Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will charge Trump with falsification of business records, a source told Yahoo News.  —  Read full article  —  President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing'  —  He passed on an offered low-profile arraignment, instead hoping to paint a public picture of persecution — and send a message to his supporters  —  DONALD TRUMP INSISTED on turning his Tuesday arraignment …

‘Seditious scumbag’: Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel likens ‘60 minutes’ to Fox News after Marjorie Taylor Greene interview  —  Many journalists and political commentators have been leveling strong criticism at “60 Minutes,” CBS News, and Lesley Stahl over their decision to air a “softball” …

Roy McGrath found in Tennessee, wounded in confrontation, source says  —  The fugitive ex-chief of staff for former Gov. Hogan was wounded in the encounter … The manhunt for Roy McGrath ended Monday evening after authorities confronted him in Tennessee, according to a source with knowledge of the development.

Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor  —  Melissa Brown Vivian JonesNashville Tennessean  —  Tennessee House Republicans on Monday filed resolutions to expel three Democrats for “disorderly behavior” after the trio led protest chants …

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Trump indictment  —  Sixty percent of Americans approve of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS following the news that a New York grand jury voted to charge him in connection with hush money payments …

Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House  —  First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she wants the defeated Iowa women's basketball team to be invited to the White House in addition to the national title winner Louisiana State University.  She watched LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa from the stands on Sunday night.

Disney chief Bob Iger calls Gov. DeSantis' actions ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’  —  Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger  —  shot back at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis amid an escalating tussle over the company's political positions and its ability to self-govern its expansive resorts in the Sunshine

Unlike in Trump case, Secret Service kept this one secret  —  The last time Secret Service agents escorted a U.S. leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret — even from their own bosses.  It was Oct. 10, 1973, and just a few agents knew the history they would make in ensuring …

Dan Kelly travels the state before Supreme Court election while Janet Protasiewicz is grounded by illness  —  The final full day of campaigning for a crucial seat on the state Supreme Court saw one candidate flying from city to city across Wisconsin while the other was grounded once again because of a respiratory infection.

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it  —  The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel.

[UPDATES] Breaking: Hell Gate Is First On the Scene to See Trump's Arraignment  —  “I'll be here until I am relieved of duty or until a former president is arraigned in court,” Hell Gate's Max Rivlin-Nadler vows.  —  By Hell Gate  —  It's the most important story in the history of the republic …

Community colleges are reeling.  ‘The reckoning is here.’  —  When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost.  —  “It's like a weird maze,” remembered Camara, who was 19 at the time and had finished high school with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Trump's Net Worth Plunges $700 Million As Truth Social Flops  —  The former president's fortune dropped from an estimated $3.2 billion last fall to $2.5 billion today.  The biggest reason?  His social media business, once hyped to the moon, has come crashing down, erasing $550 million from his net worth—so far.

Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden's Presidency?  —  The new White House chief of staff is alienating congressional Democrats and progressives.  —  When Jeff Zients took over as White House chief of staff on February 8, 2023, he could be grateful that his predecessor, Ron Klain, left him a smoothly running operation.

Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit  —  Originally awarded $130m, which a judge reduced to $15m, plaintiff opted for new trial against the electric vehicle maker  —  Tesla will pay about $3.2m to a Black former employee after a federal jury …

The True Dangers of Long Trains  —  JUST BEFORE 5 A.M., Harry Shaffer's wife called to him from across the living room, where he'd fallen asleep on the couch, exhausted from installing an aboveground pool.  Did he hear that sound, that metallic screeching from up the valley?

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, senator among 11 arrested at abortion protest  —  William L. Hatfield Douglas SouleTallahassee Democrat  —  The chair of Florida's Democratic Party Nikki Fried and Senate Minority leader Lauren Book were among demonstrators who were handcuffed …

Musk loses in court, has to delete tweet threatening Tesla workers who join union  —  Ruling also says Tesla illegally fired pro-union worker and must reinstate him.  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk violated US labor law by threatening to take stock options away from employees who join a union, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Mississippi Legislature Passes Bill Creating Unelected Court in Jackson  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, March 31, the Mississippi Legislature passed a controversial bill that would create a separate, unelected court over parts of Jackson, Mississippi, the state capital.

At Elon Musk's Twitter, speech is anything but free  —  A series of changes at Twitter has laid bare what the service has become under Elon Musk: a place where speech is anything but free. … Pay for play “verification”  —  April 1 marked the official deadline for previously verified Twitter users …