How the White House lost Joe Manchin, and its plan to transform America  —  A breakthrough seemed close.  It was mid-December, and President Biden had been negotiating for months with Sen. Joseph Manchin III over Biden's sweeping plan to reconfigure the American economy.

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine's government with early Sunday airstrikes in Kyiv that it said destroyed tanks donated from abroad, a claim denied by a Ukrainian official.

Jan. 6 committee set to make its case public with prime-time hearings  —  Sessions this month mark the culmination of a year-long investigation, with insider testimony and new video footage expected  —  Almost a year after the formation of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 …

Slain Judge John Roemer Sentenced His Alleged Killer to Prison Years Ago, Records Show  —  Slain Judge John Roemer was zip-tied to a chair and shot as police confirm to The Daily Beast that his murderer had a high-profile kill list.  —  The man accused of gunning down former Wisconsin judge John Roemer …

Trump on the brink?  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is bored at Mar-a-Lago and anxious to get back in the political arena — as a candidate, not a kingmaker — but advisers are divided over whether he should launch a third bid for the presidency as early as this summer.

Karen Bass, Rick Caruso appear headed toward November mayoral runoff, poll shows  —  Days before Los Angeles' first open mayoral primary in nearly a decade, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer, appear headed toward a November runoff, with Bass building a small edge as the campaign moves toward a close.

Beware partisan ‘pink slime’ sites that pose as local news  —  Why you should ask more questions before posting that enraging story on social media  —  It's always tempting to share news that comes across our social media feeds when it not only seems outrageous but also confirms our biases, fears or suspicions.

Milley visits Sweden in show of support for NATO bid  —  STOCKHOLM — The United States prepared Saturday to launch a sprawling naval exercise in the Baltic Sea with Sweden, Finland and 13 NATO allies, a visible sign of an expanding partnership as Stockholm and Helsinki apply to join …

Texas GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures like red flag laws, expanded background checks  —  More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts, including donors who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaigns, have signed onto an open letter supporting Sen. John Cornyn's efforts at bipartisan gun reform legislation.

Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption.  Then came Trump.  —  Perspective by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein  —  President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile.  “Cunning, ambitious …

California's Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes  —  Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation's housing crisis.  That doesn't mean she's giving up her two-decade fight against 20 condos.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

'I didn't think it was going to stop': 3 dead, 11 wounded in South Street mass shooting  —  Three people were killed and 11 others wounded in a mass shooting late Saturday night on South Street amid chaos that erupted on legendary blocks that have long been among the region's most popular gathering places.

Exclusive: U.S. will allow two companies to ship Venezuelan oil to Europe  —  Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain's Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, five people familiar with the matter said, resuming oil …

Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back  —  Witness recounts locking eyes with Uvalde shooter outside school  —  UVALDE, Texas — Cody Briseno, a funeral attendant who works across the street from the site of the state's deadliest school shooting …

Supreme Court has 33 opinions remaining in one-month sprint to end controversial term  —  (CNN)As the Supreme Court rounds the final weeks of the term it has yet to decide an unusually high number of cases including disputes over abortion, gun rights, religious liberty, immigration and the environment …

I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip.  I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.  —  Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV.  She wouldn't soon do it again.  —  I thought it would be fun.

Trump Endorses Kevin McCarthy, Pisses Off His Own Supporters  —  ‘WHAT THE HECK’  —  Despite Donald Trump's own followers booing and calling Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) a “RINO,” the ex-president sent out a statement late Saturday night endorsing McCarthy in his quest for 2022 re-election.

Free US school lunches were a dream come true.  Now, a hunger crisis looms for 10 million children  —  Congress has failed to extend school meal waivers, expiring on 30 June, and the impact will be felt almost immediately  —  or the last two years, the notion that no kid should ever …

Florida's Ron DeSantis smeared as ‘authoritarian leader,’ ‘next Grand Wizard of GOP’ by MSNBC ReidOut guests  —  Joy Reid's guests claimed Gov. Ron DeSantis' ‘cruelty’ is turning Florida into ‘DeSantistan’  —  MSNBC ReidOut guests smear Florida as ‘authoritarian state,’ DeSantis ‘next Grand Wizard of GOP’

Biden Moved From Beach House After a Plane Enters Restricted Airspace  —  No threat was posed to the president or his family, officials say; plane entered airspace apparently by mistake  —  REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware—Secret Service agents moved President Biden from his beach home temporarily …