The Death of Roe Is Going to Tear America Apart  —  In his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito blamed that 1973 abortion decision for sparking “a national controversy that has embittered our political culture for a half century.”  He quoted Justice Antonin Scalia …

Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race  —  A Lebanon man accused of killing his wife in March and dumping her body in a creek is among the candidates to advance in a local election after Indiana's primaries Tuesday.  —  Andrew Wilhoite, who's suspected …

Trump Proposed Launching Missiles Into Mexico to ‘Destroy the Drug Labs,’ Esper Says  —  It is one of the moments in his upcoming memoir that the former defense secretary described as leaving him all but speechless.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

New White House press secretary announcement - is there a conflict of interest here?  —  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced her replacement and her departure date of May 13.  The new press secretary will be Karine Jean-Pierre, the current White House principal deputy press secretary.

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.

Amid an uproar over Capitol staff mistreatment, meet the House's ‘worst boss’  —  Rep. Victoria Spartz topped a nonpartisan group's “Worst Bosses” list last year, winning the dubious title of most staff turnover in the House.  Her retention record is only getting worse.

Biden was always going to be radically pro-abortion  —  President Joe Biden has worked to present himself as the moderate alternative to the progressives in his party.  If you're paying attention, his attempt to do so falls flat.  Biden's slow, grandfatherly mannerisms may work to make him appear less threatening.

America's Abortion Quandary  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances  —  A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases …

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.

Payroll growth accelerated by 428,000 in April, more than expected as jobs picture stays strong  — Nonfarm payrolls grew by 428,000 for April, a bit above the Dow Jones estimate of 400,000 and identical to March.  — The unemployment rate held at 3.6% after being expected to nudge lower to 3.5%.

A Landlord ‘Underestimated’ His Tenants.  Now They Could Own the Building.  —  When a new landlord bought their building in the Bronx and threatened to raise rents and kick them out, tenants banded together.  They never expected how far they might get: the chance to buy their apartments for $2,500 each.

‘Caveman’ Costumed Son of Brooklyn Judge Receives Eight-Month Sentence After Felony Conviction Over Jan. 6 Siege  —  The son of a Brooklyn judge who dressed up as a self-described “caveman” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol received an eight-month sentence on Friday, following his guilty plea to a felony and two misdemeanors.

Is Biden's Disinfo Czar Qualified?  —  Nina Jankowicz unknowingly advanced Russian propaganda about the Czech Republic.  Why has she been picked to lead DHS's new anti-disinformation board?  —  The rollout of the Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security …

The Jolt: Leaked robocall: ‘This is Pres. Donald J. Trump, hopefully your all time favorite president of all time’  —  Donald Trump is continuing to inject himself into races up and down the ticket ahead of Georgia GOP primaries.It's an ongoing byproduct of Trump's unparalleled involvement …

Billionaire Ken Griffin adds $25 million to his investment in Richard Irvin's GOP bid for governor  —  Billionaire Ken Griffin has upped his investment in Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's Republican bid for governor, kicking in an additional $25 million to the campaign after seeding Irvin's candidacy …

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.

'He doesn't understand medicine is a science': Ron Johnson escalates ‘guerrilla war’ against medical establishment  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a group of COVID vaccine critics that he's in a “guerrilla war” as he seeks to empower doctors and reform the medical establishment.

How millions of Russians are tearing holes in the Digital Iron Curtain  —  A tremendous surge in VPN downloads represents a challenge to Putin and his version of the Ukraine war  —  RIGA, Latvia — When Russian authorities blocked hundreds of Internet sites in March, Konstantin decided to act.

UNC Journalism School Accreditation Downgraded  —  Just days after the formal downgrading of the accreditation of the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the chair of the campus's Faculty Council said Hussman School of Journalism and Media faculty members …