Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding  —  ATLANTA — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that the judiciary is threatened if people are unwilling to “live with outcomes we don't agree with” and that recent events at the Supreme Court might be “one symptom of that.”

The Secrets Ed Koch Carried  —  To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor.  But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation.  —  Edward I. Koch looked like the busiest septuagenarian in New York.

Afghanistan's Taliban order women to cover up head to toe  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound …

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.

Fred Savage Fired As ‘The Wonder Years’ EP/Director Following Investigation Into Inappropriate Conduct  —  EXCLUSIVE: Disney is severing ties with Fred Savage following multiple complaints of misconduct in his role as executive producer and director on the freshman ABC comedy series The Wonder Years …

GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say  —  On Oct. 17, 2020, influential GOP donor Steven F. Hotze made an urgent request during a phone call with a top federal prosecutor in Texas, according to a court filing Friday by the Houston district attorney's office.

White House alarmed that Commerce probe is ‘smothering’ solar industry  —  The investigation is examining allegations that China is illegally circumventing U.S. tariffs.  —  Top climate officials in the Biden administration are warning that a federal investigation into alleged dodging …

Russia's Grave Miscalculation: Ukrainians Would Collaborate  —  KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — The solicitation to commit treason came to Oleksandr Vilkul on the second day of the war, in a phone call from an old colleague.  —  Mr. Vilkul, the scion of a powerful political family in southeastern Ukraine …

Ukraine: Women, kids, older adults evacuated from steel mill  —  ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's deputy prime minister says all women, children and older adults have been evacuated from a Mariupol steel mill long besieged by Russian forces.  —  “The president's order has been carried out …

The Limits of Privilege  —  The new abortion regime is going to affect everyone.  —  In 2015, the Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.”  If you have paid attention …

In Nebraska, a Trump-Inspired Candidate Cracks Open Divide in the G.O.P.  —  Charles W. Herbster's bid for governor has set off a bitter fight for power in a state once known for its genteel politics.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WAHOO, Neb. — In his run for governor of Nebraska …

The night I met Hunter Biden: Mac Shop owner John Mac Isaac recounts fateful encounter in exclusive excerpt  —  On a fateful night in April 2019, John Paul Mac Isaac was working at his store, The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del., when a customer walked in who would upend his life.

Jan. 6 defendant, who prosecutors say chased Officer Goodman, has cooperated with committee  —  Greg Rubenacker, who joined the Jan. 6 mob that chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, has become the first known defendant facing assault charges to cooperate with lawmakers investigating the attack, court filings reveal.

How Democrats could accidentally hit Americans with big health insurance bills right before the midterms  — Millions of Americans could see big hikes in next year's insurance premiums right before the November midterms.  — That's if Democrats fail to extend subsidies in a new economic spending bill.

Leaked Audio Underscores Dark Side of Far-Right YouTube Subculture  —  In leaked audio first reported by the U.K. outlet Byline Times, a voice that seems to belong to YouTube performer Paul Joseph Watson utters a string of racist and anti-gay epithets before stating that he wishes someone would …

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 …

A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion  —  In a nearly hour-and-a-half speech at a political rally Friday night in Pennsylvania, former president Donald Trump made only a passing reference to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn a landmark ruling …

Idaho GOP riven by primary civil war  —  Idaho's dominant Republican Party is at war with itself up and down the ballot ahead of its May 17 primaries.  —  It's not just Gov. Brad Little, whose reelection campaign became national news when Donald Trump endorsed a primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.