DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay  —  An appointee to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new oversight board in control of Disney's special tax district called homosexuality “evil” last year and shared a baseless conspiracy theory that tap water could be making more people gay.

Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous  —  A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required.

As 2024 race begins, special counsel advances with focus on Trump lawyers  —  Prosecutors have sought information from multiple attorneys and senior aides to the former president, triggering new legal battles  —  Federal prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election …

The Trump world-Fox News war gets nasty  —  In his first minute onstage at CPAC on Friday, Steve Bannon identified one of his top targets of the moment, an entity he claimed is opposing Donald Trump's presidential campaign at its own peril: Fox News.  —  The host of the popular War Room podcast …

Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce after 22 years of marriage  —  D.C's weirdest marriage is over.  —  Page Six hears that Kellyanne Conway, the longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, and George Conway, the longtime tormentor of President Trump, have decided to divorce after 22 years of marriage.

70 years after death, Stalin's polarising legacy looms large  —  On the eve of the 70th anniversary of Josef Stalin's death, attitudes to the Soviet Union's wartime leader remain mixed in the nations he once ruled with an iron fist.  —  During three decades of dictatorial rule …

Attorney General Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to a Justice Department official, his second trip to the country after Russia invaded a little more than a year ago.

Twitter's Revenue, Adjusted Earnings Fell About 40% in Month of December  —  The company recently made a first interest payment to banks that lent $13 billion to help pay for Elon Musk's buyout, people familiar with the matter said  —  Twitter Inc. reported a drop in revenue and adjusted earnings …

Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Attempting for Murder Fellow Service Members in Deadly Ambush  —  A Kentucky man was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists …

Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News  —  Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out.  —  Fox News and its sister network, Fox Business, have avoided the story.

Fox Corp. and the Trump campaign hit with FEC complaint over Dominion revelations  —  A progressive group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Fox Corp. and former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign for breaking campaign finance laws.  —  On Friday, End Citizens United PAC filed …

Capitol Police confiscate assault-style ‘ghost gun’ and handgun capable of automatic fire during arrests  —  The U.S. Capitol Police confiscated an assault-style “ghost gun” and a handgun capable of automatic fire during the arrests of two people near the Capitol, police said Friday.

A cleaning company illegally employed a 13-year-old.  Her family is paying the price.  —  One of 27 minors hired to clean a Nebraska slaughterhouse, the middle-schooler and her family now fear deportation and more.  —  By Maria Sacchetti and Lauren Kaori Gurley  —  GRAND ISLAND, Neb. —

Walgreens Caves To Antiabortion Republicans — Including In States Where Abortion Remains Legal  —  Walgreens says they won't distribute abortion pills in states where Republican officials are opposed.  —  Abortion remains legal right now in states like Alaska, Iowa, Montana, and Kansas …

White nationalist Nick Fuentes is ‘removed’ from CPAC, chair of ultraconservative conference says  —  Nick Fuentes, the antisemitic white nationalist provocateur who dined with former President Donald Trump last year, was “removed” from the premises of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland …

Trump courts early-state Republicans at Mar-a-Lago  —  Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his courtship of influential GOP figures in key primary states - this time, over steaks and ice cream at his Mar-a-Lago club.  —  Trump spent Thursday night wooing over a dozen leaders …

Employment commission sues ExxonMobil, alleging discrimination after nooses found at facility  —  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing ExxonMobil over racial discrimination after multiple nooses were found at one of the company's facilities.

Amazon Pauses Construction on Second Headquarters in Virginia as It Cuts Jobs  —  Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides with the company's deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work.

California Weighs $360,000 in Reparations to Eligible Black Residents.  Will Others Follow?  —  California is moving closer to determining what eligible Black residents are owed for generations of discriminatory practices, a key step toward potentially becoming the largest US jurisdiction to pay out billions of dollars in reparations.

Two Suspected Illegal Immigrants Killed a Bald Eagle for Dinner.  Federal Authorities Don't Seem To Care. … Two suspected illegal immigrants shot and killed a bald eagle with the intention of cooking it for dinner, and the town's sheriff whose department arrested them says federal authorities …

How America Soaks the Affluent  —  The income tax code is steeply progressive, as 2020 IRS data show.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  WSJ Opinion: Chuck Grassley's Account of the FBI's Role in a Political Hit  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x

F.B.I. Queries for U.S. Messages Collected Without Warrants Are Said to Drop ‘Dramatically’  —  A report about a warrantless surveillance program detailed new limits imposed since 2021, but it did not provide a number for how often the F.B.I. searched it for Americans' information in 2022.

“Professor Robin Fierce”: RuPaul's Drag Race contestant visits Yale Law School  —  Drag queen Robin Fierce came to the Yale Law School on Tuesday evening for a children's book reading and discussion with students about the current political animosity against drag culture.

California nurses slam state decision to roll back COVID-19 requirements in health care settings  —  A prominent group of nurses in California slammed a state plan to rollback masking and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in health care settings starting in April, arguing that the decision puts health care workers at risk.

Russia's Lavrov elicits cheers and groans at Indian political dialogue  —  NEW DELHI — A boisterous international audience of academics, diplomats and business executives both cheered and groaned as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov presented Moscow's view of the war in Ukraine, reflecting global splits on the crisis.

Statesman or Shitposter?  J.D. Vance Makes His Entrance in Washington  —  The Hillbilly Elegy author transformed from an anti-Donald Trump conservative into MAGA flamethrower in his successful bid for the Senate last fall.  Now, Vance faces a first real test of leadership with tragedy in East Palestine.