Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters  —  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can't you just shoot them?

Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin's War.  Retribution Was Swift.  —  Oleg Y. Tinkov was worth more than $9 billion in November, renowned as one of Russia's few self-made business tycoons after building his fortune outside the energy and minerals industries that were the playgrounds of Russian kleptocracy.

Georgia official frantically texted Mark Meadows as Trump badgered secretary of state to ‘find’ votes  —  (CNN)As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump's column after the 2020 election …

The Nurse Ratched of Disinformation  —  LOL.  —  When we first heard Alejandro Mayorkas announce a Department of Homeland Security “Disinformation Governance Board,” we thought he was trolling.  Then he said Nina Jankowicz, best known as TikTok's “Mary Poppins of Disinformation,” would head it.

Trumpworld braces for ‘a couple of ugly nights’ in May  —  The first big test of former President Donald Trump's clout comes Tuesday in Ohio's bitterly fought Senate primary, where J.D. Vance surged into the lead after winning Trump's endorsement.  —  A Vance victory would remind his party that Trump is still king.

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There's No Choice in the Midterms.  The Democrats Are the Only Side Defending Democracy  —  , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEMOCRATIC COALITION  —  As we get closer and closer to November's midterm elections, doomsday predictions about a bloodbath for Democrats have come to dominate the news.

Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they've been remotely disabled  —  (CNN)Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership — and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

What Democrats Don't Understand About Rural America  —  Ms. Maxmin, 29, is the youngest female state senator in Maine's history.  Mr. Woodward ran her two campaigns.  They are the authors of the forthcoming book “Dirt Road Revival,” from which this essay is adapted.

DeSantis eyes big Florida win in November as a White House springboard  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won't say whether he'll run for president, but he's starting to acknowledge that his road to the White House might hinge on a big re-election win this year.  —  For months, Florida Capitol insiders …

Dems punch back against GOP's “culture war” attacks  —  Democrats are starting to fight back against the bludgeoning they've taken since the Republicans seized on socially charged issues to help win this fall's midterms. … They want to make 2022 a referendum on MAGA nation and its agenda.

Bidenworld wants to make the midterms more about Trump and hopes Elon Musk helps  —  President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats have struggled to overcome historical headwinds and worrisome economic trends in the lead-up to the midterms.  —  So aides are scheming up something else …

Trump Organization Accused of Hiding Witness Who Knew if Trump Lied  —  There's a new witness in a civil case against the Trump Organization.  And this witness could help show that Trump was lying.  —  Of all Donald Trump's legal problems, the lawsuit over the way his company's security guards beat …

Parodying conspiracy theories with the Birds Aren't Real movement  —  There have always been conspiracy theories: the moon landings were fake, Elvis is alive, Paul is dead.  But as disinformation has sprouted across the internet, more malicious conspiracy theories have entered our homes, workplaces and even the halls of Congress.

The GOP senator who faulted Trump for Jan. 6 — and lived to tell about it  —  INDIANAPOLIS — It's been nearly six years since Todd Young pulled off one of the biggest Senate upsets of 2016.  —  Now, up for reelection in barn-red Indiana, the former chair of the Republican Senate campaign arm …

Long lines at Ukrainian gas stations reveal just the tip of a looming crisis.  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet with President Andrzej Duda on Monday, a day after she vowed to back Ukraine “until victory is won.”  The Senate this week is expected to take up further aid for Ukraine.

Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll also finds strong opposition to any direct military conflict with Moscow  —  Two months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Americans are stalwart in their support …

Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN  —  Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.  —  This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk …

Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78  —  She had a role in the Brink's heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead.  But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates.  — Give this article- - - Read in app