CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape  —  (CNN)Americans remain broadly opposed to overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, following the leak …

After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’  —  Following protests sparked by the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision indicating the justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday that the court cannot be “bullied.”

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban  — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter.  — The social media giant had banned Trump in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence …

How Dare They!  —  The left's attitude problem when it comes to democracy.  —  To say that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling prompted an elite meltdown would be a gross understatement.  This was a culture war 9/11.  “I have typed and deleted a great many comments,” Roxane Gay tweeted.

Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison  —  A New York City judge's son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” …

Starbucks Broke Law By Firing And Threatening Pro-Union Workers, Labor Board Alleges  —  An official with the National Labor Relations Board filed a wide-ranging complaint accusing the coffee chain of violating workers' rights.  —  Updated a few seconds ago

Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Georgia on Friday found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection, finding that a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility failed to prove she engaged in insurrection after taking office.

Esper: Trump Wanted To Activate Retired Four-Stars To Court-Martial Them For Disloyalty  —  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's new book recounts the episode.  —  President Donald Trump demanded that the military recall two retired four-star officers who criticized him so they could be court-martialed, a new book says.

The War Is Getting More Dangerous for America, and Biden Knows It  —  If you just followed news reports on Ukraine, you might think that the war has settled into a long, grinding and somewhat boring slog.  You would be wrong.  —  Things are actually getting more dangerous by the day.

U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  In a seismic shift, the pro-unity Sinn Fein bloc is emerging as the largest in the North.  —  LONDON — The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, was on track Friday night to emerge …

Inside Elon Musk's Big Plans for Twitter  —  Here's what Mr. Musk is projecting for Twitter's finances over the next few years, according to a pitch deck he presented to investors.  —  Elon Musk has never been accused of dreaming small.  He has reinvented at least two industries with Tesla …

Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape  —  Justice Alito's leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can't be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as …

'It's stupid, it's unnecessary'  —  With help from Lee Hudson, Lara Seligman and Daniel Lippman  —  Yesterday, the talk of the town was breaking news of the U.S. providing intelligence to Ukraine to kill Russian generals.  Now there's another firestorm over reports on American-provided …

The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland  —  Long after his turn as a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment, the former E.U. ambassador wants another kind of public hearing  —  Gordon Sondland is a walking asterisk, a footnote that was once a headline, a man who made some history without really changing the course of it.

‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin's Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme  —  Russian troops have begun sharing tips with one another on how to deliberately damage Russian tanks and disobey orders, according to Ukrainian intelligence.  —  Russian fighters have been sharing tips …

U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops  —  One police instructor who has taught 560 officers in recent years has joined one extremist group and supported other far-right movements.  Others have echoed QAnon and other fringe conspiracy theories on social media, a Reuters examination found.

‘Wipe Jews Off the Face of the Earth’: Racism and Antisemitic Slurs of Viral YouTuber Exposed  —  A recording exclusively obtained by Byline Times exposes YouTuber and Infowars alumnus Paul Joseph Watson using racist, homophobic and antisemitic slurs  —  GET THE CURRENT EDITION OF BYLINE TIMES NOW

Adopted the freezing decree of the boat Scheherazade  —  Pursuant to Article 11 of Legislative Decree n. 109/2007, the investigations conducted by the Nucleo Speciale di Polizia Valutaria (Guardia di Finanza) highlighted the presence of significant economic and business links of the beneficial owner …

In Pennsylvania, a Doug Mastriano win would cost the GOP the House and Senate in that state  —  Democrat Josh Shapiro wants Doug Mastriano to win the Pennsylvania Republican primary for governor on May 17.  That is not mere speculation — the well-funded Democratic gubernatorial candidate …

TikTok's Work Culture: Anxiety, Secrecy and Relentless Pressure  —  Former U.S. staffers tell of sleep deprivation, work on weekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe  —  Former TikTok employee Chloe Shih in front of her camera set up at home where she films her YouTube videos.

California says it needs more power to keep the lights on  —  California energy officials on Friday issued a sober forecast for the state's electrical grid, saying it lacks sufficient capacity to keep the lights on this summer and beyond if heatwaves, wildfires or other extreme events take their toll.

Meghan McCain's New Memoir ‘Bad Republican’ Flops With Fewer Than 300 Copies Sold  —  Meghan McCain's new book has flopped with fewer than 300 copies sold since its release, according to a report.  —  McCain dropped Bad Republican: A Memoir on April 26.  —  According to a listing …

My Story: How I Was “Groomed” by My Elementary School Teachers … Anyone following the news knows the U.S. right is now obsessively accusing public school teachers, especially ones who are LGBTQ+, of being “groomers” — i.e., pedophiles.  It's both astonishingly vile and horrifyingly cynical.

Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner  —  Anthony Fauci this week privately criticized the decision to hold the White House Correspondents' Dinner, singling it out as a troubling sign that many Americans no longer view Covid as a serious threat, four people who heard his remarks told POLITICO.

Tesla covers travel costs for workers seeking abortions  —  Tesla is covering travel costs for employees seeking out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of major companies who've introduced a similar policy to benefit workers affected by new restrictions in the past few months.

Dozens of mail ballots are going to a GOP ward leader's South Philly P.O. box, raising ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns  —  A mail ballot mystery is unfolding at an otherwise unremarkable post office box in South Philadelphia.City elections officials last week received applications …