J.D. Vance's Trump-like effect  —  If J.D. Vance follows his Tuesday night victory in Ohio's Senate primary with a general election win in November he'll arrive in a Washington filled with enemies and be seen as arguably the hardest-edged populist nationalist in the Senate GOP.

Democratic Leaders Are Getting the Abortion Story Wrong — Again  —  With Roe at death's door, will the party finally change its tune?  —  The news of Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on Monday didn't just break — it shattered.  It was the unexpected timing, yes.

AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — She stood in just her bathrobe in the freezing basement of the Mariupol theater, coated in white plaster dust shaken loose by the explosion.  Her husband tugged at her to leave and begged her to cover her eyes.

Opinion An upset win over the ‘enjoy rape’ MAGA candidate speaks volumes  —  “Hate Won't Win.”  —  That hashtag went viral last month after Mallory McMorrow, an obscure Democratic state senator from Michigan, delivered a blistering takedown of a GOP colleague who'd falsely labeled her a “groomer.”

Journalists from multiple news outlets test positive after White House Correspondents Dinner weekend  —  New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.  You can sign up for free right here.  —  Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming …

Why There Are No Women in the Constitution  —  There is little mention of abortion in a four-thousand-word document crafted by fifty-five men in 1787.  This seems to be a surprise to Samuel Alito.  —  Within a matter of months, women in about half of the United States may be breaking the law if they decide to end a pregnancy.

The Right to Move Is Under Attack  —  For much of American history, freedom from an oppressive legal system could be found by picking up and leaving.  During the Great Migration, millions of Black Americans abandoned the Jim Crow South for the North, Midwest, and West; at a smaller scale …

Latest Developments  —  The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase and announced plans to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio starting next month in a double-barreled effort to reduce inflation that is running at a four-decade high.

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Although overall economic activity edged down in the first quarter, household spending and business fixed investment remained strong.  Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined substantially.

Taxpayers Sue DeSantis to Block Repeal of Reedy Creek that Would Stick Counties With $1 Billion Bond Debt; More Lawsuits Expected Soon  —  The first of multiple expected lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) was filed in a federal court in Central Florida on Tuesday.

Crime Overshadows All Other Issues As The Most Urgent In NYC, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; But Half Of Voters Say They Expect Tourism To Increase  — mail_outline  —  Crime tops the list as the most urgent issue facing New York City say voters of all political parties …

Roe will not be missed  —  The leaked draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision remains a mystery in some respects.  But two things are certain.  First, the leak has damaged the court's credibility.  Chief Justice John Roberts is right to initiate a full investigation by the marshal of the court.

Brazil's Most Popular President Returns From Political Exile With a Promise to Save the Nation  —  The genre we assign to a life story depends a lot on how it ends.  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's life has already completed several dramatic arcs.  First, the hero's journey …

Sinn Fein eyes historic win in Northern Ireland election  —  BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Ever since Northern Ireland was founded as a Protestant-majority state a century ago, its governments have been led by unionist politicians who defined themselves as British.