The great GOP divide on abortion  —  Republicans are deeply split on their abortion strategy, with top officials pushing restraint, even silence, while activist GOP candidates demand an all-out campaign for a national ban and harsher penalties.  —  Why it matters: Republicans' confidence …

Opinion Leave the justices alone at home  —  The right to assemble and speak freely is essential to democracy.  Erasing any distinction between the public square and private life is essential to totalitarianism.  It is crucial, therefore, to protect robust demonstrations of political dissent …

Pro-Trump OAN network admits there was no widespread fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election after extensively pushing the claim  — One America News Network said in a statement that there was “no widespread voter fraud” in the 2020 election.  — It was responding to a defamation lawsuit …

Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Missiles strike Odessa; U.S. lawmakers to debate $40B Ukraine aid bill  —  About 1,000 fighters are still holed up at Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant.  Biden signed a bill expediting military aid.

‘Woke, Inc.’ Author's Startup to Take On BlackRock  —  Backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman, Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive will tell CEOs to stay out of politics  —  An upstart financial firm backed by Peter Thiel and Bill Ackman has a message for American corporations: Focus on making money, not taking stands.

Racist ‘Replacement Theory’ Is Bleeding Into GOP Senate Campaigns  —  Multiple Republican Senate candidates have pushed claims that sound awfully like the white supremacist Great Replacement theory.  —  When Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was recently asked on Fox News about immigration reform …

How Ben Got His Penis  —  Phalloplasty — the surgery to make a penis — has grown more popular among trans men.  But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Nothing about Benjamin Simpson's transition was inevitable, certainly not his penis.

Trump was the ‘biggest leaker of all’ in his administration and it was ‘generally bad’ for the country, his former Pentagon chief says  — Trump was the “biggest leaker” in his administration, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper.  — “Leaks were a chronic problem” …

Hawley introduces bill to strip ‘woke’ Disney of special copyright protections  —  Hawley aims to revoke Disney's ‘special privileges’ with new legislation  —  Nikki Fried: Revoking Disney's special privileges will have a ‘lasting impact’ on people of Florida

Emergent's Covid vaccine problems more extensive than previously known  —  The manufacturing and quality issues that led to the Biden administration canceling a $628 million Covid-19 vaccine contract with Emergent Biosolutions were more extensive than previously understood …

‘Ultra-MAGA’ longshot roars into contention in key Senate race  —  PHILADELPHIA — Kathy Barnette has been outspent 358-to-1 on TV in Pennsylvania's GOP primary for the Senate.  She hasn't run for statewide office before.  She doesn't have former President Donald Trump's endorsement.

In the Democratic primary, Fetterman for U.S. Senate  —  The contest to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who is not seeking reelection, is one of the most closely watched races in the nation, as the seat could tilt control of the U.S. Senate.  —  The race is among the most crucial in the country.

Former Top McCain Aide Says He Lied to Discredit a Times Article  —  “John McCain's lie became mine,” Steve Schmidt wrote about Senator John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The senior strategist for Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign …

Inside the Relentless Campaign to Ruin Madison Cawthorn  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has faced one of the most aggressive opposition research campaigns ever.  His enemies are proud of that.  —  Multiple embarrassing traffic stops.  A credible accusation of insider trading.

DeSantis signs bill mandating communism lessons in class, as GOP leans on education  —  Public school teachers in Florida will soon be required to dedicate at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” to teach students about communist leaders around the world and how people suffered under those regimes.

House Democrats' campaign arm forms largest union in Democratic Party  —  WASHINGTON — Employees at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday they have formed the organization's first union, making it the largest collective bargaining unit in the Democratic Party.

Chuck Schumer Is on the Cusp of Butt-Fumbling the Biden Agenda  —  He's been waiting for Joe Manchin to write a bill for him—and reconciliation turns into a pumpkin in a few months.  —  Nothing in politics causes my eyes to glaze over quite like the arcana of congressional rulemaking.

Opinion These GOP politicians aren't pro-life.  They're pro-forced birth.  —  Republican politicians working to overturn Roe v. Wade say they are pro-life and antiabortion.  In fact, they are neither.  What they are is pro-forced birth.  —  This distinction is about more than semantics.

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Emboldened by wins, GOP goes all in on the culture wars  —  Republicans believe they've found an edge in the culture wars.  —  On the campaign trail, they're railing against critical race theory and gender identity discussions in schools.  In state legislatures and via executive fiat …

Clip Emerges of Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Telling Joy Reid Fox News is ‘Racist’  —  Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Fox News as a “racist” network in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.  —  On March 15, 2020 …