How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable  —  Tucker Carlson burst through the doors of Charlie Palmer Steak, enfolded in an entourage of producers and assistants, cellphone pressed to his ear.  On the other end was Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of the Fox empire and his de facto boss.

Meadows says 1/6 panel has sought to publicly ‘vilify’ him  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows accused the congressional committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol of leaking all of the text messages he provided to the panel in what he says was an effort to vilify him publicly.

White House officials weigh income limits for student loan forgiveness  —  Biden aides consider how to cut off eligibility to exclude high-earners  —  The White House is considering income caps for eligibility for student loan relief that would exclude higher-earning Americans …

How the ‘jack-in-the-box’ flaw dooms some Russian tanks  —  The sight of Russian tank turrets, blown off and lying in ruin along Ukrainian roads, points to a tank design issue known as the “jack-in-the-box” flaw.  —  The fault is related to the way many Russian tanks hold and load ammunition.

White House Correspondents' Dinner returns with president in attendance  —  The show goes on despite COVID-19 concerns.  —  The White House Correspondents' Dinner makes its grand return Saturday night, two years after the pandemic shut it down and six years since the last time a commander-in-chief attended the event.

Neil Parish MP: I'm resigning after porn moment of madness  —  Neil Parish has told the BBC he is resigning as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons.  —  Mr Parish - the MP for Tiverton and Honiton in Devon - said it had been a “moment of madness” and “I was not proud of what I was doing”.

Nebraska Candidate for Governor Accused of Second Groping Incident at 2019 Dinner  —  Charles W. Herbster, who has been endorsed by Donald Trump for Nebraska governor, was accused of groping a second woman at a 2019 Republican fund-raising event.  He denies both allegations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

How Twitter's Board Went From Fighting Elon Musk to Accepting Him  —  It's highly unusual to move from a “poison pill” to a $44 billion deal in under two weeks.  But Twitter's board ran out of options.  —  Twitter's board had reached the end of the road.  —  It was April 24.

Bill Maher rips Twitter for flagging Babylon Bee amid Elon Musk takeover: ‘You do need a new sheriff’  —  Maher says Twitter has ‘failed’ for banning the Hunter Biden laptop story, Wuhan lab-leak theory  —  The left's response to Musk's Twitter buyout says ‘we are power-hungry control-freaks’: Watters

‘Chickenshit’ Move: Columbia Quietly Cuts Ties With Dr. Oz  —  Dr. Oz has long been tied to Columbia University.  The school finally and quietly cut ties.  —  After years of criticism, Columbia University Medical Center has finally—quietly— cut public ties with celebrity doctor turned Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz.

He Was 5'7".  After Surgery, He'll Be 5'10".  —  When I first met Scott — not his real name — in early March, he was gently pushing a walker ahead of him.  I had gotten lost trying to find the door to his apartment, so he had to come find me.  Leaning against the door frame in a fitted T-shirt …

Dutch dockers refuse to unload ship with Russian diesel cargo  —  Dutch dock workers are refusing to unload a tanker with a consignment of Russian diesel in the port of Amsterdam, a day after a similar action by dockers kept the ship from entering Rotterdam port.

Inside the Flawed Vetting Process That Led Gov. Hochul to Brian Benjamin  —  An initial 63-page background check revealed two red flags in Mr. Benjamin's past, but it failed to turn up a subpoena issued to his political campaign.  — Give this article- - - Read in app