Doug Mastriano, a far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans' choice for governor.  —  Doug Mastriano, a central figure in former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania, won the state's Republican primary for governor on Tuesday …

Justice Dept. Is Said to Request Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee  —  The committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people so far, and the transcripts could be used as evidence in potential criminal cases or to pursue new leads.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked …

After Buffalo, saving the GOP means leaving the GOP  —  I thought the Republican Party could be saved.  I was wrong.  —  I've been a political conservative most of my life, having worked for two Republican presidents and for a GOP-controlled Congress.  In the wake of the mass shooting …

Map: A county-by-county look at COVID-19 transmission in the United States  —  As the Northeast and other parts of the country grapple with a highly transmissible offshoot of the Omicron variant, community transmission levels are once again rising, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

John Fetterman (D-Vibes)  —  Even if you don't know a single policy he supports, chances are good that you know what John Fetterman looks like.  Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor is larger than life at 6 foot 8, distinctively bald with a salt-and-pepper goatee, draped in a baggy shirt or hoodie.

With Plunging Enrollment, a ‘Seismic Hit’ to Public Schools  —  The pandemic has supercharged the decline in the nation's public school system in ways that experts say will not easily be reversed.  —  ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — In New York City, the nation's largest school district has lost some 50,000 students over the past two years.

Elon Musk Does Not Care About Spam Bots  —  Programming note: Money Stuff will be off tomorrow, back on Thursday.  Unless.  You know.  —  Oh Elon  —  Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, and an active Twitter user.  When he tweets, he gets a lot of spammy replies, many of which seem to be written by automated bots.

Double Jeopardy: Princeton Prepares To Axe Star Professor Who Raised Hell Over Woke Lunacy  —  Princeton University is planning to fire one of the most distinguished classics professors in the country, Joshua Katz, after his criticism of the school's racial politics made him the target …

DA Boudin and Fentanyl: Court Data Shows Just 3 Drug Dealing Convictions in 2021 as Immigration Concerns Shaped Policy  —  Despite a surging fentanyl crisis that killed nearly 500 people last year in San Francisco, the office of District Attorney Chesa Boudin did not secure a single conviction …

China cut tech exports to Russia after U.S.-led sanctions hit  —  Chinese shipments of laptops, phones and other technology to Russia plummeted in March, U.S. Commerce secretary says  —  Chinese technology exports to Russia plummeted in March after U.S.-led sanctions took effect …

Crypto-Backed Oregon Congressional Candidate Lost to Andrea Salinas Despite $13 Million in Backing  —  Salinas projected to be the Democratic nominee in the new Sixth Congressional District.  Carrick Flynn appears to have lost.  —  Expand  —  Oregon's new congressional district saw unprecedented spending …

Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Biden Honoring the Lives Lost in Buffalo, New York, and Calling on All Americans to Condemn White Supremacy  —  THE FIRST LADY: I just wanted to say thank you to the families for opening up your hearts to us and for letting us be with you today.

A pro-Trump film suggests its data are so accurate, it solved a murder.  That's false  —  A conservative “election integrity” group called True The Vote has made multiple misleading or false claims about its work, NPR has found, including the suggestion that they helped solve the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Atlanta.

Report: In 1st, US refuelers to take part in major Israeli drill for strike on Iran  —  Collaboration involving Israeli fighter jets and American refuelers seen as message to Iran regarding potential for US assistance in an actual Israeli attack  —  The United States will participate …

Dems question whether Maloney can run DCCC while battling freshman colleague  —  House Democrats could find themselves picking sides in a deeply uncomfortable primary this summer: their campaign chair versus a Black freshman.  And a growing swath of the caucus is blaming its midterm chief …

Bill de Blasio eyeing run at newly drawn NY seat Jerrold Nadler has left behind  —  Just when you thought he was out ...  Ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a state lawmaker he plans to run for New York's newly drawn 10th Congressional district — the seat entrenched Rep. Jerrold Nadler …

House Plans Vote on Baby Formula Legislation Wednesday  —  Democrats have drawn criticism from GOP for not tackling shortage sooner  —  WASHINGTON—Democrats, responding to public anger over the baby-formula shortage, laid out plans for legislation and oversight hearings aimed at boosting supply …

China Eastern Black Box Points to Intentional Nosedive  —  Flight data suggests someone in cockpit pushed Boeing 737-800 into near-vertical descent, according to a preliminary U.S. assessment  —  Search-and-rescue workers in March sorted through aircraft debris at the China Eastern crash site in southern China.

Pentagon now reports about 400 UFO encounters: 'We want to know what's out there'  —  Officials are “reasonably” sure pyramid-shaped objects in one video were drones.  —  Top Pentagon officials told a House panel on Tuesday that there are now close to 400 reports from military personnel …

DeSantis' office considered a bill to target libel laws, records show  —  A top staffer for Gov. Ron DeSantis worked on a proposal that sought to challenge decades-old First Amendment protections for the news media and make it easier for high-profile people to win defamation lawsuits …

U.S. sues to compel casino mogul Steve Wynn to register as agent of China  —  The former RNC finance chairman was repeatedly advised to register as an agent of a foreign government but declined to do so, according to prosecutors  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Steve Wynn to compel …

Ukraine aid splinters the GOP  —  The Republican establishment is striking back against a right flank attempt to turn its opposition to Ukraine aid into an “America First” talking point.  —  Congress' nearly $40 billion package of help for the war-torn nation is taking heat from a growing number …

Jackson's first Supreme Court clerks include judiciary workplace reform advocate  —  (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson has selected a diverse set of lawyers to serve as her first four law clerks, including one who has advocated for the judiciary to do more to prevent sexual harassment.

White supremacists are convicted of training for a civil war in Michigan  —  The Base is a pro-Hitler movement that advocates a race war against non-white people  —  Three members of a militant white supremacist group were the first in Michigan to be convicted of conspiring to train …