gonna start arresting political opponents.  They're gonna start throwing political dissidents in jail,” Liz Harrington warned the crowd.  —  CJ  —  Former President Trump's chief spokeswoman spoke …

‘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 …

Slight Majority Say Masks Should Not Be Required On Airplanes, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But More Than Half Of Americans Still Plan To Wear Masks On Airplanes Even Without Mandates  — mail_outline  —  A week after a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate …

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 …

COVID-19 Policies Wrecked Public School Enrollment and Student Outcomes  —  After the historic one-year enrollment drop of 2.5 percent in the 2020-21 school year, public K-12 attendance has stubbornly refused to bounce back.  Two new studies further indicate that the biggest …

China's Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda  —  Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country's leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.  —  Immediately after Beijing said it had detected …

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 …

Scalise and Gaetz meet privately after tension over leaked audio  —  “I said: 'I'm sorry if this caused you problems,'” the Louisiana Republican told POLITICO after the sitdown with the Florida firebrand.  —  Reps. Steve Scalise and Matt Gaetz met Wednesday to discuss leaked audio …

Doug Mastriano campaigned at an event promoting QAnon and conspiracy theories about 9/11  —  When candidates for public office indulge in conspiracy theories like QAnon, it's often with a wink and a nod.But just weeks before Pennsylvania's May 17 primary election, such ideas are being promoted in plain sight.