Manhattan DA Bragg privately warns of intimidation after Trump calls for protest  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg offered a private retort to Donald Trump's message Saturday urging supporters to protest his expected indictment, telling office employees in an email that …

A Clandestine Trip and a Four-Decade Secret: An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter's Defeat  —  Nearly 43 years later, a prominent Texas politician said he was an unwitting part of a mission to sabotage President Carter's campaign.  —  WASHINGTON — It has been more than four decades, but Ben Barnes said he remembers it vividly.

Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine  —  State media said the Russian leader flew by helicopter to Mariupol, site of one of the bloodiest battles since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia traveled to Mariupol, a surprise visit to the Ukrainian city …

20 years on, most Americans say Iraq invasion was the wrong decision  —  Two decades after the U.S. invaded Iraq, 61% of Americans do not believe the U.S. made the right decision by invading Iraq, according to a new Axios/Ipsos poll. … The invasion toppled a brutal dictator but sparked 20 years …

Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself  —  As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones's lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.

Senior care is crushingly expensive.  Boomers aren't ready.  —  Long-term care options are too expensive for middle-income Americans, narrowing options for millions of seniors  —  Beth Roper had already sold her husband Doug's boat and his pickup truck.  Her daughter sends $500 a month or more.

Idaho hospital to stop labor and delivery services citing “political climate” and doctor shortages  —  An Idaho hospital will stop labor and delivery services, citing doctor shortages and the “political climate,” the hospital announced Friday.  —  “Highly respected, talented physicians are leaving.

Wyoming Bans Abortion Pills  —  Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday prohibiting abortion pills, making it the first state to ban abortion medication independent of an overall ban on abortion.  Separate legislation, which Gordon did not sign but allowed to become law, put a near-total abortion ban into place.

Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic  —  Americans infected with the coronavirus's omicron variant are less likely to develop symptoms typical of long covid than those who had covid-19 earlier in the pandemic, according to the largest-ever study of who is most vulnerable …

Maryland House Passes Bill Requiring Gender-Affirming Care Under Medicaid  —  The Trans Health Equity Act would ensure low-income transgender Maryland residents on Medicaid have access to gender-affirming procedures.  —  Maryland's House of Delegates passed a bill on Saturday that would expand …

Ron DeSantis Is Completely Out of Touch With Ordinary Americans  —  The Florida governor feeds culture war red meat to the GOP base, but his policies are unpopular and the majority of voters don't care about his war on “woke.” … Last Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled …

DOJ seeks fast-track Supreme Court review of ruling against gun ban for people under domestic violence restraining orders  —  The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to fast-track its consideration of a recent appeals court ruling that deemed unconstitutional …