Biden sticks it to Republicans with his budget proposal  —  President Joe Biden's third budget and likely campaign blueprint — if and when he announces a reelection run — proposes tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations, the most funding ever for the military and $3 trillion in deficit-slashing policies over a decade.

Former Trump lawyer admits post-election misrepresentations  —  One of Donald Trump's high-profile lawyers pushed his post-election lies.  She's now acknowledged that many of her claims simply weren't true.  —  As recently as 2016, Jenna Ellis was not a Donald Trump admirer.

The scale of local news destruction in Gannett's markets is astonishing  —  Gannett, America's largest newspaper chain, should wake up each morning thankful for the existence of No. 2 Alden Global Capital.  —  After all, who could ask for a better point of comparison?

'It's a pressure cooker': Inside the chaos of Elon Musk's Twitter  —  EXCLUSIVE"There are no guidelines.  There's no respect.  There's absolutely zero transparency.  It's awful," staff at Twitter told i as the dramatic instability at the social media company grows each day

Exclusive: Trump publishing private letters from Oprah, other celebrities  —  Former President Trump, in a new book, plans to reveal 150 private letters sent to him — including one from Oprah Winfrey in 2000 in which she says: “Too bad we're not running for office.  What a team!”

Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”  —  A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project.  Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court …

Former Ohio speaker, GOP chair both found guilty of racketeering  —  Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder gives the thumbs up as he enters the courthouse where he is expected to testify Wednesday, March 1, 2023.  Photo from WEWS.  —  CINCINNATI — After more than nine hours of deliberation …

Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked gay priests  —  A group of philanthropists poured money into a Denver nonprofit that obtained dating and hookup app data and shared it with bishops around the country, a Post investigation has found  —  A group of conservative Colorado Catholics …

Mitch McConnell suffers concussion in fall, will remain hospitalized  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is being treated for a concussion after falling Wednesday evening, and is expected to remain hospitalized “for a few days,” a spokesperson announced Thursday afternoon.

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college  —  When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree.  He was a good student at a good high school.  He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher.  Growing up, he believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life.

Details in a lawsuit against Texas's abortion ban shock the conscience  —  Five pregnant women and two doctors filed suit in Texas this week claiming that the state's six-week abortion ban violates the state constitution's due process and equal protection guarantees.

Colin Kaepernick accuses white adoptive parents of ‘problematic’ upbringing, perpetuating racism  —  Former NFL quarterback Colin Kapernick accused his adoptive parents of “perpetuating racism” in an interview that aired Thursday.  —  Kaepernick talked about coming to terms with his racial identity …

How white and affluent drivers are polluting the air breathed by L.A.'s people of color  —  This story originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment.  Sign up here to get it in your inbox.  —  Like many Angelenos, I spend a lot of time behind the wheel of my car.

Vandal who painted ‘groomer’ on libraries had disturbing evidence of child sex abuse in apartment: police  —  A former Maryland school librarian who spray-painted “groomer” on public libraries during Pride Week has been arrested on child pornography charges.

Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico  —  A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama hours before CEO testifies before Congress  —  Thirty cars derailed Thursday around 6:45 a.m. in Calhoun County, Alabama.  There were no reports of a hazardous leak.  —  A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama …

‘Spill’ of classified info derails Proud Boys trial  —  Federal prosecutors inadvertently disclosed likely classified material to Proud Boys defense attorneys, Justice Department officials indicated Thursday, a snafu that has derailed — for at least a full day — the most important trial to emerge from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Why Poverty Persists in America  —  A Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist offers a new explanation for an intractable problem.  —  In the past 50 years, scientists have mapped the entire human genome and eradicated smallpox.  Here in the United States, infant-mortality rates and deaths …

The fear and fury of these Florida parents  —  The state has introduced new laws that affect nearly every stage of parenting.  Some families are choosing between fight and flight.  —  One afternoon a few weeks ago, Alicea Hotchkiss's 14-year-old son, Eli, came home from his high school …

A Startling Document Predicted Jan. 6.  Democrats Are Missing Its Other Warnings.  —  Weeks before the 2020 election, a secret 87-page document outlined in matter-of-fact language the threat posed by Donald Trump's still-to-come campaign of election denial.

Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar  —  A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated for severe clinical depression.  —  WASHINGTON — In a cheerfully decorated common room …

Vallas dissed Biden and Obama in Chicago  —  A year before he became one of two Democrats left standing in the race for Chicago mayor, Paul Vallas went on a conservative radio show and mocked the last two Democratic presidents.  —  Appearing on Chicago's Morning Answer (AM 560) program …

The Hispanic experience in jail looks more like the White one now  —  Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, served as senior policy adviser in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Obama administration.  —  Many politicians …

Internal text reveals Tucker Carlson reads the work of a Holocaust denier at a white nationalist hub  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson shared the work of David Cole, a Holocaust denier who writes for a white nationalist hub that carries headlines like “The Trouble with Blacks” and “Our De Facto Antiwhite Apartheid.”

Thank you, Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson  —  Certain political leaders inspire grudging respect or even fear from their opponents, but let's face it: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is not among them.  His latest political gambit, a ham-handed attempt to rewrite the history …

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason  —  Belarus' authoritarian president on Thursday signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason.  The amendments to the country's criminal code endorsed …