The worst federal judge in America now has a name  —  Congratulations are in order for Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.  The competition is fierce and will remain so, but for now he holds the title: worst federal judge in America.  —  Not simply for the poor quality of his judicial reasoning, although more, much more, on this in a bit.

Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies  —  U.S. and European officials scrambled to understand how dozens of classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice  —  On Saturday, as U.S. officials …

Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts  —  Harlan Crow also reportedly has a garden full of dictator statues. … “I still can't get over the collection of Nazi memorabilia,” says one person who attended an event at Crow's home a few years ago and asked to remain anonymous.

Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes  —  He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill.  Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me.  —  Dear readers,  —  You may have heard that Substack will soon be launching a feature called Notes, which will be a place to …

Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder  —  Tony Plohetski Claire Osborn Ryan AutulloAustin American-Statesman  —  Less than 24 hours after a jury in Austin found Daniel Perry guilty of shooting to death a protester, Gov. Greg Abbott announced …

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies  —  Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died.

FBI Arrests Founder Of ‘Protect Our Kids’ For Possessing Lewd Child Photos  —  He had 1,997 images and five videos of child pornography on his computer.  —  Video  —  Can you help us out?  —  For 18 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit …

No One Should Be That Shocked by What's Happening in Tennessee  —  I covered the statehouse for years.  It's been heading in this direction for a while.  —  Former Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks during his expulsion proceedings on the floor of the Tennessee House chamber.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, will undergo surgery  —  He is expected to make a full recovery, according to a spokesperson.  —  Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., suffered a broken leg Saturday at the UConn parade and will undergo surgery, according to a spokesperson.

McCarthy faces GOP blowback after N.Y. Times leak  — Juliegrace Brufke, author of Axios Hill Leaders … - McCarthy told colleagues he lacks confidence that Arrington can deliver a budget proposal, according to an explosive New York Times article published Thursday.

Abortion was a 50/50 issue.  Now, it's Republican quicksand.  —  Six in 10 voters support legal abortion in most cases.  Just over a third want it to be entirely or mostly illegal.  —  Conservatives are finding out the hard way that abortion isn't a 50-50 issue anymore.

How a tight circle of aides is trying to keep Trump out of (more) trouble  —  It might involve playing a lot of Sinead O'Connor and the J6 choir.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When he wrapped up remarks following his arraignment Tuesday with a familiar promise to “Make America Great Again,” …

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Terminates Catholic Pastoral Care Contract During Holy Week  —  WASHINGTON, DC - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has issued a “cease and desist order” to Holy Name College, a community of Franciscan Catholic priests and brothers …