Trump Loses It Over Murdoch's Admission About Fox Hosts Endorsing Big Lie  —  ‘KILLING HIS CASE’  —  Donald Trump is furious with his former ally Rupert Murdoch after the media mogul made astonishing admissions that some of his Fox News hosts “endorsed” lies that the 2020 election had been “stolen.”

Biden to tap Julie Su as next Labor secretary  —  President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su to be his next Labor secretary, moving swiftly to fill a coming vacancy within his cabinet.  —  “It is my honor to nominate Julie Su to be our country's next Secretary of Labor,” Biden said in a statement.

‘Sometimes Things Break’: Twitter Outages Are on the Rise  —  Elon Musk's repeated job cuts are stoking new fears that there aren't enough people to triage Twitter's problems.  —  After Elon Musk bought Twitter last year and eliminated thousands of its employees, many users were so alarmed …

You probably won't get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme Court  —  At the end of the day, the most important question in US law is which political party controls the Supreme Court.  —  If you were hoping that your student loans would be forgiven under a program …

Live Updates: Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Plan  —  The Biden administration wants to wipe out $400 billion in student debt by forgiving up to $20,000 per borrower.  Six Republican-dominated states — Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina …

House GOP moving to let Jan. 6 defendants access Capitol security footage  —  House Republicans are moving to provide defendants in Jan. 6-related cases access to thousands of hours of internal Capitol security footage, a move that could influence many of the ongoing prosecutions stemming from 2021's violent attack.

DeSantis' new memoir skips juicy details about his life that could emerge in a presidential bid.  Here's what he left out.  — DeSantis published his first memoir, “The Courage to Be Free,” on Tuesday  — The book is widely viewed as laying the groundwork for a presidential run.

The Bidens ordered the same dish at a restaurant.  Who does that?  —  Where and what presidents eat is an enduring fascination.  We love to scrutinize former president Donald Trump's ketchup-doused steaks or the Obamas' penchant for culinary hot spots.  —  And so when President Biden and his wife …

NYC Mayor Adams dismisses separation of church and state principle, declares himself ‘a servant of God’  —  Mayor Adams dismissed the notion that there should be a separation between church and state in U.S. society on Tuesday, drawing ire from fellow Democrats who contended that line …

Paul Ryan, Fox News, and the Future of the GOP  —  My conversation with the former speaker.  —  David French (quite accurately) calls it “one of the worst media scandals of my lifetime.”  And, indeed, Monday was a helluva day for Fox News, and a certain member of its corporate board.

Cartoonists say a rebuke of ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams is long overdue  —  Cartoonists across the country are applauding editors and publishers for condemning Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, after his recent tirade against Black Americans.

Scoop: Jonathan Capehart quits WaPo editorial board, leaving no people of color  —  Jonathan Capehart quit the Washington Post editorial board after a dispute over an editorial about 2024 politics, leaving the paper with an all-white editorial board, Axios has learned.

Iran can make fissile material for a bomb ‘in about 12 days’ - U.S. official  —  Iran could make enough fissile for one nuclear bomb in “about 12 days,” a top U.S. Defense Department official said on Tuesday, down from the estimated one year it would have taken while the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in effect.

Another Santos Scandal?  He Diverted Voter Registration Money to a GOP-Allied Gay Rights Site  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  During Rep. George Santos' second run for a congressional seat on Long Island …

Axel Springer to Restructure Its German Business as It Shifts Focus to U.S.  —  The media conglomerate aims to eliminate print editions and become digital-only publisher  —  BERLIN—The German owner of Politico and other U.S. outlets announced a restructuring of its domestic operation …

The House was supposed to grow with population.  It didn't.  Let's fix that.  —  What if we increased the size of the House?  —  Given that most of us are pretty frustrated with Congress, this might sound crazy.  But growing the House of Representatives is the key to unlocking …

As CPAC's head faces sexual assault claim, other leadership concerns emerge  —  Matt Schlapp, who runs the Conservative Political Action Conference, has been backed by prominent Republicans but some staffers complain of a ‘toxic’ culture  —  For nearly a decade, Matt Schlapp has captained …

40 Percent of Liberal Professors Are Afraid They'll Lose Their Jobs Over a Misunderstanding  —  As the academy gets younger it grows more authoritarian, according to a new survey of over 1,400 faculty members conducted by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

Iran investigates poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls with toxic gas  —  Almost 700 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut.  —  No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue.

As Americans Work From Home, Europeans and Asians Head Back to the Office  —  Return-to-office rates in Paris and Tokyo have climbed to over 75%, while U.S. often sits around half  —  While U.S. offices are half empty three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, workplaces in Europe and Asia are bustling again.

Ignore the Noise.  It's Still Trump's Nomination to Lose  —  Start your day with TPM.  —  Every day we see more evidence that Donald Trump has jumped the shark — poor fundraising, deteriorating elite GOP support, mounting criminal legal peril and more.  Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis …

Tennessee governor appears to have dressed in drag, an art form he wants to restrict  —  By the time Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Monday that he would sign a recently passed bill criminalizing drag performances in public and in front of children, a photo that appears to show him dressed …

Underrecognized: Extremist murders are usually from right-wing actors  —  Even before the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, even further back than the Trump administration, federal authorities have been fretting about the threat of violence committed by domestic extremists.

Smith and Wesson Forced to Clarify It's Not Advertising With the Proud Boys  —  The gun manufacturer came under fire for tweeting out a photo of a man wearing a black T-shirt with the letters “PB” in yellow.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  Gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson is under fire for promoting …

Calling the Police: Lightfoot Needs A Lifeline  —  CHICAGO — In grave danger of becoming the first Chicago mayor defeated in 40 years, Lori Lightfoot stood before an audience of mostly her fellow Black women at a union hall here Saturday and issued a warning about the left-wing challenger who's threatening …

Judge overseeing Trump Georgia grand jury speaks after foreperson's controversial interviews  —  The jurors “can talk about” their final report, the judge told ABC News.  —  After the foreperson of the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury  —  investigating former President Donald Trump

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption  —  Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) called out House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) because he had no plans to investigate abuses at the Justice Department during the Trump administration.

Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion  —  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court.  The opinion released Tuesday in a dispute between states over unclaimed money is one of roughly a half dozen she is expected to write …

Flurry of drone strikes hits Russia as TV, radio are hacked  —  1 of 2  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Kyiv delivered a new challenge to Moscow …