Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution  —  He was always going to run.  Absent incarceration or interment, and perhaps only the latter, he inevitably would seek the presidency again.  His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.

Russia unleashes darkness on Ukraine with power grid attack  —  Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts, and a U.S. official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed.

No.  —  To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.  —  A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.

Rick Scott announces plan to unseat Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate  —  Sen. Rick Scott announced he is running against Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leader  —  Democrats retain control of Senate after Nevada win  —  Sen. Rick Scott is running …

Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …

Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’  —  Arizona candidates who took the Trump line on 2020 won fewer votes than a GOP state Treasurer.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  If anyone needs more evidence that “Stop the Steal” was a loser for the GOP this year, the party's Arizona wipeout is definitive.

Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago

Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks  —  A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void.

DeSantis aides celebrated success luring migrants onto flights.  Then the law stepped in  —  Weeks before the state signed a contract with a Destin-based aviation company to ship migrants from San Antonio to Democratic-leaning states at Florida taxpayer expense, executives …

Trump's Money Man Just Linked Him to Tax Fraud Scheme  —  A major untaxed perk was “authorized by Donald Trump,” his former CFO Allen Weisselberg testifies  —  FORMER TRUMP ORGANIZATION chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified Tuesday that Donald Trump personally green-lighted untaxed benefits …

Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement  —  Facebook's fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump following the announcement that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.

Kicking and Screaming: Football Club Moving Across the Street From Mets  —  NYCFC will be moving from The Bronx to Queens for a new soccer stadium that will be coupled with 2,500 so-called affordable housing units, local electeds and developers are expected to announce Wednesday.