Shooting in downtown Louisville leaves ‘multiple casualties,’ police say  —  Public urged to steer clear of the 300 block of Main Street as officers rush to the scene.  —  Multiple casualties were confirmed after a shooting in downtown Louisville on Monday morning, according to police and state officials.

Hounded by baseless voter fraud allegations, an entire county's election staff quits in Virginia  —  In Buckingham County, four people quit their jobs after a feud between local Republicans and the general registrar consumed the small community.  —  BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — Lindsey Taylor loved running elections here.

Biden says he plans on running in 2024  —  President Biden on Monday said he plans on running for reelection in 2024, but he's not yet ready to make an official announcement.  —  Biden spoke with NBC's Al Roker for a “Today” show segment on the White House Easter egg roll.

New Details on Intelligence Leak Show It Circulated for Weeks Before Raising Alarm  —  The secret documents were first posted in January to a small group on a messaging channel that trafficked in memes, jokes and racist talk  —  One of the most significant leaks of highly classified U.S. documents …

As Trump dominates the airwaves, ‘it feels like f—king 2016’  —  Trump's opponents are struggling to find a spotlight of their own in the 2024 campaign.  —  With the volume blaring on The Donald Trump Show, other Republican presidential hopefuls are struggling to make any noise of their own.

Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?  —  Last week, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) led the charge to expel two members of the Tennessee House, Justin Jones (D) and Justin Pearson (D).  Jones and Pearson were expelled for expressing solidarity with protesters …

The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin  —  Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution.  In many cases, the public pays a price.  —  Texas was gasping for electricity.

The loneliness of Fox News' Bret Baier  —  Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is perhaps the best personification of Fox Corp chief Lachlan Murdoch's description of Fox News as a network that targets the “center-right.”  While his selection of stories and analysts often appeal …

Biden judicial push hits roadblocks with GOP veto-power and Democratic absences  —  The remarkable pace with which President Joe Biden has sought to remake the federal bench has been put into jeopardy by dual threats: Democratic Senate absences and a Senate rule that gives Republicans the ability …

If the Law Is Legitimate, Clarence Thomas Must Stand Trial  —  The Supreme Court justice repeatedly broke the law for two decades.  But do the laws even apply to the leaders on our judicial branch?  —  ProPublica reported last week that for two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …

DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation  —  The Florida governor is pushing an aggressive proposal to penalize those who aid undocumented immigrants and to track costs for providing them with health care.  —  TALLAHASSEE — Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis …

The Racial Element of Trump's Attacks on His Prosecutors  —  Why it matters that he calls them “racist” and “animal.”  —  Indictment season is officially underway and Donald Trump's legal Houdini act is closing after a fifty-year run.  Yes, he's making history.

Seas have drastically risen along southern U.S. coast in past decade  —  Multiple new studies highlight a rate of sea level rise that is ‘unprecedented in at least 120 years’ along the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern U.S. coast  —  Scientists have documented an abnormal and dramatic surge …

Twitter fails to report some political ads after promising transparency  —  The platform started accepting political ads again in January.  —  Elon Musk took over Twitter last fall with a pledge of transparency for the social media giant — but so far political advertising on the platform has been anything but forthcoming.

How Stormy Daniels Sees It Ending … Stormy Daniels saged the room and shuffled the oracle deck.  It was the evening of April 1, and the woman at the center of the legal drama that led to the first criminal indictment of a U.S. president had agreed to ask the guides for help to see more clearly the past …

The Week Ahead  —  One of my good friends texted our group at the end of last week, “Gosh guys I love our country but man this week was a real dystopian freak show.”  (Pretty sure there was some sarcasm in there.)  —  If you're feeling the same way, take a minute to consider what we accomplished.

GOP embraces a new foreign policy: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanyl  —  Republicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico.  —  A growing number of prominent Republicans are rallying around the idea that to solve the fentanyl crisis, America must bomb it away.

Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion.  One almost died.  —  New abortion restrictions have disrupted the standard of care for a pregnancy complication both women experienced late last year  —  MIRAMAR, Fla. — Anya Cook did not want to push.

Twitter: BBC objects to ‘government funded media’ label  —  The BBC is objecting to a new label describing it as “government funded media” on its main Twitter account.  —  The corporation has contacted the social media giant over the designation on the @BBC account to resolve the issue “as soon as possible”.

Eyeing re-election, Ted Cruz seeks to burnish a bipartisan image  —  It's a tricky balancing act for the senator, staying true to his right-wing firebrand persona while reaching out to the Texas swing voters who nearly sent him packing in 2018.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz built …

Fox News settles with Venezuelan businessman in election defamation lawsuit  —  Fox News said on Sunday it has reached a settlement with a Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, ending a defamation case in which Khalil said he was falsely accused on air of helping to rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election against Donald Trump.

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey will run for reelection, boosting Democrats' Senate outlook for 2024  —  Sen. Bob Casey will run for reelection in 2024, the Pennsylvania Democrat announced Monday morning, providing good news for Democrats in a pivotal swing state.